Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/968

 PUBLIC LAW 108–78—SEPT. 3, 2003

117 STAT. 949

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 Singapore. TITLE IV—TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS Sec. 401. Nonimmigrant traders and investors. Sec. 402. Nonimmigrant professionals. SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are— (1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Singapore entered into under the authority of section 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; (2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Singapore 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-Singapore Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a). (2) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

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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 ADMINISTRATIVE 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-Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into on May 6, 2003, with the Government of Singapore and submitted to Congress on July 15, 2003; and (2) the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on July 15, 2003. (b) CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.— At such time as the President determines that Singapore has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Singapore providing for the entry into force, on or after January 1, 2004, of the Agreement for the United States.

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