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title: "22 U.S.C. § 6943"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 6943 - Authorization of appropriations
## Text
(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 Peoples 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 Peoples Republic of China;
(2) enforcement of United States trade laws with respect to products of the Peoples 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 Peoples 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 Peoples Republic of China that countrys 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 Peoples 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 Peoples 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 Peoples 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 Peoples Republic of China affecting access to markets in the Peoples Republic of China and to support the Office of the General Counsel in presenting cases to the WTO involving the Peoples Republic of China;
(3) the geographic office for the Peoples 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 Peoples 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 Peoples Republic of China with its trade agreement obligations.
(Pub. L. 106286, div. B, title IV, § 413, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 901.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 93618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978. Title III of the Act is classified principally to subchapter III (§ 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.