Number: RS20717
Title: Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure
Authors: Vladimir N. Pregelj, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: To enter into force, the U.S. trade agreement with Vietnam must be approved by the enactment of a joint resolution of Congress, considered under a fast-track procedure with deadlines for its various stages, with mandatory language and no amendments. The functional sequence of the legislative and executive steps involved in the implementation of the agreement is described in this report.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated December 17, 2001