SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSES.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSES. (a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Trade Agreements Act of 1979”.[19 U.S.C. 2501] (b) Table of Contents.— Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; purposes. Sec. 2. Approval of trade agreements. Sec. 3. Relationship of trade agreements to United States law. TITLE I—COUNTERVAILING AND ANTIDUMPING DUTIES Sec. 101.Addition of new countervailing and antidumping duties title to Tariff Act of 1930. Sec. 102. Pending investigations. Sec. 103. Amendment of section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Sec. 104. Transition rules for countervailing duty orders. Sec. 105. Continuation of certain waivers. Sec. 106. Conforming changes. Sec. 107. Effective date. TITLE II—CUSTOMS VALUATION Subtitle A—Valuation Standards Amendments Sec. 201. Valuaton of imported merchandise. Sec. 202. Conforming amendments. Sec. 203. Presidential report on operation of the agreement. Sec. 204. Transition to valuation standards under this title. TITLE III—GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT Sec. 301. General authority to modify discrimination purchasing requirements. Sec. 302. Authority to encourage reciprocal competitive procurement practices. Sec. 303. Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft. Sec. 304. Expansion of the coverage of the agreement. Sec. 305. Monitoring and enforcement. [Sec. 306. Repealed] Sec. 307. Availability of information to congressional advisers. Sec. 308. Definitions. Sec. 309. Effective dates. TITLE IV—TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) Subtitle A—Obligations of the United States Sec. 401. Certain standards-related activities. Sec. 402. Federal standards-related activities. Sec. 403. State and private standards-related activities. Subtitle B—Functions of Federal Agencies Sec. 411. Functions of Trade Representative. Sec. 412. Establishment and operation of technical offices. Sec. 413. Representation of United States interests before international standards organizations. Sec. 414. Standards information center. Sec. 415. Contracts and grants. Sec. 416. Technical assistance. Sec. 417. Consultations with representatives of domestic interests. Subtitle C—Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities Chapter 1—Representations Alleging United States Violations of Obligations Sec. 421. Right of action under this chapter. Sec. 422. Representations. Sec. 423. Action after receipt of representations. Sec. 424. Procedure after finding by international forum. Chapter 2—Other Proceedings Regarding Certain Standards-related Activities Sec. 441. Findings of reciprocity required in administrative proceedings. Sec. 442. Not cause for stay in certain circumstances. Subtitle D—Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 451. Definitions. Sec. 452. Exemptions under title. Sec. 453. Reports to Congress on operation of agreement. [Sec. 454. Repealed.] Subtitle E—Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade Agreement Chapter 1—Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Sec. 461. General. Sec. 462. Inquiry point. Sec. 463. Chapter definitions. Chapter 2—Standards-related Measures Sec. 471. General. Sec. 472. Inquiry point. Sec. 473. Chapter definitions. Chapter 3—Subtitle Definitions Sec. 481. Definitions. Subtitle F—International Standard-Setting Activities Sec. 491. Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities. Sec. 492. Equivalence determinations. Sec. 493. Definitions. * * * * * * * TITLE VII—CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL MEASURES [Sec. 701. Repealed.] Sec. 702. Enforcement. [Sec. 703. Repealed.] Sec. 704. Amendments to meat import law. * * * * * * * TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 1102. Auction of import licenses. Sec. 1109. Reorganizing and restructuring of international trade functions of the United States government. Sec. 1110. Study of export trade policy. Sec. 1111. Generalized system of preferences. Sec. 1112. Concession-related revenue losses to United States possessions. Sec. 1113. No budget authority for any fiscal year before fiscal year 1981. Sec. 1114. Effective date. (c) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are— (1) to approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974; (2) to foster the growth and maintenance of an open world trading system; (3) to expand opportunities for the commerce of the United States in international trade; and (4) to improve the rules of international trade and to provide for the enforcement of such rules, and for other purposes. [19 U.S.C. 2502]