19 U.S.C. § 2251
Action to facilitate positive adjustment to import competition
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 2251, Action to facilitate positive adjustment to import competition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450772
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If the United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to in this part as the “Commission”) determines under section 2252(b) of this title that an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article, the President, in accordance with this part, shall take all appropriate and feasible action within his power which the President determines will facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.
For purposes of this part, a positive adjustment to import competition occurs when—
the domestic industry—
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
- Trade Agreements Act of 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally