H. R. 4444
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treat-
ment) to the People’s Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations
between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into two divisions as
follows:
(1) Division A—Normal trade relations for the People’s
Republic of China.
(2) Division B—United States-China Relations.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
DIVISION A—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TITLE I—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS
Sec. 101. Termination of application of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of
1974 to the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 102. Effective date.
Sec. 103. Relief from market disruption.
Sec. 104. Amendment to section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974–compensation
authority.
DIVISION B—UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Short title of division; table of contents of division.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Policy.
Sec. 204. Definitions.
TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Sec. 301. Establishment of Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
Republic of China.
Sec. 302. Functions of the Commission.
Sec. 303. Membership of the Commission.
Sec. 304. Votes of the Commission.
Sec. 305. Expenditure of appropriations.
Sec. 306. Testimony of witnesses, production of evidence; issuance of subpoenas;
administration of oaths.
Sec. 307. Appropriations for the Commission.
Sec. 308. Staff of the Commission.
Sec. 309. Printing and binding costs.
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TITLE IV—MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA’S WTO COMMITMENTS
Subtitle A—Review of Membership of the People’s Republic of China in the WTO
Sec. 401. Review within the WTO.
Subtitle B—Authorization To Promote Compliance With Trade Agreements
Sec. 411. Findings.
Sec. 412. Purpose.
Sec. 413. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Report on Compliance by the People’s Republic of China With
WTO Obligations
Sec. 421. Report on compliance.
TITLE V—TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA
Subtitle A—Task Force on Prohibition of Importation of Products of Forced or
Prison Labor From the People’s Republic of China
Sec. 501. Establishment of Task Force.
Sec. 502. Functions of Task Force.
Sec. 503. Composition of Task Force.
Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 505. Reports to Congress.
Subtitle B—Assistance To Develop Commercial and Labor Rule of Law
Sec. 511. Establishment of technical assistance and rule of law programs.
Sec. 512. Administrative authorities.
Sec. 513. Prohibition relating to human rights abuses.
Sec. 514. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO THE WTO
Sec. 601. Accession of Taiwan to the WTO.
TITLE VII—RELATED ISSUES
Sec. 701. Authorizations of appropriations for broadcasting capital improvements
and international broadcasting operations.
DIVISION 
A—NORMAL 
TRADE 
RELA-
TIONS FOR THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA
TITLE I—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS
SEC. 101. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE
IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTENSION OF NON-
DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding any provision of
chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431
et seq.), as designated by section 3(a)(2) of this Act, the President
may—
(1) determine that such chapter should no longer apply
to the People’s Republic of China; and
(2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with
respect to the People’s Republic of China, proclaim the exten-
sion of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations
treatment) to the products of that country.
(b) ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.—Prior to making the determination