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  "title": "United States Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Title 19 USC Chapter 13): Short Title, Congressional Statement of Purposes, Approval of Trade Agreements, General Authority to Modify Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements, Authority to Encourage Reciprocal Competitive Procurement Practices, Civil Aircraft Waiver, and Standards-Related Activities",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
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  "last_updated": "2026-05-28",
  "bluf": "The Trade Agreements Act of 1979, Public Law 96-39 of 26 July 1979, codified at Title 19 of the United States Code, Chapter 13, is the principal federal statute providing the framework for implementing trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974 with particular emphasis on government procurement practices and technical standards harmonization, and is the source of the Trade Agreements Act country-of-origin rule for United States federal procurement administered by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and the General Services Administration. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2501 sets the short title. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2502 contains the Congressional statement of purposes. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2503 provides for the approval of trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974, including the Tokyo Round Agreements. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2511 provides the general authority to modify discriminatory purchasing requirements. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2512 provides the authority to deny benefits including the authority to encourage reciprocal competitive procurement practices. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2513 provides for the civil aircraft waiver. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2531 governs standards-related activities under international obligations. Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2532 governs federal standards-related activities. The Act is the controlling federal instrument for the country-of-origin rule applicable to United States federal procurement subject to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and bilateral free trade agreement procurement chapters.",
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