article: Described.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the matter after the resolving clause of such a joint resolution is as follows: ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the United States Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to amend or modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes relating to XX with respect to the affirmative determination submitted to the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission on XX,'' the first blank space being filled with the specific rules and procedures with respect to which Trade Representative is to undertake negotiations and the second blank space being filled with the date of the affirmative determination submitted to the Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) which has given rise to the joint resolution. (2) Withdrawal resolution.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the matter after the resolving clause of such joint resolution is as follows: ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the United States Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to amend or modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes relating to XX with respect to the affirmative report submitted to the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission on XX and if such negotiations do not result in a solution that the Trade Representative, by XX, certifies to the Congress is satisfactory, the Congress withdraws its approval, provided under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of the Act'', the first blank space being filled with the specific rules and procedures with respect to which the Trade Representative is to undertake negotiations, the second blank space being filled with the date of the affirmative determination submitted to the Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) which has given rise to the joint resolution, and the third blank space being filled with the date the Congress withdraws its approval of the WTO Agreement. (c) Procedural Provisions.-- (1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are met if the joint resolution is enacted in accordance with this subsection, and-- (A) in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (b)(1), the Congress adopts and transmits the joint resolution to the President before the end of the 90-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives an affirmative determination from the Commission described in section 4(b), or (B) in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (b)(2), the Commission has made 3 affirmative determinations described in section 4(b) during a 5-year period, and the Congress adopts and transmits the joint resolution to the President before the end of the 90-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives the third such affirmative determination. (2) Presidential veto.--In any case in which the President vetoes the joint resolution, the requirements of this subsection are met if each House of Congress votes to override that veto on or before the later of the last day of the 90-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), whichever is applicable, or the last day of the 15-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives the veto message from the President. (3) Introduction.-- (A) Time.--A joint resolution to which this section applies may be introduced at any time on or after the date on which the Commission transmits to the Congress an affirmative determination described in section 4(b), and before the end of the 90-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as the case may be. (B) Any member may introduce.--A joint resolution described in subsection (b) may be introduced in either House of the Congress by any Member of such House. (4) Expedited procedures.-- (A) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the provisions of subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) apply to joint resolutions described in subsection (b) to the same extent as such provisions apply to resolutions under such section. (B) Report of discharge of committee.--If the committee of either House to which a joint resolution has been referred has not reported it by the close of the 45th day after its introduction (excluding any day described in section 154(d) of the Trade Act of 1974), such committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (C) Finance and ways and means committees.--It is not in order for-- (i) the Senate to consider any joint resolution unless it has been reported by the Committee on Finance or the committee has been discharged under subparagraph (B); or (ii) the House of Representatives to consider any joint resolution unless it has been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means or the committee has been discharged under subparagraph (B). (D) Special rules for house.--A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a joint resolution may only be made on the second legislative day after the calendar day on which the Member making the motion announces to the House his or her intention to do so. (5) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a joint resolution received from the other House), if that House has previously adopted a joint resolution under this section relating to the same matter. (d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is enacted by the Congress-- (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that House. SEC. 206. PARTICIPATION IN WTO PANEL PROCEEDINGS. (a) In General.--If the United States Trade Representative, in proceedings before a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body of the WTO, seeks-- (1) to enforce United States rights under a multilateral trade agreement; or (2) to defend a challenged action or determination of the United States Government; a private United States person that is supportive of the United States Government's position before the panel or Appellate Body and that has a direct economic interest in the panel's or Appellate Body's resolution of the matters in dispute shall be permitted to participate in consultations and panel proceedings. The Trade Representative shall issue regulations, consistent with subsections (b) and (c), ensuring full and effective participation by any such private person. (b) Access to Information.--The United States Trade Representative shall make available to persons described in subsection (a) all information presented to or otherwise obtained by the Trade Representative in connection with a WTO dispute settlement proceeding. The United States Trade Representative shall promulgate regulations implementing a protective order system to protect information designated by the submitting member as confidential. (c) Participation in Panel Process.--Upon request from a person described in subsection (a), the United States Trade Representative shall-- (1) consult in advance with such person regarding the content of written submissions from the United States to the WTO panel concerned or to the other member countries involved; (2) include, where appropriate, such person or its appropriate representative as an advisory member of the delegation in sessions of the dispute settlement panel; (3) allow such special delegation member, where such member would bring special knowledge to the proceeding, to appear before the panel, directly or through counsel, under the supervision of responsibility United States Government officials; and (4) in proceedings involving confidential information, allow appearance of such person only through counsel as a member of the special delegation. SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appellate body.--The term ``Appellate Body'' means the Appellate Body established under article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. (2) Adverse to the united states.--The term ``adverse to the United States'' includes any report which holds any law, regulation, or application thereof by a government agency to be inconsistent with international obligations under a Uruguay Round Agreement (or a nullification or impairment thereof), whether or not there are other elements of the decision which favor arguments made by the United States. (3) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ``dispute settlement panel'' and ``panel'' mean a panel established pursuant to article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. (4) Dispute settlement body.--The term ``Dispute Settlement Body'' means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding. (5) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ``Dispute Settlement Understanding'' means the understanding on rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes referred to in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. (6) Uruguay round agreement.--The term ``Uruguay Round Agreement'' means any of the agreements described in section 101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. (7) World trade organization; wto.--The term ``World Trade Organization'' and ``WTO'' mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement. (8) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.
summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act - Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to correct trade deficits and currency distortions. Requires reports to the Congress assessing the impact of NAFTA on U.S. jobs and the environment. Requires the President to consult with the Congress with respect to the renegotiations. Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), any other report of such bodies adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the USTR to undertake negotiations to amend the rules and procedures of the dispute settlement understanding upon enactment of a joint resolution mandating such negotiations. Permits participation in WTO panel proceedings in support of the United States of a private U.S. person with a direct economic interest in the resolution of the matters in dispute.