WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Bills and resolutions

Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 98), H630 [15FE]

Drugs: provide for importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4392), H11033 [18NO]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3358 [7AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 577), H11035 [18NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see S. 1542), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 4186), H9472 [1NO]

———establish Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see S. 817), S3735 [15AP]

———initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 142), S5219 [16MY]

———pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 752), S3413 [11AP]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7561 [28JY]

Treaties and agreements: expand membership in Agreement on Government Procurement and urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5603 [30JN]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (see H.J. Res. 27), H941 [2MR]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), consideration (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [7JN]

Letters

Repeal of Tariff Act dumping and subsidy offset provisions: Senator Santorum, S13632 [15DE]

———several Senators, S13479 [13DE]

Remarks in House

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): commend U.S. participation in Forum, H9560 [3NO]

———support Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative, E2268 [3NO]

Aviation: status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, E1265 [17JN]

Drugs: provide for importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4392), E2424 [18NO]

Employment: implement basic core labor standards, H4307 [9JN]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (H. Res. 577), H11270 [8DE]

Foreign trade: impose quotas on Chinese imports that disrupt U.S. markets, E2588 [17DE]

Gambling: ruling on Utah ban on Internet gambling, H1739 [5AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, H6852 [27JY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10326-H10329 [16NO]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H1272 [10MR], H1626 [17MR]

Treaties and agreements: expand membership in Agreement on Government Procurement and urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement (H. Con. Res. 203), E1439 [1JY]

———impact of trade agreements on the agricultural industry, H8376 [27SE], H8959 [19OC], H9448 [1NO]

———impact of trade agreements on the pharmaceutical industry, H4312 [9JN]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4302-H4318 [9JN], E1208 [14JN]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), consideration (H. Res. 304), H4197-H4201 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S3363 [7AP], S3401-S3406 [11AP]

———reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S3366 [11AP]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13136 [17NO]

———importance of agricultural negotiations in World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13336 [18NO]

Foreign trade: prohibit funding authorizing trade representatives to enter into any agreement that would weaken U.S. trade laws, S9796 [8SE], S10012-S10014, S10031 [14SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices, S3265 [6AP]

———establish Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (S. 817), S3748 [15AP]

———initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights (S. Res. 142), S5202, S5203 [16MY]

———pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries, S3350 [7AP]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset, S11970 [27OC], S13460, S13478, S13485 [13DE], S13522 [14DE], S13630-S13632 [15DE], S14103, S14104, S14113 [20DE], S14206, S14210, S14220 [21DE]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, S13984-S13986 [19DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 27, Withdraw U.S. Approval From the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 109-106), H4186 [7JN]

Withdraw U.S. Approval From the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 27) (H. Rept. 109-100), H4138 [26MY]

Statements

World Food Aid: Tony P. Hall, U.N. World Food Programme, E1592 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 230, protect intellectual property rights in Russia, H10326 [16NO]

H. Res. 304, consideration of H.J. Res. 27, withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, H4197 [8JN]

H.J. Res. 27, withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, H4302 [9JN]

S. 752, OPEC Accountability Act, S3424 [11AP]

S. 817, establish Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices, S3749 [15AP]

S. Con. Res. 25, European Union rejection of Airbus Industries request for launch aid and compliance with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry, S3362 [7AP], S3401 [11AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S10761 [29SE]

S. Res. 142, initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, S5230 [16MY]

Transcripts

European Firms Display Wares in Iran: Lisa Myers, ``NBC Nightly News'' (television program), S3405 [11AP]