Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§6951 Report on Compliance

Title 22 › CHAPTER 77 — UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S WTO COMMITMENTS › Part C — Report on Compliance by the People’s Republic of China With WTO Obligations › § 6951

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The U.S. Trade Representative must send Congress a report no later than 1 year after China’s WTO Accession Protocol goes into effect, and then every year after that. The report must say whether China is keeping the promises it made when joining the World Trade Organization, covering its international commitments and any specific promises to the United States. When preparing the report, the Trade Representative must get public input by publishing a notice in the Federal Register and holding a public hearing.

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Title 22, §6951

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(a)In general

Not later than 1 year after the entry into force of the Protocol of Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, and annually thereafter, the Trade Representative shall submit a report to Congress on compliance by the People’s Republic of China with commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization, including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States.

(b)Public participation

In preparing the report described in subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall seek public participation by publishing a notice in the Federal Register and holding a public hearing.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6951

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110