WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Bills and resolutions

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see S. 2696), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 4775), H387 [16FE]

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. Res. 459), S3894 [2MY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5043), H1319 [29MR] (see H.R. 5529), H3423 [6JN]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1320 [29MR]

Taxation: repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (see H.R. 4909), H790 [8MR]

WHO: seek inclusion of certain requirements of the International Health Regulations as obligations under the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 5237), H1916 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Caribbean nations: integration in international relations, E430 [28MR], E455 [29MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: issuance of report on intellectual property laws relative to Israel's pharmaceutical protection practices, E748 [5MY]

Russia: prohibit funding to negotiate accession into the World Trade Organization, H4730, H4731 [28JN]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (H. Con. Res. 370), H1482-H1485 [5AP], E566 [7AP]

Taxation: repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (H.R. 4909), E313 [8MR]

WHO: seek inclusion of certain requirements of the International Health Regulations as obligations under the World Trade Organization (H.R. 5237), E657 [27AP]

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), S6499-S6501 [27JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (S. 2696), S3899 [2MY]

Foreign policy: extend Presidential trade promotion authority during agricultural negotiations of World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3179-S3181 [6AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: issuance of report on intellectual property laws relative to Israel's pharmaceutical protection practices, S4690 [17MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 370, urge Saudi Arabian government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel, H1482 [5AP]

S. Res. 459, clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S3900 [2MY]