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[CITE: 22USC6943]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                CHAPTER 77--UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS
 
 SUBCHAPTER III--MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                         CHINA'S WTO COMMITMENTS
 
    Part B--Authorization To Promote Compliance With Trade Agreements
 
Sec. 6943. Authorization of appropriations


(a) Department of Commerce

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Commerce, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year 
thereafter, for additional staff for--
        (1) monitoring compliance by the People's Republic of China with 
    its commitments under the WTO, assisting United States negotiators 
    with ongoing negotiations in the WTO, and defending United States 
    antidumping and countervailing duty measures with respect to 
    products of the People's Republic of China;
        (2) enforcement of United States trade laws with respect to 
    products of the People's Republic of China; and
        (3) a Trade Law Technical Assistance Center to assist small- and 
    medium-sized businesses, workers, and unions in evaluating potential 
    remedies available under the trade laws of the United States with 
    respect to trade involving the People's Republic of China.

(b) Overseas Compliance Program

                 (1) Authorization of appropriation

        There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
    Commerce and the Department of State, in addition to amounts 
    otherwise available, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
    2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, to provide staff for 
    monitoring in the People's Republic of China that country's 
    compliance with its international trade obligations and to support 
    the enforcement of the trade laws of the United States, as part of 
    an Overseas Compliance Program which monitors abroad compliance with 
    international trade obligations and supports the enforcement of 
    United States trade laws.

                            (2) Reporting

        The annual report on compliance by the People's Republic of 
    China submitted to the Congress under section 6951 of this title 
    shall include the findings of the Overseas Compliance Program with 
    respect to the People's Republic of China.

(c) United States Trade Representative

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
for such purposes, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, 
and each fiscal year thereafter, for additional staff in--
        (1) the Office of the General Counsel, the Monitoring and 
    Enforcement Unit, and the Office of the Deputy United States Trade 
    Representative in Geneva, Switzerland, to investigate, prosecute, 
    and defend cases before the WTO, and to administer United States 
    trade laws, including title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
    2411 et seq.) and other trade laws relating to intellectual 
    property, government procurement, and telecommunications, with 
    respect to the People's Republic of China;
        (2) the Office of Economic Affairs, to analyze the impact on the 
    economy of the United States, including United States exports, of 
    acts of the Government of the People's Republic of China affecting 
    access to markets in the People's Republic of China and to support 
    the Office of the General Counsel in presenting cases to the WTO 
    involving the People's Republic of China;
        (3) the geographic office for the People's Republic of China; 
    and
        (4) offices relating to the WTO and to different sectors of the 
    economy, including agriculture, industry, services, and intellectual 
    property rights protection, to monitor and enforce the trade 
    agreement obligations of the People's Republic of China in those 
    sectors.

(d) Department of Agriculture

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Agriculture, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, for additional staff to increase legal and 
technical expertise in areas covered by trade agreements and United 
States trade law, including food safety and biotechnology, for purposes 
of monitoring compliance by the People's Republic of China with its 
trade agreement obligations.

(Pub. L. 106-286, div. B, title IV, Sec. 413, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 
901.)

                       References in Text

    The Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 93-
618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, as amended. Title III of the Act is 
classified principally to subchapter III (Sec. 2411 et seq.) of chapter 
12 of Title 19, Customs Duties. For complete classification of this Act 
to the Code, see section 2101 of Title 19 and Tables.
