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 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 108 STAT. 4955 (b) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.— Section 302(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2512(b)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) waive the prohibition required by subsection (a)(1) on procurement of products of a foreign country or instrumentality which has not yet become a party to the Agreement but^ "(A) has agreed to apply transparent and competitive procediu^s to its government procurement equivalent to those in the Agreement, and "(B) maintains and enforces effective prohibitions on bribery and other corrupt practices in connection with its government procurement;"; and (2) by adding after paragraph (3) the following: "Before exercising the waiver authority under paragraph (1), the President. President shall consult with the appropriate private sector advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 and with the appropriate committees of the Congress.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 305(g) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2515(g)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "(B) or (C)" and inserting "(B), (C), (D),or(E)^and (B) by striking "their discriminatory procurement practices" and inserting "the practices regarding government procurement identified under subparagraph (B)(ii), (C)(ii), (D)(ii), or (E)(ii) (as the case may be)"; and (2) in paragraph (3) by striking "discrimination identified pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B) or (C)" and inserting "the practices regarding government procurement identified under subparagraph (B)(ii), (C)(ii), (D)(ii), or (E)(ii) (as the case may be). SEC. 344. EFFECTIVE DATE. 19 USC 2512 (a) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this subtitie take effect on the date on which the Agreement on Government Procurement referred to in section 101(d)(17) enters into force with respect to the United States. (b) SECTION 342(g).— The amendments made by section 342(g) take effect on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States. Subtitle F—Technical Barriers to Trade SEC. 361. TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE. (a) REFERENCES.— ^AU references in this section are to title IV of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2531 et seq.) unless otherwise specified. (b) SECTION 401. —Section 401 is amended— 19 USC 2531. (1) by striking "Nothing" and inserting "(b) UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES.— Nothing"; and (2) by inserting after the section heading the following: "(a) No BAR TO ENGAGING IN STANDARDS ACTIVITY.— Nothing in this title may be construed— "(1) to prohibit a Federal agency fix)m engag^g in activity related to standards-related measures, including any such

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