Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure

Publication Date: September 2001

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Trade

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Coverage: Vietnam

Abstract:

To enter into force, the U.S. trade agreement with Vietnam must be approved by the enactment of a joint resolution of Congress, considered under a specific fast-track procedure with deadlines for its various stages, with mandatory language and no amendments. Joint resolutions S.J.Res. 16 and H.J.Res. 51 to approve the trade agreement with Vietnam were introduced, respectively, on June 11 and 12, 2001. S.J.Res.16 was reported favorably July 27, 2001 (S.Rept 107-49); H.J.Res. 51 was reported favorably September 5, 2001, (H.Rept. 107-189) and passed by the House September 6, 2001. The functional sequence of the legislative and executive steps involved in the implementation of the agreement is described in this report.