118 HR 7741 IH: Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7741IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 20, 2024Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act or the TRIPP Act.

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Opposition to waiver of obligations of WTO members under the TRIPS Agreement

The President shall oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the TRIPS Agreement unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver.

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TRIPS Agreement defined

In this Act, the term TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)).