[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 262

Expressing the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on 
     the People's Republic of China until the United States Trade 
    Representative certifies that the People's Republic of China is 
   complying with its agreement with the United States regarding the 
              protection of intellectual property rights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 1996

    Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Gregg) submitted the following 
       resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that sanctions should be imposed on 
     the People's Republic of China until the United States Trade 
    Representative certifies that the People's Republic of China is 
   complying with its agreement with the United States regarding the 
              protection of intellectual property rights.

Whereas violations by the People's Republic of China of United States 
        intellectual property rights cost the United States economy an estimated 
        $2,300,000,000 in 1995;
Whereas in 1991, 1992, and 1994, the office of the United States Trade 
        Representative initiated special section 301 investigations of the 
        People's Republic of China's intellectual property rights violations, 
        but did not impose sanctions;
Whereas in 1995 the People's Republic of China entered into an agreement with 
        the United States that called for the closing of, or cessation of 
        illegal activities in, factories that were pirating American videotapes, 
        computer software, CD-ROMs, compact disks, and laser disks;
Whereas despite the terms of the 1995 Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, 
        piracy of intellectual property rights has continued in the People's 
        Republic of China;
Whereas while United States officials report that officials of the People's 
        Republic of China have recently raided and closed a few factories 
        engaged in piracy, in the past such actions have been cosmetic and only 
        temporary; and
Whereas the United States Trade Representative has determined that the People's 
        Republic of China tolerates the greatest volume of intellectual property 
        rights piracy of all of the United States trading partners: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that sanctions should 
be imposed upon the People's Republic of China for its failure to 
comply with the 1995 Intellectual Property Rights Agreement which it 
entered into with the United States and that such sanctions should 
remain in effect until the United States Trade Representative certifies 
to the Congress that the People's Republic of China is complying with 
all of the terms of that Agreement by either--
            (1) closing all factories that are engaged in piracy, or
            (2) assuring such factories operate only pursuant to joint 
        ventures or licensing agreements with United States companies.
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