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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-614
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD REAFFIRM ITS COMMITMENT
AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) AND WORK
WITH OTHER WTO MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE REFORMS AT THE WTO THAT
IMPROVE THE SPEED AND PREDICTABILITY OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT,
ADDRESS LONGSTANDING CONCERNS WITH THE WTO'S APPELLATE
BODY, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AT THE WTO, ENSURE THAT WTO
MEMBERS INVOKE SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT RE-
SERVED FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ONLY IN FAIR AND APPRO-
PRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UPDATE THE WTO RULES TO ADDRESS
THE NEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER FREE AND OPEN
ECONOMIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
DECEMBER 2, 2020.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. NEAL, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 746]
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the
resolution (H. Res. 746) expressing the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States should reaffirm its commitment
as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and work
with other WTO members to achieve reforms at the WTO that im-
prove the speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address
longstanding concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase
transparency at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke spe-
cial and differential treatment reserved for developing countries
only in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO
rules to address the needs of the United States and other free and
open economies in the 21st century, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that
the resolution as amended be agreed to.
CONTENTS
Page
I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ................................................................. 3
A . Purpose and Sum m ary ......................................................................... 3
B . B ackgroun d ........................................................................................... 3
C .L egislative H istory ............................................................................... . 4
II. EXPLANATION OF THE RESOLUTION ..................................................... 4
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