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ECAT Agenda 2001

Prepared for the ECAT Annual Meeting

March 27, 2001

Introduction

Summary: ECAT Positions on Issues

Section 1: Trade: Discover the OpportunityTM

The Continued Need for Trade Outreach and ECAT's Trade: Discover the Opportunity^TM Program

Trade: Discover the Opportunity^TM

Section 2: Major Trade Policy Issues

Congressional Consideration of Trade Promotion Authority Legislation

Promotion of Comprehensive and Trade-Oriented Bilateral, Regional and Global Trade Agreements

Congressional Approval of U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Commercial Agreement

Accelerating Negotiations to Create a Free Trade Area of the Americas

Launching Broad WTO Negotiations in

Concluding and Implementing Comprehensive and Trade-Oriented Bilateral Free Trade Agreements

Addressing Concerns about Trade and Investment Liberalization

Labor and Environment Issues

Environmental Issues

Food Trade Issues

Health Policy and Intellectual Property Rights Protection

Transparency

Comprehensive Review and Reform of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Worker Retraining Programs

Efforts to Amend U.S. Trade Remedy Laws

WTO Dispute Settlement Cases Involving U.S. Trade Remedy Laws

Renewal of Expiring Trade Provisions

Modernization of the Customs Service's Computer and Operational Activities

Section 3: The European Union

U.S.-EU Trade Relations

Section 4: World Trade Organization

Major Issues

WTO Accession of China and Other Countries

Status of WTO Committees and Working Parties

Dispute Settlement

WTO Dispute Settlement Reform

Section 5: Investment

Outlook for International Agreement on Investment

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Antibribery Initiatives

Section 6: Sanctions Reform

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Sanctions Reform Legislation

Issue-Specific Sanctions Legislation

Country-Specific Issues

Section 7: Export Promotion and Financing

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Trade and Development Agency

Compliance Initiatives

Multilateral Development Banks and International Monetary Fund

Section 8: Export Controls

Microprocessor Export Restrictions

Export Administration Act Reauthorization

Encryption

Wassenaar Arrangement

Section 9: Regional Trade Arrangements and Country-Specific Issues

Mexico

Canada

Caribbean Basin Countries

MERCOSUR

Brazil

Asia-Pacific Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Russia

Section 10: Intellectual Property

WTO Dispute Settlement

Optical Media Products Piracy, Organized Crime and End-User Piracy of Software

Implementation of World Intellectual Property Organization Treaties

WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Section 11: Taxation of Foreign Source Income

Treasury Deferral Study

International Tax Simplification Legislation


	ECAT Agenda 2001 Prepared for the ECAT Annual Meeting March 27, 2001 Introduction Summary: ECAT Positions on Issues Section 1: Trade: Discover the OpportunityTM Importance of Trade and Investment to Global Growth and the U.S. Economy The Continued Need for Trade Outreach and ECAT's Trade: Discover the Opportunity^TM Program New ECAT Study on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy and the Growth of the New Economy in the 21st Century ECAT's Trade Education Messages ECAT's Trade: Discover the Opportunity^TM Employee Outreach Program Section 2: Major Trade Policy Issues Building a Consensus on Trade and Investment Objectives Congressional Consideration of Trade Promotion Authority Legislation History of Trade-Negotiating Authority Legislation Importance of Trade Promotion Authority Labor and Environmental Issues Outlook for Trade Promotion Authority in 2001 Promotion of Comprehensive and Trade-Oriented Bilateral, Regional and Global Trade Agreements Completion of China's Negotiations to Enter the WTO U.S.-China Relations Act Benefits of China's WTO Accession WTO Requirements for China's Final Accession Status of Negotiations and Outlook for 2001 Congressional Approval of U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Commercial Agreement U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Commercial Agreement Extension of Normal Trade Relations to Vietnam Accelerating Negotiations to Create a Free Trade Area of the Americas Background on the Negotiations Status of the Negotiations and Outlook for 2001 Importance of the FTAA Negotiations Launching Broad WTO Negotiations in Agriculture Negotiations Services Negotiations Other Sectors ATL Negotiations ITA II Negotiations E-Commerce Trade Facilitation Transparency in Government Procurement Outlook for the Launch of Broad WTO Negotiations in 2001 Concluding and Implementing Comprehensive and Trade-Oriented Bilateral Free Trade Agreements U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Negotiations U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Addressing Concerns about Trade and Investment Liberalization Labor and Environment Issues Labor Issues International Labor Organization Activities Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 Generalized System of Preferences and Other Preference Programs WTO Working Group on Worker Rights U.S.-China Relations Act U.S.-Cambodia Bilateral Textile Agreement U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Environmental Issues WTO Activities Environmental Reviews of Trade Agreements Import Ban on Products Containing Dog and Cat Fur U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Food Trade Issues Genetically-Modified Organisms Biosafety Protocol EU Beef-Hormone Case ECAT's Food Chain Coalition Proposal Health Policy and Intellectual Property Rights Protection Transparency Comprehensive Review and Reform of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Worker Retraining Programs Review of the Operation of the TAA Programs Prospects for Renewal and Reform of the TAA Programs Private Sector Retraining Efforts Efforts to Amend U.S. Trade Remedy Laws Proposed Amendments to U.S. Trade Remedy Laws and Import Restraints Proposals to Amend the Trade Remedy Laws Proposed Quotas on Steel Imports and Other Proposals Section 232 Investigation of Semi-finished Steel and Iron Ore Imports WTO Dispute Settlement Cases Involving U.S. Trade Remedy Laws Byrd Amendment Privatization Methodology under the U.S. Countervailing Duty Law Safeguard Measures Antidumping Act of 1916 Other Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Provisions Renewal of Expiring Trade Provisions Generalized System of Preferences Andean Trade Preferences Act Modernization of the Customs Service's Computer and Operational Activities Automation Modernization Understaffing Customs Modernization Section 3: The European Union EU Integration Efforts Enlargement of the European Union European Monetary Union and the Euro Other Preferential Trade Arrangements U.S.-EU Trade Relations Agricultural Issues WTO Negotiations and Dispute Settlement Cases EU Challenge to U.S. Foreign Sales Corporation Rules EU Challenge to "Carousel" Legislation EU Challenge to Section 110(5) of the Copyright Act Other EU Challenges to U.S. Law and Decisions Other U.S. Challenges to EU Law and Decisions Aircraft Issues Privacy Trans-Atlantic Economic Partnership Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue Section 4: World Trade Organization WTO Framework Major Issues Implementation of WTO Agreements Market-Access Initiatives WTO Institutional Reforms WTO Accession of China and Other Countries Status of WTO Committees and Working Parties Rules of Origin Trade and Competition Policy Trade and Investment Trade and Environment Treatment of Labor Issues in the WTO Dispute Settlement WTO Dispute Settlement Reform Section 5: Investment ECAT Studies Outlook for International Agreement on Investment OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Antibribery Initiatives Section 6: Sanctions Reform Unilateral Economic Sanctions Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act Sanctions Reform Legislation Issue-Specific Sanctions Legislation Religious Persecution Narcotics Enforcement Country-Specific Issues Helms-Burton Cuba Sanctions Legislation Easing of Cuba Embargo Iran-Libya Sanctions Act Iran Nonproliferation Act India-Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation Sanctions Myanmar Sanctions on China Section 7: Export Promotion and Financing Ex-Im Bank Overseas Private Investment Corporation Trade and Development Agency Compliance Initiatives Multilateral Development Banks and International Monetary Fund Section 8: Export Controls High Performance Computer Export Restrictions Microprocessor Export Restrictions Export Administration Act Reauthorization Encryption Wassenaar Arrangement Section 9: Regional Trade Arrangements and Country-Specific Issues Western Hemisphere North American Free Trade Agreement Success of NAFTA in Expanding Trade NAFTA Dispute Settlement --Chapter 20 NAFTA Dispute Settlement -- Chapter 19 Investor-State Dispute Settlement -- Chapter 11 NAFTA and the Environment NAFTA and Labor Mexico Major U.S.-Mexican Trade Issues Mexican Trade Agreements and Negotiations Canada Major U.S.-Canadian Trade Issues Canadian Trade Agreements and Negotiations Caribbean Basin Countries The United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000 Implementation of the CBTPA MERCOSUR Brazil Asia-Pacific Region Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Association of Southeast Asian Nations Japan Korea Indonesia India Sub-Saharan Africa The African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation of the AGOA Russia Section 10: Intellectual Property Special 301 WTO Dispute Settlement Optical Media Products Piracy, Organized Crime and End-User Piracy of Software Implementation of World Intellectual Property Organization Treaties WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Section 11: Taxation of Foreign Source Income Foreign Sales Corporation Rules Background EU Challenge to FSC Provisions FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Act Treasury Deferral Study 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