,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bibi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjah,mr4    
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative to pursue 
a compla9t ( anticompetitive practices  
aga9/ c]ta9 oil export+ c\ntries4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,opec ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjah4  #b4
 ,actions to curb c]ta9 c>tel           
anticompetitive practices  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,gasol9e prices h increas$ by ne>ly #be 
p]c5t s9ce ! beg9n+ ( #bjag4  7#b7 ,ris+
 gasol9e prices h plac$ an inord9ate    
burd5 on families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#c7 ,high gasol9e prices h h9d]$ & w   
cont9ue to h9d] economic gr[?4  7#d7 ,! 
,organization ( ,petroleum ,export+     
,c\ntries 79 ?is subsection ref]r$ to z 
,,opec7 & "s non-,,opec oil-produc+     
c\ntries h =m$ a c>tel & engag$ 9       
anticompetitive practices to r$uce      

global oil /ockpiles 9 ord] to drive up 
prices4  7#e7 ,eight memb] nations (    
,,opec--,ecuador1 ,indonesia1 ,kuwait1  
,nig]ia1 ,qat>1 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,unit$  
,arab ,emirates1 & ,v5ezuela--are also  
memb]s ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization4    
,iran1 ,iraq & ,libya are also ,obs]v]  
,gov]nm5ts ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization4
  7#f7 ,! coord9at$ drawd[n ( global oil
 /ockpiles & result+ high prices h>m    
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 und]m9e !   
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 imp$e comm]ce
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ?r\gh\t ! _w1 & are
 contr>y to ! national int]e/s ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,action by ,presid5t
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 ! ,presid5t %all1 n    
lat] ?an #ae days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 initiate           
consultations ) ! c\ntries describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b7 to seek ! elim9ation by ^?
 c\ntries ( any action t--  7,a7 limits 
! production or di/ribution ( oil1      
natural gas1 or any o!r petroleum       
product2  7,b7 sets or ma9ta9s ! price (

 oil1 natural gas1 or any o!r petroleum 
product2 or  7,c7 o!rwise is an action 9
 re/ra9t ( trade ) respect to oil1      
natural gas1 or any o!r petroleum       
product1 :5 su* action con/itutes an    
act1 policy1 or practice t is           
unju/ifiable "u obligations ( ! ,,gatt  
#aiid4  7#b7 ,c\ntries describ$ ,!      
c\ntries describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! foll[+ memb]s ( ,,opec3 
7i7 ,alg]ia4  7ii7 ,angola4  7iii7      
,ecuador4  7iv7 ,equatorial ,gu9ea4  7v7
 ,gabon4  7vi7 ,iran4  7vii7 ,iraq4     
7viii7 ,kuwait4  7ix7 ,libya4  7x7      
,nig]ia4  7xi7 ,qat>4  7xii7 ,saudi     
,arabia4  7xiii7 ,unit$ ,arab ,emirates4
  7xiv7 ,v5ezuela4  7,b7 ,! foll[+      
oil-produc+ c\ntries t are n memb]s (   
,,opec3 7i7 ,az]baijan4  7ii7 ,bahra94  
7iii7 ,brunei4  7iv7 ,kazakh/an4  7v7   
,malaysia4  7vi7 ,mexico4  7vii7 ,oman4 
7viii7 ,russia4  7ix7 ,s\? ,sudan4  7x7 
,sudan4  7c7 ,initiation ( ,,wto dispute
 proce$+s ,if ! consultations describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7b7 are n   

successful ) respect to any c\ntry      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( t subsection1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative  
%all1 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 in/itute proce$+s
 pursuant to ! ,und]/&+ on ,rules &     
,proc$ures ,gov]n+ ! ,settlem5t (       
,disputes ) respect to t c\ntry & %all  
take appropriate action ) respect to t  
c\ntry "u ! trade rem$y laws ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
  7#a7 ,,gatt #aiid ,! t]m ,,gatt #aiid 
means ! ,g5]al ,agreem5t on ,t>iffs &   
,trade annex$ to ! ,,wto ,agreem5t4     
7#b7 ,und]/&+ on rules & proc$ures      
gov]n+ ! settlem5t ( disputes ,! t]m    
,und]/&+ on ,rules & ,proc$ures ,gov]n+ 
! ,settlem5t ( ,disputes means !        
agreem5t describ$ 9 section             
#aja7;d77#af7 ( ! ,uruguay ,r\nd        
,agreem5ts ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4          
#ceaa7;d77#af774  7#c7 ,_w ,trade       
,organization  ,! t]m ,_w ,trade        
,organization means ! organization      
e/abli%$ pursuant to ! ,,wto ,agreem5t4 

7#d7 ,,wto ,agreem5t ,! t]m ,,wto       
,agreem5t means ! ,agreem5t ,e/abli%+ ,!
 ,_w ,trade ,organization ent]$ into on 
,april #ae1 #aiid4