118 STAT. 920 PUBLIC LAW 108–286—AUG. 3, 2004 Sec. 327. Compensation authority. Sec. 328. Business confidential information. Subtitle C—Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974 Sec. 331. Findings and action on goods from Australia. TITLE IV—PROCUREMENT Sec. 401. Eligible products. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Australia, entered into under the authority of section 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro motion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b)); (2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Australia for their mutual benefit; (3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and (4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the United States Australia Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1). (2) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (3) TEXTILE OR APPAREL GOOD.—The term ‘‘textile or apparel good’’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agree ment on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). TITLE I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT SEC. 101. APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT. (a) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT AND STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRA TIVE ACTION.—Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3805) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191), Congress approves— (1) the United States Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into on May 18, 2004, with the Government of Australia and submitted to Congress on July 6, 2004; and (2) the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on July 6, 2004. (b) CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.— At such time as the President determines that Australia has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Australia providing for President. 19 USC 3805 note. 19 USC 3805 note. 19 USC 3805 note.
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