S.Amdt. 681

1. Adds SEC. 16. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1619 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 16. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

   Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that, before the United States can support the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization, the Government of the Russian Federation needs to make considerable and demonstrative progress toward complying with the major obligations of members of the World Trade Organization, including--

   Inserted: (1) strengthening protection of intellectual property rights, including significantly increasing enforcement efforts with respect to Internet piracy;

   Inserted: (2) curtailing the use of unjustified sanitary restrictions to limit exports of agricultural products from the United States to the Russian Federation;

   Inserted: (3) eliminating technical barriers to trade that affect the information technology industry; and

   Inserted: (4) generally strengthening respect for the rule of law.

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   At the end, add the following:

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