Number: RL32918
Title: World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues in the Debate on U.S. Participation
Authors: Ian F. Fergusson and Lenore Sek, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The 109th Congress may consider issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465), which is the law that implemented the agreements reached during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1986-1994), the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) must submit to the Congress every five years a report that analyzes the costs and benefits of continued U.S. participation in the WTO. Once Congress receives this comprehensive report, any Member of Congress may introduce a joint resolution withdrawing congressional approval of the Agreement establishing the WTO.
Pages: 17
Date: June 9, 2005