[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 550 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 550

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
importance of maintaining the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 
 forum as the preeminent multilateral institution in the Asia-Pacific 
                                region.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2005

  Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Smith of 
 Washington, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
importance of maintaining the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 
 forum as the preeminent multilateral institution in the Asia-Pacific 
                                region.

Whereas the Asia-Pacific region accounts for 40 percent of the world's 
        population, more than half of world trade, and 60 percent of global 
        gross domestic product;
Whereas the growth of the Asia-Pacific region has created millions of new jobs 
        in the United States;
Whereas United States businesses in the Asia-Pacifc region face obstacles to 
        doing business in the region, in part due to a rise in discriminatory 
        regulations and standards;
Whereas the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established as a forum 
        for the United States to address business concerns in the region;
Whereas success in APEC contributes directly to keeping the United States at the 
        forefront of the global marketplace by strongly supporting current World 
        Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, developing model measures for 
        high quality free trade agreements, sensible regulations and standards, 
        and streamlining the movement of goods across borders by its members; 
        and
Whereas the upcoming APEC Leaders' Meeting in Busan, Korea is an important 
        opportunity to demonstrate to the world the commitment of the United 
        States to improving prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific region: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the continuing success of the Asia-Pacific Economic 
        Cooperation (APEC) is in the national interest of the United 
        States because APEC is the only multilateral institution in the 
        Asia-Pacific region that includes the United States; and
            (2) APEC should remain at the center of United States 
        diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
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