IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 441
Condemning the report issued on November 10, 2003, by the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Appellate Body in which the 
Appellate Body determined that imposition by the United States of 
import restrictions on certain steel products was in violation of inter-
national law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Ms. HART, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
QUINN, Mr. NEY, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BOEH-
LERT, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the report issued on November 10, 2003, by 
the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement 
Appellate Body in which the Appellate Body determined 
that imposition by the United States of import restric-
tions on certain steel products was in violation of inter-
national law, and for other purposes.
Whereas on March 5, 2002, in response to an increase in the 
imports of certain steel products which were found to 
cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the United 
States steel industry, the President imposed import re-
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strictions, or ‘‘safeguard measures’’, on the imports of 
such steel products; 
Whereas subsequent to the imposition of the United States 
safeguard measures, a proceeding was initiated in the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) to consider the con-
sistency of this action with the Agreement on Safeguards 
(as described in section 101(d)(13) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act); 
Whereas during the WTO proceeding the European Union 
(EU) has offered a series of arguments with no basis in 
law to justify its efforts to retaliate against the United 
States for its safeguard measures; 
Whereas on November 10, 2003, a WTO dispute settlement 
Appellate Body issued a report on the proceeding that 
was adverse to the United States; 
Whereas subsequent to the issuance of report of the WTO 
Appellate Body, the European Union and others have 
threatened immediate retaliation against the United 
States in the form of counter import restrictions which 
are clearly inconsistent with the requirements and policy 
of the Safeguards Agreement and the Understanding on 
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Dis-
putes (as described in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act); 
Whereas the European Union has failed to adhere to the re-
quirements of the Understanding on Rules and Proce-
dures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, as agreed to 
by all WTO member countries, and further has made 
groundless threats of retaliation in an inappropriate at-
tempt to influence the WTO with respect to the pro-
ceeding;
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Whereas, in addition, the decision of the WTO Appellate 
Body does not require repeal of the safeguard measures 
by the United States but only modification of the meas-
ures to conform with the Agreement on Safeguards; 
Whereas any action to respond to a report of the WTO that 
is adverse to the United States may only be taken pursu-
ant to the requirements of section 129 of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act, including notification to Con-
gress of administrative action taken pursuant to such 
section; and 
Whereas the WTO dispute settlement process is not working 
and has been guided by politics rather than by legal prin-
ciples: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) condemns as a deliberate interference with 
the clearly justified right of the United States to 
protect its own markets against unfair trade prac-
tices the adverse report issued by the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Appellate 
Body on the proceeding to determine whether the 
imposition of import restrictions on certain steel 
products by the United States on March 5, 2002, 
was consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards 
(as described in section 101(d)(13) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act); 
(2) strongly urges the President to repeal all 
exclusions to such import restrictions which benefit 
European Union (EU) steelmakers if the EU retali-