NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act

Described.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint 
        resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint 
        resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the matter after 
        the resolving clause of such a joint resolution is as follows: 
        ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the United States 
        Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to amend or 
        modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding on Rules 
        and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes relating to 
        XX with respect to the affirmative determination submitted to 
        the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission on 
        XX,'' the first blank space being filled with the specific 
        rules and procedures with respect to which Trade Representative 
        is to undertake negotiations and the second blank space being 
        filled with the date of the affirmative determination submitted 
        to the Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) 
        which has given rise to the joint resolution.
            (2) Withdrawal resolution.--For purposes of subsection 
        (a)(2), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it 
        is a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the 
        matter after the resolving clause of such joint resolution is 
        as follows: ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the 
        United States Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to 
        amend or modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding 
        on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes 
        relating to XX with respect to the affirmative report submitted 
        to the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission 
        on XX and if such negotiations do not result in a solution that 
        the Trade Representative, by XX, certifies to the Congress is 
        satisfactory, the Congress withdraws its approval, provided 
        under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of 
        the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of the Act'', the 
        first blank space being filled with the specific rules and 
        procedures with respect to which the Trade Representative is to 
        undertake negotiations, the second blank space being filled 
        with the date of the affirmative determination submitted to the 
        Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) which has 
        given rise to the joint resolution, and the third blank space 
        being filled with the date the Congress withdraws its approval 
        of the WTO Agreement.
    (c) Procedural Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
        met if the joint resolution is enacted in accordance with this 
        subsection, and--
                    (A) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
                subsection (b)(1), the Congress adopts and transmits 
                the joint resolution to the President before the end of 
                the 90-day period (excluding any day described in 
                section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on 
                the date on which the Congress receives an affirmative 
                determination from the Commission described in section 
                4(b), or
                    (B) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
                subsection (b)(2), the Commission has made 3 
                affirmative determinations described in section 4(b) 
                during a 5-year period, and the Congress adopts and 
transmits the joint resolution to the President before the end of the 
90-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the 
Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives 
the third such affirmative determination.
            (2) Presidential veto.--In any case in which the President 
        vetoes the joint resolution, the requirements of this 
        subsection are met if each House of Congress votes to override 
        that veto on or before the later of the last day of the 90-day 
        period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), 
        whichever is applicable, or the last day of the 15-day period 
        (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act 
        of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives 
        the veto message from the President.
            (3) Introduction.--
                    (A) Time.--A joint resolution to which this section 
                applies may be introduced at any time on or after the 
                date on which the Commission transmits to the Congress 
                an affirmative determination described in section 4(b), 
                and before the end of the 90-day period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as the case 
                may be.
                    (B) Any member may introduce.--A joint resolution 
                described in subsection (b) may be introduced in either 
                House of the Congress by any Member of such House.
            (4) Expedited procedures.--
                    (A) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of 
                this subsection, the provisions of subsections (b), 
                (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 
                1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) apply to 
                joint resolutions described in subsection (b) to the 
                same extent as such provisions apply to resolutions 
                under such section.
                    (B) Report of discharge of committee.--If the 
                committee of either House to which a joint resolution 
                has been referred has not reported it by the close of 
                the 45th day after its introduction (excluding any day 
                described in section 154(d) of the Trade Act of 1974), 
                such committee shall be automatically discharged from 
                further consideration of the joint resolution and it 
                shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
                    (C) Finance and ways and means committees.--It is 
                not in order for--
                            (i) the Senate to consider any joint 
                        resolution unless it has been reported by the 
                        Committee on Finance or the committee has been 
                        discharged under subparagraph (B); or
                            (ii) the House of Representatives to 
                        consider any joint resolution unless it has 
                        been reported by the Committee on Ways and 
                        Means or the committee has been discharged 
                        under subparagraph (B).
                    (D) Special rules for house.--A motion in the House 
                of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a 
                joint resolution may only be made on the second 
                legislative day after the calendar day on which the 
                Member making the motion announces to the House his or 
                her intention to do so.
            (5) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It 
        shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or 
        the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a joint 
        resolution received from the other House), if that House has 
        previously adopted a joint resolution under this section 
        relating to the same matter.
    (d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is 
enacted by the Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
        such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
        they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
            (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
        of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as any other rule of that House.

SEC. 206. PARTICIPATION IN WTO PANEL PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--If the United States Trade Representative, in 
proceedings before a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body of 
the WTO, seeks--
            (1) to enforce United States rights under a multilateral 
        trade agreement; or
            (2) to defend a challenged action or determination of the 
        United States Government;
a private United States person that is supportive of the United States 
Government's position before the panel or Appellate Body and that has a 
direct economic interest in the panel's or Appellate Body's resolution 
of the matters in dispute shall be permitted to participate in 
consultations and panel proceedings. The Trade Representative shall 
issue regulations, consistent with subsections (b) and (c), ensuring 
full and effective participation by any such private person.
    (b) Access to Information.--The United States Trade Representative 
shall make available to persons described in subsection (a) all 
information presented to or otherwise obtained by the Trade 
Representative in connection with a WTO dispute settlement proceeding. 
The United States Trade Representative shall promulgate regulations 
implementing a protective order system to protect information 
designated by the submitting member as confidential.
    (c) Participation in Panel Process.--Upon request from a person 
described in subsection (a), the United States Trade Representative 
shall--
            (1) consult in advance with such person regarding the 
        content of written submissions from the United States to the 
        WTO panel concerned or to the other member countries involved;
            (2) include, where appropriate, such person or its 
        appropriate representative as an advisory member of the 
        delegation in sessions of the dispute settlement panel;
            (3) allow such special delegation member, where such member 
        would bring special knowledge to the proceeding, to appear 
        before the panel, directly or through counsel, under the 
        supervision of responsibility United States Government 
        officials; and
            (4) in proceedings involving confidential information, 
        allow appearance of such person only through counsel as a 
        member of the special delegation.

SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Appellate body.--The term ``Appellate Body'' means the 
        Appellate Body established under article 17.1 of the Dispute 
        Settlement Understanding.
            (2) Adverse to the united states.--The term ``adverse to 
        the United States'' includes any report which holds any law, 
        regulation, or application thereof by a government agency to be 
        inconsistent with international obligations under a Uruguay 
        Round Agreement (or a nullification or impairment thereof), 
        whether or not there are other elements of the decision which 
        favor arguments made by the United States.
            (3) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ``dispute 
        settlement panel'' and ``panel'' mean a panel established 
        pursuant to article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
            (4) Dispute settlement body.--The term ``Dispute Settlement 
        Body'' means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the 
        rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement 
        Understanding.
            (5) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ``Dispute 
        Settlement Understanding'' means the understanding on rules and 
        procedures governing the settlement of disputes referred to in 
        section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
            (6) Uruguay round agreement.--The term ``Uruguay Round 
        Agreement'' means any of the agreements described in section 
        101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
            (7) World trade organization; wto.--The term ``World Trade 
        Organization'' and ``WTO'' mean the organization established 
        pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
            (8) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered 
        into on April 15, 1994.

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act - Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to correct trade deficits and currency distortions. Requires reports to the Congress assessing the impact of NAFTA on US jobs and the environment. Requires the President to consult with the Congress with respect to the renegotiations. Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. And (2) upon request of the US Trade Representative (USTR), any other report of such bodies adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the USTR to undertake negotiations to amend the rules and procedures of the dispute settlement understanding upon enactment of a joint resolution mandating such negotiations. Permits participation in WTO panel proceedings in support of the United States of a private US person with a direct economic interest in the resolution of the matters in dispute.