19 U.S.C. § 3539
Fund for WTO dispute settlements
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 3539, Fund for WTO dispute settlements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451091
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There is established in the Treasury a fund for the payment of settlements under this section.
Amounts in the fund established under subsection (a) shall be available, as provided in appropriations Acts, only for the payment by the United States Trade Representative of the amount of the total or partial settlement of any dispute pursuant to proceedings under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, if—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the fund established under subsection (a)—
Sections 9601 and 9602(b) of title 26 shall apply to the fund established under subsection (a) to the same extent as such provisions apply to trust funds established under subchapter A of chapter 98 of such title.
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 2002