Trade Agreements Act (for most items)

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United States federal law government procurement law

The Trade Agreements Act (for most items) is a U.S. federal law that limits government procurement to products from designated countries that have trade agreements with the United States or meet specific qualifying criteria.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Trade Agreements Act (for most items) canonical	1
Trade Agreements Act for applicable items	1
Trade Agreements Act of 1979	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13106649 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Trade Agreements Act (for most items)
Context triple: [MAS Program, requiresComplianceWith, Trade Agreements Act (for most items)]

A. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
B. Customs Valuation Agreement
The Customs Valuation Agreement is a World Trade Organization accord that standardizes how countries determine the customs value of imported goods, primarily based on transaction value, to ensure fair and transparent trade practices.
C. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
D. Customs Act (Canada)
The Customs Act (Canada) is federal legislation that governs the importation and exportation of goods, customs duties, and border enforcement procedures administered by the Canada Border Services Agency.
E. Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955
The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 was a United States law that continued and expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements under the postwar U.S. trade policy framework.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Trade Agreements Act (for most items)
Target entity description: The Trade Agreements Act (for most items) is a U.S. federal law that limits government procurement to products from designated countries that have trade agreements with the United States or meet specific qualifying criteria.

A. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
B. Customs Valuation Agreement
The Customs Valuation Agreement is a World Trade Organization accord that standardizes how countries determine the customs value of imported goods, primarily based on transaction value, to ensure fair and transparent trade practices.
C. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
D. Customs Act (Canada)
The Customs Act (Canada) is federal legislation that governs the importation and exportation of goods, customs duties, and border enforcement procedures administered by the Canada Border Services Agency.
E. Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955
The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 was a United States law that continued and expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements under the postwar U.S. trade policy framework.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ government procurement law ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ U.S. federal contracting agencies ⓘ
allows	procurement from Caribbean Basin countries designated by the United States ⓘ procurement from countries with which the United States has qualifying trade agreements ⓘ procurement from least developed countries designated by the United States ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. federal government procurement ⓘ many information technology products purchased by the U.S. government ⓘ many medical and pharmaceutical products purchased by the U.S. government ⓘ most items purchased by U.S. federal agencies above certain thresholds ⓘ
complianceRequiredFor	contractors providing products under many federal supply contracts ⓘ contractors selling products on U.S. General Services Administration schedules ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	U.S.-made end product ⓘ designated country ⓘ eligible product ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Buy American Act ⓘ
effectOn	waives certain Buy American Act restrictions when applicable trade agreements apply ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy	U.S. Department of Justice in cases of false certification ⓘ federal contracting officers ⓘ
exempts	purchases below certain dollar thresholds ⓘ some national security and defense procurements ⓘ
focusesOn	non-discriminatory treatment of products from designated countries in covered procurements ⓘ
implementedThrough	FAR Subpart 25.4 ⓘ FAR clause 52.225-5 ⓘ FAR clause 52.225-6 ⓘ linked to: FAR Part 52 – Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to govern U.S. government procurement from foreign sources ⓘ to implement U.S. obligations under certain international trade agreements in government procurement ⓘ to limit government procurement to products from designated countries ⓘ
prohibits	procurement of most items from countries that are not parties to applicable trade agreements ⓘ procurement of most items from non-designated countries when the Act applies ⓘ
regulates	origin of products supplied under U.S. government contracts ⓘ
relationshipWith	North American Free Trade Agreement ⓘ linked to: NAFTA United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ⓘ linked to: USMCA World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement ⓘ linked to: Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement free trade agreements between the United States and other countries ⓘ
requires	that certain services be provided from the United States or designated countries ⓘ that end products be from the United States or designated countries ⓘ
requiresCertificationFrom	contractors regarding country of origin of products ⓘ
scope	applies above specified dollar thresholds for covered procurements ⓘ applies when the WTO Government Procurement Agreement or other trade agreements are applicable ⓘ
shortName	TAA ⓘ
signedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
violationMayResultIn	contract termination ⓘ damages and penalties ⓘ suspension or debarment from federal contracting ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MAS Program → requiresComplianceWith → Trade Agreements Act (for most items) ⓘ

Buy American Act → relatedTo → Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ⓘ

linked to: Trade Agreements Act (for most items)

Schedule for Industrial Products and Services → complianceRequirement → Trade Agreements Act for applicable items ⓘ

subject linked to: Schedule for Industrial Products and Services (now part of MAS Industrial Products and Services Large Category)