[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 335 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 335

Expressing the sense of Congress that if the People's Republic of China 
 attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, the United States 
 will respond vigorously, including but not limited to revoking normal 
                            trade relations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2000

   Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Cox) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that if the People's Republic of China 
 attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, the United States 
 will respond vigorously, including but not limited to revoking normal 
                            trade relations.

Whereas article XXI of the GATT 1994 (as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the 
        Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(1)(B)) allows a member of 
        the World Trade Organization to take ``any action which it considers 
        necessary for the protection of its essential security interests,'' 
        particularly ``in time of war or other emergency in international 
        relations''; and
Whereas an attack on, invasion of, or blockade of Taiwan by the People's 
        Republic of China would constitute a threat to the essential security 
        interests of the United States and an emergency in international 
        relations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that if the People's Republic of 
China attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, then pursuant 
to article XXI of the GATT 1994 and existing statutory authority 
including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), the United States should and would immediately revoke 
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) for the 
products of the People's Republic of China, and should and would 
immediately respond with all economic and military measures necessary 
in such circumstances.
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