IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 370 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Saudi Arabia should fully live 
up to its World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects 
of any boycott on Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Saudi Arabia 
should fully live up to its World Trade Organization 
commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on 
Israel. 
Whereas the United States supported the accession of Saudi 
Arabia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005; 
Whereas, as part of the working party report for the acces-
sion of Saudia Arabia to the WTO, Saudi Arabia reiter-
ated its commitment to terminate the secondary and ter-
tiary boycotts on Israel; 
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Whereas Saudi Arabia also committed not to discriminate 
against any WTO members and specifically did not in-
voke the non-application provisions of the WTO Agree-
ment, and thus has rights and obligations to all WTO 
members, including Israel; 
Whereas, in spite of these commitments to WTO members 
and United States officials, press reports indicate that an 
official of the Government of Saudi Arabia has stated 
that Saudi Arabia has not committed to ending the pri-
mary boycott on Israel, which would violate Saudi Ara-
bia’s WTO obligations toward Israel; 
Whereas United States Trade Represenative Portman has 
testified to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives that Saudi Arabia’s application 
of the boycott is a ‘‘big concern’’ of the United States; 
that Saudi Arabia did not invoke non-application of WTO 
commitments to Israel, so that Saudi Arabia is required 
to provide nondiscriminatory treatment to Israel; and 
that the United States Trade Representative has received 
assurances from Saudi Arabia that it will abide by its 
WTO commitments; and 
Whereas the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 
scheduled its ‘‘Ninth Meeting of the Liaison Officers of 
Islamic Regional Officers for the Boycott of Israel’’ for 
the week of March 13, 2006, at the OIC’s headquarters 
in Saudi Arabia: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) Saudi Arabia should maintain and fully live 
up to its commitments under the World Trade Orga-
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nization (WTO) and end all aspects of any boycott 
on Israel; and 
(2) the President, the United States Trade 
Representative, and the Secretary of State— 
(A) should continue their active involve-
ment on this issue by strongly urging the Gov-
ernment of Saudi Arabia to comply with its 
WTO obligations; and 
(B) should urge Saudi Arabia to end any 
boycott on Israel. 
Æ 
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