Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§6903 Definitions

Title 22 › Chapter 77— UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6903

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lists and explains key words used in the chapter. Dispute Settlement Understanding is the WTO’s rulebook for handling trade disputes, as cited in section 3511(d)(16) of title 19. Government of the People’s Republic of China covers the central Chinese government, any provincial or local government body, and any company controlled by those governments or that gives them a majority of its profits. Internationally recognized worker rights is defined in section 2467(4) of title 19 and includes eliminating the “worst forms of child labor” (defined in section 2467(6)). Trade Representative is the United States Trade Representative. WTO or World Trade Organization is the international body created by the WTO Agreement. WTO Agreement is the treaty that created the WTO, signed on April 15, 1994. WTO member is defined in section 3501(10) of title 19.

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Title 22, §6903

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of title 19.

(2)The term “Government of the People’s Republic of China” means the central Government of the People’s Republic of China and any other governmental entity, including any provincial, prefectural, or local entity and any enterprise that is controlled by the central Government or any such governmental entity or as to which the central Government or any such governmental entity is entitled to receive a majority of the profits.

(3)The term “internationally recognized worker rights” has the meaning given that term in section 2467(4) of title 19 and includes the right to the elimination of the “worst forms of child labor”, as defined in section 2467(6) of title 19.

(4)The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.

(5)The terms “WTO” and “World Trade Organization” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.

(6)The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.

(7)The term “WTO member” has the meaning given that term in section 3501(10) of title 19.

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22 U.S.C. § 6903

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60