19 U.S.C. § 2137
Reservation of articles for national security or other reasons
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 2137, Reservation of articles for national security or other reasons, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450745
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No proclamation shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter reducing or eliminating the duty or other import restriction on any article if the President determines that such reduction or elimination would threaten to impair the national security.
While there is in effect with respect to any article any action taken under section 2253 of this title, or section 1862 or 1981 of this title, the President shall reserve such article from negotiations under this subchapter (and from any action under section 2132(c) of this title) contemplating reduction or elimination of—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Trade Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally