Free trade: Free trade, a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports). a
Deficit Reduction Act 2005 Law and Legal Definition. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the budget. It addresses deficit reductions ranging from education to housing and Medicare to Medicaid. It was signed into law by President Bush on February 8, 2006 after a closely divided Congress approved the legislation.
Discrepancies between the date in the official title of a U.S. budget Act and the date on which the Act was signed into law occur with some frequency. See, for example, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, signed into law in February 2006. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. 1987 Final COBRA Regulations.