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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 308

19 USC 1202.

PUBLIC LAW 96-39—JULY 26, 1979 and conditions as he deems appropriate. Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with efficient and fair administration, insure against inequitable sharing of imports by a relatively small number of the larger importers. (b) DEFINITION OF IMPORT LICENSE.—For purposes of this section, the term "import license" means any documentation used to administer a quantitative restriction imposed or modified after the date of enactment of this Act under— (1) section 125, 203, 301, or 406 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135, 2253, 2411, or 2436), (2) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1701-1706), (3) authority under the headnotes of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, but not including any quantitative restriction imposed under section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1934 (7 U.S.C. 624), (4) the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1-44), (5) section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1854) other than for meat or meat products, or (6) any Act enacted explicitly for the purpose of implementing an international agreement to which the United States is a party, including such agreements relating to commodities, but not including any agreement relating to cheese or dairy products. SEC. 1103. ADVICE FROM PRIVATE SECTOR.

General policy advisory committees, establishment.

Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended— (1) by striking out ", in accordance with the provisions of this section," in subsection (a), (2) by inserting before the period in subsection (a) a comma and the following: "with respect to the operation of any trade agreement once entered into, and with respect to other matters arising in connection with the administration of the trade policy of the United States", (3) by striking out "any trade agreement referred to in section 101 or 102" in subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "matters referred to in subsection (a)", (4) by striking out subsection (b)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) The Committee shall meet at the call of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. The Chairman of the Committee shall be elected by the Committee from among its members. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the President for a period of 2 years and may be reappointed for one or more additional periods.", (5) by striking out so much of subsection (c) as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(c)(1) The President may, on his own initiative, or at the request of organizations representing industry, labor, agriculture, or services, establish general policy advisory committees for industry, labor, agriculture, or services, respectively, to provide general policy advice on matters referred to in subsection (a). Such committees shall, insofar as is practicable, be representative of all industry, labor, agricultural, and service interests, respectively, including small business interests, and shall be organized by the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations and the Secretary of Commerce, Labor, or Agriculture, as appropriate.".