[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 742

   To clarify the requirements for the accession to the World Trade 
            Organization of the People's Republic of China.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 1999

  Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Conrad) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify the requirements for the accession to the World Trade 
            Organization of the People's Republic of China.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCESSION OF CHINA TO WTO.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of section 122(b) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3532(b)), the accession of the People's 
Republic of China to the World Trade Organization shall be treated as 
an action that would substantially affect the rights or obligations of 
the United States under the WTO Agreement.
    (b) Consultation With the Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In 
order to carry out the provisions of section 122(b) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act, the United States Trade Representative shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees at least 60 days 
before any vote is taken by the Ministerial Conference or the General 
Council of the World Trade Organization relating to the accession of a 
state or separate customs territory to the WTO Agreement.
    (c) Congressional Approval Required.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the United States may not support the admission of 
the People's Republic of China as a member of the World Trade 
Organization unless a provision of law is passed by both Houses of 
Congress and enacted into law after the enactment of this Act that 
specifically allows the United States to support such admission.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
        the House of Representatives.
            (2) Consult.--The term ``consult'' includes--
                    (A) the submission to the appropriate congressional 
                committees of any proposed or final bilateral market 
                access agreement between the United States and the 
                People's Republic of China; and
                    (B) the submission to the appropriate congressional 
                committees of the full texts of any proposed or final 
                Decision and Protocol of Accession with respect to the 
                People's Republic of China, the complete report of the 
                accession working party, the full text of any 
                reservation in the proposed or final Protocol of 
                Accession, any supplemental agreements to any proposed 
                or final Protocol of Accession, and the submission of 
                any other documents that are required by the World 
                Trade Organization for accession by the People's 
                Republic of China.
            (3) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, entered 
        into on April 15, 1994.
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