...restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, is authorized...To proclaim such modifications of existing duties ancf other import restrictions, or such additional import rest-fictions, or such continuance, and for...

...declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, is authorized from time to time — (A) To enter into foreign trade agreements with foreign governments or instrumentalities thereof; Provided, That the enactment of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 shall not be construed to...

...States or that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the use of the powers herein inferred, is authorized from time to time — "(1) To enter...modifications of existing duties and other import re^ strictions, or such additional import restrictions, as are required or appropriate . to carry out...

...Lerch, isn't that exactly the purpose of the language to which you just objected? Paragraph 2 on page 2 — To proclaim such modifications of existing duties...restrictions, or such additional import restrictions, and for such minimum periods of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign...

...anol now. There is a provision in the act which does authorize the President — I quote from the act: To proclaim such modifications of existing duties...import restrictions, or such continuance, and for such minimuna periods, of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign trade agreements....

...(reading at the bottom paragraph, Mr. Knutson, on the first page), the President is authorized — To proclaim such modifications of existing duties...restrictions, or such additional import restrictions — And then look at these next words: or such continuance, and for such minimum periods, of existing...

...^Reciprocity Act of June 12, 1934, authorized the President to enter into foreign-trade agreements and "to proclaim such modifications of existing duties...additional import restrictions or such continuance and such minimum periods of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign-trade...

...restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, is authorized from time to time — (1) To enter into foreign-trade agreements with foreign Governments or instrumentalities thereof ; and (2) To proclaim...

...restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, Is authorized...proclaim such modifications of existing duties and other Important restrictions, or such additional Import restrictions, or such continuance, and for such minimum...

...declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, is authorized from time to time — (A) To enter into foreign trade agreements with foreign governments or instrumentalities thereof: Provided, That the enactment of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 shall not be construed to...