,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cigh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,loeffl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative to submit 
a report on plans to facilitate ! full  
implem5tation ( agreem5ts ( ! ,_w ,trade
 ,organization1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,en=c+ ,acc\ntability & ,transp>5cy 9   
,int]national ,trade ,act 4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,_w    
,trade ,organization is a #afd-memb]    
int]national organization t 0 creat$ to 
ov]see & adm9i/] multilat]al trade      
rules1 s]ve z a =um = trade             
lib]alization negotiations1 & resolve   
trade disputes4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates 0
 a major =ce beh9d ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,_w 
,trade ,organization 9 #aiie4  7#c7 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates1 along ) o!r c\ntries1 has
 s\ght to e/abli% a m op51 rules-bas$   
trad+ sy/em 9 ! po/w> era1 ) ! goal (   

fo/]+ int]national economic coop]ation &
 rais+ economic prosp]ity worldwide4    
7#d7 ,congress holds con/itutional      
au?ority ov] =eign comm]ce & e/abli%es  
trade negotiat+ objectives & pr9ciples  
?r\gh legislation4  7#e7 ,! /atutory    
basis = ! memb]%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !
 ,_w ,trade ,organization is ! ,uruguay 
,r\nd ,agreem5ts ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#ceja et seq471 & ,unit$ ,/ates         
priorities & objectives = ! ,g5]al      
,agreem5t on ,t>iffs & ,trade ( ! ,_w   
,trade ,organization h be5 reflect$ 9   
v>i\s legislative measures provid+      
exp$it$ trade promotion au?ority s9ce   
#aigd4  7#f7 ,congress has recogniz$ !  
,_w ,trade ,organization z ! f\ndation (
 ! global trad+ sy/em & plays a direct  
legislative & ov]sight role ov] !       
implem5tation ( ,_w ,trade ,organization
 agreem5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7     
,n9ety-eight p]c5t ( global trade is    
conduct$ among memb]s ( ! ,_w ,trade    
,organization4  7#h7 ,approximately #fe 
p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates trade is )      

c\ntries t d n h free trade agreem5ts ) 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z ) ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,european ,union1 & 
,india1 :i* ?us relies on ! t]ms provid$
 9 agreem5ts ( ! ,_w ,trade             
,organization4  7#i7 ,ab\t #b_/c ( !    
memb]s ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization1    
includ+ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1        
self-designate z develop+ c\ntries4     
7#aj7 ,_w ,trade ,organization agreem5ts
 all[ c\ntries to l[] trade b>ri]s      
gradually1 ) develop+ c\ntries &        
s5sitive sectors 9 p>ticul> usually giv5
 long] transition p]iods to fulfill _!  
obligations "u new agreem5ts4  7#aa7 ,! 
,_w ,trade ,organization also supplem5ts
 su* special & diff]5tial treatm5t =    
develop+ c\ntries by provid+            
capacity-build+ measures1 provid+       
te*nical assi/ance = ! implem5tation (  
obligations "u ,_w ,trade ,organization 
agreem5ts1 & p]mitt+ c\ntries to ext5d  
non-reciprocal trade pref]5ce programs  
to su* develop+ c\ntries4  7#ab7 ,on    
,july #bf1 #bjai1 ,presid5t ,donald ,j4 

,trump issu$ a docum5t entitl$ ,memor&um
 on ,re=m+ ,develop+ ,c\ntry ,/atus 9 ! 
,_w ,trade ,organization4  #c4 ,report  
on ,unit$ ,/ates /rategy at ! ,_w ,trade
 ,organization ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative %all
 submit to ,congress a report describ+ !
 mann] 9 :i* ! ,trade ,repres5tative    
plans to pursue a ,unit$ ,/ates /rategy 
) respect to ! ,_w ,trade ,organization 
to-- 7#a7 facilitate ! full             
implem5tation ( agreem5ts rea*$ by ! ,_w
 ,trade ,organization2  7#b7 enable !   
maximum b5efits f trade to accrue to ^? 
memb]s ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization t   
face ! greate/ difficulty integrat+ into
 ! multilat]al trad+ sy/em ( ! ,_w      
,trade ,organization2 &  7#c7 ensure t  
any memb] ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization t
 meets all ( ! foll[+ crit]ia does n    
receive special & diff]5tial treatm5t "u
 curr5t or future agreem5ts ( ! ,_w     
,trade ,organization3 7,a7 ,! memb] is  
rank$ by ! ,_w ,bank z among "o ( ! top 

#aj economies 9 ! _w bas$ on nom9al     
gross dome/ic product4  7,b7 ,! memb] is
 also a memb] ( ! ,gr\p ( #bj4  7,c7 ,! 
memb] is also a memb] (1 or has begun ! 
accession process to1 ! ,organisation = 
,economic ,co-op]ation & ,developm5t4