§ 3602. — Implementation of Agreement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3602]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 67--IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL SUGAR AGREEMENT, 1977
Sec. 3602. Implementation of Agreement
On and after the entering into force of the Agreement with respect
to the United States, and for such period before January 1, 1985, as the
Agreement remains in force, the President may, in order to carry out and
enforce the provisions of the Agreement--
(1) regulate the entry of sugar by appropriate means, including,
but not limited to--
(A) the imposition of limitations on the entry of sugar
which is the product of foreign countries, territories, or areas
not members of the International Sugar Organization, and
(B) the prohibition of the entry of any shipment or quantity
of sugar not accompanied by a valid certificate of contribution
or such other documentation as may be required under the
Agreement;
(2) require of appropriate persons the keeping of such records,
statistics, and other information, and the submission of such
reports, relating to the entry, distribution, prices, and
consumption of sugar and alternative sweeteners as he may from time
to time prescribe; and
(3) take such other action, and issue and enforce such rules or
regulations, as he may consider necessary or appropriate in order to
implement the rights and obligations of the United States under the
Agreement.
(Pub. L. 96-236, Sec. 2, Apr. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 97-446,
title I, Sec. 153, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2344.)
Amendments
1983--Pub. L. 97-446 substituted ``1985'' for ``1983''.
Elimination of Sugar Quota Allocation of Panama
Pub. L. 101-167, title V, Sec. 562, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1241,
provided that:
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sugars, sirups, or molasses that are products of Panama may be imported
into the United States after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 21,
1989] during any period for which a limitation is imposed by authorities
provided under any other law on the total quantity of sugars, sirups,
and molasses that may be imported into the United States: Provided, That
such products may be imported after the beginning of the last week of
any quota year if the President certifies that for the entire duration
of the quota year, freedom of the press and other constitutional
guarantees, including due process of law, have been restored to the
Panamanian people.
``(b) Reallocation of Quota Amounts.--For any quota year for which
the President does not certify for the entire duration of the quota
year, freedom of the press and all other constitutional guarantees,
including due process of law, have been restored to the Panamanian
people, no later than the last week of such quota year, the United
States Trade Representative shall reallocate among other foreign
countries (but, primarily, among beneficiary countries of the Caribbean
Basin Initiative and Bolivia) the quantity of sugar, sirup, and molasses
products of Panama that could have been imported into the United States
before the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 21, 1989] under any
limitation imposed by other law on the total quantity of sugars, sirups,
and molasses that may be imported into the United States during any
period: Provided, That no one country may receive more than 20 per
centum of such reallocation.
``(c) Certification.--The provisions of subsections (a) and (b), and
the amendments made by subsection (c) of section 571 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, Appropriations Act,
1988 [section 101(e) [title V, Sec. 571] of Pub. L. 100-202, formerly
set out below], shall cease to apply if the President certifies to
Congress pursuant to section 561(a) of this Act [section 561(a) of Pub.
L. 101-167, which is set out as a note under section 2151 of Title 22,
Foreign Relations and Intercourse].''
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 100-461, title V, Sec. 565, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2268-42.
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(e) [title V, Sec. 571], Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1329-131, 1329-175.
Ex. Ord. No. 12224. Implementation of the International Sugar Agreement
Ex. Ord. No. 12224, July 1, 1980, 45 F.R. 45243, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of
America by an Act providing for the Implementation of the International
Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for Other Purposes (P.L. 96-236; 94 Stat.
336) [this chapter] and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States
Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1-101. The functions vested in the President by Public Law 96-236
(94 Stat. 336) are delegated to the United States Trade Representative.
1-102. In carrying out the functions delegated to him, the United
States Trade Representative shall consult with the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of State. The United States Trade
Representative may, with the consent of the head of another Executive
agency, redelegate some or all of those functions to the head of such
agency.
1-103. This Order is effective July 1, 1980.
Jimmy Carter.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3604 of this title.
