Trade Expansion Act of 1962

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United States federal statute statutory provision trade law

The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 canonical	6
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962	1
Trade Expansion Act	1
United States Trade Expansion Act of 1962	1

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Target entity: Trade Expansion Act of 1962
Context triple: [United States Trade Representative, createdBy, Trade Expansion Act of 1962]

A. Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
B. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
C. Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
D. Kennedy Round (1964–1967)
The Kennedy Round (1964–1967) was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under GATT that significantly reduced tariffs and advanced global trade liberalization.
E. Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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 Expansion Act of 1962
Target entity description: The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.

A. Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
B. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
C. Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
D. Kennedy Round (1964–1967)
The Kennedy Round (1964–1967) was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under GATT that significantly reduced tariffs and advanced global trade liberalization.
E. Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ statutory provision ⓘ trade law ⓘ
aimedAt	expanding exports of the United States ⓘ reducing trade barriers ⓘ strengthening the Atlantic Community ⓘ
authorizes	President of the United States ⓘ negotiation of reciprocal trade agreements ⓘ reduction of tariffs ⓘ
authorizesAction	adjustment of imports that threaten to impair national security ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentAffected	executive branch ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 19 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision	Trade Expansion Act of 1962 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateSigned	1962-10-11 ⓘ
effect	significantly broadened presidential authority over trade negotiations ⓘ
enabled	United States participation in the Kennedy Round of GATT ⓘ
enactedBy	87th United States Congress ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	President of the United States ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War ⓘ postwar trade liberalization ⓘ
includesProgram	trade adjustment assistance ⓘ
influenced	creation and evolution of trade adjustment assistance programs ⓘ modern United States trade policy framework ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalStatus	in force in amended form ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to promote the general welfare, foreign policy, and security of the United States through international trade agreements and through adjustment assistance to domestic industry, agriculture, and labor, and for other purposes ⓘ
maximumTariffCutAuthority	50 percent reduction from existing tariff rates ⓘ
notableUseOfSection232	investigations of aluminum imports ⓘ investigations of steel imports ⓘ
policyArea	international trade ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ trade negotiations ⓘ
predecessor	Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to authorize the President to negotiate tariff reductions and trade agreements ⓘ to expand United States foreign trade ⓘ to strengthen economic relations with Western Europe and other trading partners ⓘ
providesFor	assistance to firms adversely affected by increased imports ⓘ assistance to workers adversely affected by increased imports ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 87-794 ⓘ
relatedTo	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ Kennedy Round (1964–1967) ⓘ surface form: Kennedy Round of GATT negotiations
shortTitle	Trade Expansion Act of 1962 self-link ⓘ
signedBy	John F. Kennedy ⓘ
signingPresident	John F. Kennedy ⓘ
sponsor	Kennedy administration ⓘ surface form: John F. Kennedy administration
statutesAtLargeCitation	76 Stat. 872 ⓘ
subject	national security and imports ⓘ
successor	Trade Act of 1974 ⓘ
yearEnacted	1962 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

United States Trade Representative (Cabinet-level) → createdBy → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Trade Representative

Kennedy Round (1964–1967) → legalBasis → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Trade Expansion Act of 1962

87th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

Trade Expansion Act of 1962 → shortTitle → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 self-link ⓘ

Trade Expansion Act of 1962 → containsProvision → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act → relatedTo → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

Public Law 87-794 → officialName → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

Public Law 87-794 → shortName → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trade Expansion Act

Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 → precedes → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ

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