§ 2905. Accession of state trading regimes to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or WTO
(a)
In general
Before any major foreign country accedes, after August 23, 1988, to the GATT 1947, or to the WTO Agreement, the President shall determine—
(b)
Effects of affirmative determination
If both of the determinations made under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section with respect to a major foreign country are affirmative—
(1)
the President shall reserve the right of the United States to withhold extension of the application of the GATT 1947 or the WTO Agreement, between the United States and such major foreign country, and
(2)
the GATT 1947 or the WTO Agreement shall not apply between the United States and such major foreign country until—
(c)
Expedited consideration of bill to approve extension
(1)
The President may submit to the Congress any draft of a bill which approves of the extension of the application of the GATT 1947 or the WTO Agreement between the United States and a major foreign country.
(2)
Any draft of a bill described in paragraph (1) that is submitted by the President to the Congress shall—
(A)
be introduced by the majority leader of each House of the Congress (by request) on the first day on which such House is in session after the date such draft is submitted to the Congress; and
(B)
shall be treated as an implementing bill for purposes of subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section
2191 of this title.
(d)
Publication
The President shall publish in the Federal Register each determination made under subsection (a) of this section.