{"identifier":"/us/usc/t19/s4586","title":19,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4586.","heading":"Subsidy negotiations","text":"\u00a7\u202f4586.\nSubsidy negotiations\nIn the case of any trade agreement which may be entered into by the President with a USMCA country, the negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to subsidies shall include\u2014\n(1) achievement of increased discipline on domestic subsidies provided by a foreign government, including\u2014\n(A) the provision of capital, loans, or loan guarantees on terms inconsistent with commercial considerations;\n(B) the provision of goods or services at preferential rates;\n(C) the granting of funds or forgiveness of debt to cover operating losses sustained by a specific industry; and\n(D) the assumption of any costs or expenses of manufacture, production, or distribution;\n(2) achievement of increased discipline on export subsidies provided by a foreign government, particularly with respect to agricultural products; and\n(3) maintenance of effective remedies against subsidized imports, including, where appropriate, countervailing duties.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t19/s4586.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4586."},{"t":"heading","text":"Subsidy negotiations","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In the case of any trade agreement which may be entered into by the President with a USMCA country, the negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to subsidies shall include\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" achievement of increased discipline on domestic subsidies provided by a foreign government, including\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the provision of capital, loans, or loan guarantees on terms inconsistent with commercial considerations;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the provision of goods or services at preferential rates;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/1/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" the granting of funds or forgiveness of debt to cover operating losses sustained by a specific industry; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/1/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" the assumption of any costs or expenses of manufacture, production, or distribution;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" achievement of increased discipline on export subsidies provided by a foreign government, particularly with respect to agricultural products; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4586/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" maintenance of effective remedies against subsidized imports, including, where appropriate, countervailing duties.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}