H.R. 7741 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7741 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2024Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act or the TRIPP Act. 2. Opposition to waiver of obligations of WTO members under the TRIPS Agreement The President shall oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the TRIPS Agreement unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver. 3. TRIPS Agreement defined In this Act, the term TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)).