,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1 #bjbc   
,mrs4 ,kim ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4 
,connolly7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate to take c]ta9 actions 
) respect to ! label+ ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a z a develop+ c\ntry1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,prc ,is ,n a ,develop+   
,c\ntry ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x 
%\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--    
7#a7 to oppose ! label+ or treatm5t ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a develop+      
c\ntry 9 any treaty or o!r int]national 
agreem5t to :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a    
p>ty2  7#b7 to oppose ! label+ or       
treatm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a  
develop+ c\ntry 9 ea* int]national      
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a 
memb]2 &  7#c7 to pursue ! label+ or    
treatm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z an 
upp] middle income c\ntry1 high income  

c\ntry1 or develop$ c\ntry 9 ea*        
int]national organization ( :i* ! ,unit$
 ,/ates is a memb]4  #c4 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 appropriate committees ( ,congress a   
report id5tify+ all curr5t treaty       
negotiations 9 :i*--  7#a7 ! propos$    
treaty develops diff]5t /&>ds = !       
en=cem5t ( ! treaty bas$ on ! developm5t
 /atus ( ! memb] /ates ( ! treaty2 &    
7#b7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is "u      
consid]ation = becom+ a p>ty to !       
treaty4  #d4 ,me*anisms = *ang+ !       
developm5t /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any int]national  
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are bo? curr5t    
memb] /ates1 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation 
) ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies &        
dep>tm5ts z ne$$1 %all pursue-- 7#a7    
*ang+ ! /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
f develop+ c\ntry to upp] middle income 
c\ntry1 high income c\ntry1 or develop$ 
c\ntry if a me*anism exi/s 9 su*        

organization to make su* a *ange 9      
/atus2  7#b7 propos+ ! developm5t ( a   
me*anism describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to    
*ange ! /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
9 su* organization f develop+ c\ntry to 
develop$ c\ntry2 or  7#c7 reg>dless (   
ef=ts made pursuant to p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#b71 work+ to ensure t ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a does n receive pref]5tial       
treatm5t or assi/ance )9 ! organization 
z a result ( x hav+ ! /atus ( a develop+
 c\ntry4  7b7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may   
waive ! application ( subsection 7a7 )  
respect to any int]national organization
 if ! ,presid5t notifies ! appropriate  
committees ( ,congress t su* a waiv] is 
9 ! national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
#e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations (
 ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4