IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 887 
Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei’s, acces-
sion to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, 
and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic 
economy and position in the global economy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. 
SCALISE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese 
Taipei’s, accession to the Government Procurement 
Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and 
good faith that this will promote its domestic economy 
and position in the global economy. 
Whereas the GPA, signed into force in 1994, establishes an 
agreed framework of rights and obligations among its 
parties with respect to their national laws, regulations, 
procedures, and practices in the area of government pro-
curement; 
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Whereas it is classified as a ‘‘plurilateral’’ agreement in ac-
cordance with Annex 4 of the Marrakesh Agreement Es-
tablishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) and 
does not include all member states of the WTO, the Gov-
ernment Procurement Agreement (GPA) represents an 
elite trading body; 
Whereas the GPA maintains beneficial relationships between 
its parties through its scope being expanded to incor-
porate a series of bilateral agreements between individual 
parties (Article XXIV: 6); 
Whereas in order to maintain the fair plurilateral and cooper-
ative nature of the Agreement, in addition to promoting 
economic growth between parties, special rules and proce-
dures have been enacted; 
Whereas of particular interest is the provision disallowing 
‘‘cross-retaliation’’, the suspension of concessions or other 
obligations under the GPA as a result of disputes arising 
under the other WTO Agreements because of any dispute 
arising under the GPA (Article XXII: 7); 
Whereas in an effort to promote fair trading practices, the 
GPA has established a domestic bid challenge system, 
giving suppliers, believing that procurement has been 
handled inconsistently with the requirements of the GPA, 
a right of recourse to an independent domestic tribunal 
in which parties may confer the authority to hear chal-
lenges by suppliers in national courts or in an impartial 
and independent review body (Article XX); 
Whereas in order to maintain transparency within the WTO, 
each government must collect and provide to the other 
parties statistics on its procurement covered by the 
Agreement, in addition to the general requirement of 
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publishing laws, regulations, judicial decision, administra-
tive rulings, et al. (Article XIX: 5); and 
Whereas all members of the GPA have shown their dedication 
to promoting the global economy through the mainte-
nance of these upstanding ideals: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends congratulations and welcomes Chi-
nese Taipei into the Government Procurement 
Agreement (GPA); 
(2) encourages Chinese Taipei to uphold the 
standards set forth by the GPA in an effort to pro-
mote and maintain good and beneficial economic re-
lations between WTO member states; and 
(3) strongly encourages Chinese Taipei and its 
government-owned entities to recognize and comply 
with international arbitration agreements and arbi-
tration awards as provided in the Treaty of Friend-
ship, Commerce and Navigation of 1978. 
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