legislation: 109-hconres-203
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| 109-hconres-203 | 109 | hconres | 203 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should work expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and should urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2005-06-30 | 2005-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 1 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the government of the United States should strive to expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization (WTO); (2) the government should seek commitments from the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to enter into immediate negotiations to accede to the Agreement, in accordance with commitments made by China in 2001 upon joining the WTO; (3) the government should seek a commitment from the PRC to suspend implementation of its law on government procurement, pending the conclusion of such negotiations; (4) the government should seek commitments from the PRC and other countries that are not yet members of the Agreement to implement the principles of openness, transparency, fair competition based on merit, nondiscrimination, and accountability in their government procurement as embodied in that Agreement; and (5) the President should direct all appropriate U.S. officials to raise these concerns with appropriate PRC officials and other trading partners. | 2023-01-13T04:48:02Z |