,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #af  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,may #ah1 #bjag ,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the         
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
strengthening engagement between the    
,united ,states and the ,asia-,pacific  
,economic ,cooperation4  ,whereas the   
,united ,states and the other members of
 the ,asia-,pacific ,economic           
,cooperation 7in this preamble referred 
to as ,,apec7 have1 since #aihi1 worked 
collaboratively to advance commercial   
and trade interests in the              
,asia-,pacific region2 ,whereas the     
,asia-,pacific region accounts for #da  
percent of the world's population1 #ed  
percent of the world's gross domestic   
product1 and #dd percent of the world's 
trade2 ,whereas expanding trade and     
investment between the ,united ,states  

and the ,asia-,pacific region has       
created new commercial opportunities and
 jobs in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas  
,united ,states businesses in the       
,asia-,pacific region face obstacles to 
doing business in the region as a result
 of tariff and nontariff barriers1      
including discriminatory policies and   
regulations2 ,whereas strengthening     
trade and investment between the ,united
 ,states and other ,,apec members and   
addressing tariff and nontariff barriers
 to ,united ,states exports has the     
potential to benefit ,united ,states    
businesses1 manufacturers1 farmers1     
ranchers1 workers1 and consumers2       
,whereas ,,apec was established as a    
regional economic forum to leverage the 
growing interdependence of the          
,asia-,pacific region to create greater 
prosperity for the people of the region 
and serves as a forum for the ,united   
,states to address business concerns1   
promote high standards1 and facilitate  
economic growth in the region2 ,whereas 

,,apec contributes to ,united ,states   
economic policies that promote fairness1
 due process1 and the rule of law by    
supporting trade rules embodied in the  
,world ,trade ,organization 7in this    
preamble referred to as the ,,wto7 and  
the establishment of new ,,wto          
commitments1 developing model measures  
for high-quality trade agreements in the
 ,asia-,pacific region1 encouraging     
coherence in regulations and standards  
in the region1 and encouraging policies 
to promote development of the digital   
economy2 and ,whereas the ,,apec        
,leaders' ,meeting in ,november #bjag in
 ,da ,nang1 ,vietnam1 and preparatory   
meetings at the ministerial level1      
including the meeting in ,may #bjag of  
the ,,apec ,ministers ,responsible for  
,trade1 provide important opportunities 
to demonstrate to the world the         
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
increasing prosperity and security in   
the ,asia-,pacific region3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 

of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the continuing 
success of the ,asia-,pacific ,economic 
,cooperation 7in this resolution        
referred to as ,,apec7 is in the        
national economic interest of the       
,united ,states2  7#b7 ,,apec should be 
a part of the diplomatic and economic   
strategy of the ,united ,states for the 
,asia-,pacific region2 and  7#c7 the    
,united ,states should continue to      
engage ,,apec in promoting economic     
growth through the adoption of          
rules-based policies to strengthen trade
 and investment between the ,united     
,states and other ,,apec members4