IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 54 
Expressing support for strengthening engagement between the United States 
and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2017 
Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. NEAL, and Mr. REICHERT) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for strengthening engagement between 
the United States and the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-
operation. 
Whereas the United States and the other members of the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (in this preamble re-
ferred to as ‘‘APEC’’) have, since 1989, worked collabo-
ratively to advance commercial and trade interests in the 
Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas the Asia-Pacific region accounts for 41 percent of 
the world’s population, 54 percent of the world’s gross 
domestic product, and 44 percent of the world’s trade; 
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Whereas expanding trade and investment between the United 
States and the Asia-Pacific region has created new com-
mercial opportunities and jobs in the United States; 
Whereas United States businesses in the Asia-Pacific region 
face obstacles to doing business in the region as a result 
of tariff and nontariff barriers, including discriminatory 
policies and regulations; 
Whereas strengthening trade and investment between the 
United States and other APEC members and addressing 
tariff and nontariff barriers to United States exports has 
the potential to benefit United States businesses, manu-
facturers, farmers, ranchers, workers, and consumers; 
Whereas APEC was established as a regional economic forum 
to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pa-
cific region to create greater prosperity for the people of 
the region and serves as a forum for the United States 
to address business concerns, promote high standards, 
and facilitate economic growth in the region; 
Whereas APEC contributes to United States economic poli-
cies that promote fairness, due process, and the rule of 
law by supporting trade rules embodied in the World 
Trade Organization (in this preamble referred to as the 
‘‘WTO’’) and the establishment of new WTO commit-
ments, developing model measures for high quality trade 
agreements in the Asia-Pacific region, encouraging coher-
ence in regulations and standards in the region, and en-
couraging policies to promote development of the digital 
economy; and 
Whereas the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in November 2017 in 
Da Nang, Vietnam, and preparatory meetings at the 
ministerial level, including the meeting in May 2017 of 
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the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, provide im-
portant opportunities to demonstrate to the world the 
commitment of the United States to increasing prosperity 
and security in the Asia-Pacific region: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the continuing success of the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation (in this resolution referred to 
as ‘‘APEC’’) is in the national economic interest of 
the United States; 
(2) APEC should be a part of the diplomatic 
and economic strategy of the United States for the 
Asia-Pacific region; and 
(3) the United States should continue to engage 
APEC in promoting economic growth through the 
adoption of rules-based policies to strengthen trade 
and investment between the United States and other 
APEC members. 
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