19 USC 3436: Subsidy negotiations
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19 USC 3436: Subsidy negotiations Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 21-NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADESUBCHAPTER IV-DISPUTE SETTLEMENT IN ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASESPart A-Organizational, Administrative, and Procedural Provisions Regarding Implementation of Chapter 19 of Agreement
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§3436. Subsidy negotiations

In the case of any trade agreement which may be entered into by the President with a NAFTA country, the negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to subsidies shall include-

(1) achievement of increased discipline on domestic subsidies provided by a foreign government, including-

(A) the provision of capital, loans, or loan guarantees on terms inconsistent with commercial considerations;

(B) the provision of goods or services at preferential rates;

(C) the granting of funds or forgiveness of debt to cover operating losses sustained by a specific industry; and

(D) the assumption of any costs or expenses of manufacture, production, or distribution;


(2) achievement of increased discipline on export subsidies provided by a foreign government, particularly with respect to agricultural products; and

(3) maintenance of effective remedies against subsidized imports, including, where appropriate, countervailing duties.

( Pub. L. 103–182, title IV, §406, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2138 .)