RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/USA/4  
24 February 2006 
 (06-0826) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO A PPENDIX I OF THE UNITED STATES  
 
Notification from the United States under Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
 
 
 The following notification, dated 22 February 2006, from the Delegation of the United States 
is being circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.   
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  Pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement, the 
United States proposes the deletion of the Pe nnsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 
(Corporation) from Annex 1 of Appendix I of th e Agreement.  The Corporation was dissolved 
in 1996, pursuant to Section 3 of Public Law 92- 578;  and all of its proc urement functions were 
transferred to the National Parks Service, a subordina te agency of the Department of Interior, and the 
General Services Administration (GSA), pursuant to Section 313 of  the Omnibus Appropriations Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-134).  The De partment of Interior, and its subordinate entities, and GSA are 
covered under Annex 1 of A ppendix I.  Thus, the proposed modi fication will not reduce the level of 
mutually agreed coverage provided under the Agreement. 
  Attachment A to this document shows (redline) the proposed modification by the United States to page 3/5 of its Annex 1 of A ppendix I.  Attachment B shows how page 3/5 of 
Annex 1 of Appendix I of the United States would appear after the proposed modification has been 
made.
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 1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or  Modifications  (a) Rectifications, transfers of an entity 
from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifi cations relating to Appendices I through IV shall be notified 
to the Committee, along with information as to the likely cons equences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage 
provided in this Agreement.  If the rectifications, transfers or  other modifications are of a pur ely formal or minor nature, th ey 
shall become effective provided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other case s, the Chairman of the Committee shall 
promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory 
adjustments, with a view to maintaini ng a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed 
coverage provided in this Agreement prior to such notification.   In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may 
be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/USA/4 
Page 2  
APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 3/5
 
1 October 2004 (WT/Let/482/Rev.1)   
ATTACHMENT A 
 
  68. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 69. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
70. Office of Government Ethics 
71. Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator 72. Office of Special Counsel 73. Small Business Administration 74. Susquehanna River Basin Commission 75.
 Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation  
7675. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 
7776. Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
7877. Government National Mortgage Association 
7978. Uranium Enrichment Corporation 
8079. Department of Defense, including the Corps of Army Engineers 
 
This Agreement will not apply to the followi ng purchases of the Department of Defense: 
 (a) Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 83 - all el ements of this classifi cation other than pins, 
needles, sewing kits, flagstaffs, fla gpoles, and flagstaff trucks; 
(b) FSC 84 - all elements othe r than sub-class 8460 (luggage); 
(c) FSC 89 - all elements other th an sub-class 8975 (tobacco products); 
(d) FSC 2310 - (buses only); (e) Speciality metals, defined as steels melted in steel manufacturing facilities  located in the United 
States or its possessions, wh ere the maximum alloy content exceeds one or more of the 
following limits, must be used in products pu rchased by DOD: (1) manganese, 1.65 per cent; 
silicon, 0.60 per cent; or copper, 0.06 per cent; or which contains mo re than 0.25 per cent of any 
of the following elements: aluminium, chromium, cobalt, columbium, olybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, or vanadium; (2) metal alloys consisting of nickel, iron-nickel and cobalt base alloys containing a total of other alloying metals (except iron) in excess of 10 per cent; (3) 
titanium and titanium alloys; or (4) zirconium base alloys; 
(f) FSC 19 and 20 - that part of these classificatio ns defined as naval vessels or major components 
of the hull or superstructure thereof; 
(g) FSC 5l and 52; (h) Following FSC categories are not generally co vered due to application of Article XXIII, 
paragraph 1:  10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 31, 58, 59, 95. 
 
 GPA/MOD/USA/4 
Page 3 
 
APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 3/5
 
... 2006 (WT/Let/...)   
ATTACHMENT B 
 
  68. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 69. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
70. Office of Government Ethics 
71. Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator 72. Office of Special Counsel 73. Small Business Administration 74. Susquehanna River Basin Commission 75. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 
76. Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
77. Government National Mortgage Association 78. Uranium Enrichment Corporation 79. Department of Defense, including the Corps of Army Engineers  
This Agreement will not apply to the followi ng purchases of the Department of Defense: 
 (a) Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 83 - all el ements of this classifi cation other than pins, 
needles, sewing kits, flagstaffs, fla gpoles, and flagstaff trucks; 
(b) FSC 84 - all elements othe r than sub-class 8460 (luggage); 
(c) FSC 89 - all elements other th an sub-class 8975 (tobacco products); 
(d) FSC 2310 - (buses only); (e) Speciality metals, defined as steels melted in steel manufacturing facilities  located in the United 
States or its possessions, wh ere the maximum alloy content exceeds one or more of the 
following limits, must be used in products purchased by DOD: (1) manganese, 1.65 per cent; silicon, 0.60 per cent; or copper, 0.06 per cent; or which contains mo re than 0.25 per cent of any 
of the following elements: aluminium, chromium, cobalt, columbium, olybdenum, nickel, 
titanium, tungsten, or vanadium; (2) metal alloys consisting of nickel, iron-nickel and cobalt base alloys containing a total of other alloying metals (except iron) in excess of 10 per cent; (3) 
titanium and titanium alloys; or (4) zirconium base alloys; 
(f) FSC 19 and 20 - that part of these classificatio ns defined as naval vessels or major components 
of the hull or superstructure thereof; 
(g) FSC 5l and 52; (h) Following FSC categories are not generally co vered due to application of Article XXIII, 
paragraph 1:  10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 31, 58, 59, 95. 
 
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