#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aajg  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,state to take certain    
actions with respect to the labeling of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china as a  
developing country1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,prc ,is ,not a    
,developing ,country ,act4  #b4         
,statement of policy ,it should be the  
policy of the ,united ,states--  7#a7 to
 oppose the labeling or treatment of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china as a     
developing country in any treaty or     
other international agreement to which  
the ,united ,states is a party2  7#b7 to
 oppose the labeling or treatment of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china as a     
developing country in each international
 organization of which the ,united      
,states is a member2 and  7#c7 to pursue
 the labeling or treatment of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china as an     
upper middle income country1 high income
 country1 or developed country in each  

international organization of which the 
,united ,states is a member4  #c4       
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report identifying all current treaty   
negotiations in which--  7#a7 the       
proposed treaty develops different      
standards for the enforcement of the    
treaty based on the development status  
of the member states of the treaty2 and 
7#b7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china  
is under consideration for becoming a   
party to the treaty4  #d4 ,mechanisms   
for changing the development status of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7  
,in general ,in any international       
organization of which the ,united       
,states and the ,people's ,republic of  
,china are both current member states1  
the ,secretary1 in coordination with the
 heads of other ,federal agencies and   
departments as needed1 shall pursue--   
7#a7 changing the status of the         

,people's ,republic of ,china from      
developing country to upper middle      
income country1 high income country1 or 
developed country if a mechanism exists 
in such organization to make such a     
change in status2  7#b7 proposing the   
development of a mechanism described in 
paragraph 7#a7 to change the status of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china in    
such organization from developing       
country to developed country2 or  7#c7  
regardless of efforts made pursuant to  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 working to    
ensure that the ,people's ,republic of  
,china does not receive preferential    
treatment or assistance within the      
organization as a result of it having   
the status of a developing country4  7b7
 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the  
application of subsection 7a7 with      
respect to any international            
organization if the ,president notifies 
the appropriate committees of ,congress1
 not later than #aj days before the date
 on which the waiver shall take effect1 

that such a waiver is in the national   
interests of the ,united ,states4  #e4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,state4  ,passed the ,house of          
,representatives ,march #bg1            
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