2017 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 12 - Trade Act of 1974
Subchapter VII - Tariff Treatment of Products Of, and Other Sanctions Against, Uncooperative Major Drug Producing or Drug-Transit Countries
Sec. 2495 - Definitions

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Citation 19 U.S.C. § 2495 (2017)
Section Name §2495. Definitions
Section Text

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the period indicated;

(2) the term "major drug producing country" means a country that illicitly produces during a fiscal year 5 metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative, 500 metric tons or more of coca, or 500 metric tons or more of marijuana;

(3) the term "major drug-transit country" means a country—

(A) that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;

(B) through which are transported such drugs or substances; or

(C) through which significant sums of drug-related profits or monies are laundered with the knowledge or complicity of the government; and


(4) the term "narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances" has the same meaning as is given by any applicable international narcotics control agreement or domestic law of the country or countries concerned.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–618, title VIII, §805, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title IX, §9001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–166; amended Pub. L. 101–231, §17(h)(5), Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1965; Pub. L. 106–36, title I, §1001(a)(10), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 131.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1999—Par. (2). Pub. L. 106–36 struck out "and" at end.

1989—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–231 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "the term 'major drug producing country' means a country producing five metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative during a fiscal year or producing five hundred metric tons or more of coca or marijuana (as the case may be) during a fiscal year; and".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 12 - TRADE ACT OF 1974
SUBCHAPTER VII - TARIFF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF, AND OTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST, UNCOOPERATIVE MAJOR DRUG PRODUCING OR DRUG-TRANSIT COUNTRIES
Sec. 2495 - Definitions
Contains section 2495
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 100 Stat. 3207-166
103 Stat. 1965
113 Stat. 131
Public Law References Public Law 93-618, Public Law 99-570, Public Law 101-231, Public Law 106-36
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