§ 2117. International safeguard procedures
(a)
Harmonization, reduction, or elimination of barriers and distortions affecting international trade; use of temporary measures
A principal United States negotiating objective under section
2112 of this title shall be to obtain internationally agreed upon rules and procedures, in the context of the harmonization, reduction, or elimination of barriers to, and other distortions of, international trade, which permit the use of temporary measures to ease adjustment to changes occurring in competitive conditions in the domestic markets of the parties to an agreement resulting from such negotiations due to the expansion of international trade.
(b)
Permissible provisions
Any agreement entered into under section
2112 of this title may include provisions establishing procedures for—