Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958
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The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 was a U.S. law that temporarily continued and modestly expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions under the postwar trade-liberalization framework prior to the broader reforms of the early 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1022466 — 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 Extension Act of 1958 Context triple: [Trade Expansion Act of 1962, predecessor, Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958]
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A.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
- 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 Extension Act of 1958 Target entity description: The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 was a U.S. law that temporarily continued and modestly expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions under the postwar trade-liberalization framework prior to the broader reforms of the early 1960s.
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A.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
trade law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
foreign trade
ⓘ
tariff policy ⓘ |
| authorizes |
negotiation of reciprocal trade agreements
ⓘ
reductions in import tariffs ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934
ⓘ
linked to:
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| effect | modest expansion of presidential bargaining authority on tariffs ⓘ |
| follows | Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to authorize reciprocal tariff reductions
ⓘ
to continue postwar trade liberalization ⓘ to extend presidential authority to negotiate trade agreements ⓘ to provide a temporary extension of trade-agreement authority ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War economic policy
ⓘ
postwar multilateral trade system ⓘ |
| implements | United States trade-liberalization commitments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | post–World War II United States trade policy ⓘ |
| policyArea |
international trade
ⓘ
tariffs ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| precedes | Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations
ⓘ
reciprocal tariff concessions ⓘ |
| temporalScope | late 1950s ⓘ |
| typeOfExtension | temporary extension of trade-agreement authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 Description of subject: The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 was a U.S. law that temporarily continued and modestly expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions under the postwar trade-liberalization framework prior to the broader reforms of the early 1960s.
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