114 STAT. 892 PUBLIC LAW 106-286—OCT. 10, 2000 Sec. 412. Purpose. Sec. 413. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle C—Report on Compliance by the People's Republic of China With WTO Obligations Sec. 421. Report on compliance. TITLE V—TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Subtitle A—Task Force on Prohibition of Importation of Products of Forced or Prison Labor From the People's Republic of China Sec. 501. Establishment of Task Force. Sec. 502. Functions of Task Force. Sec. 503. Composition of Task Force. Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 505. Reports to Congress. Subtitle B—Assistance To Develop Commercial and Labor Rule of Law Sec. 511. Establishment of technical assistance and rule of law programs. Sec. 512. Administrative authorities. Sec. 513. Prohibition relating to human rights abuses. Sec. 514. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE VI—ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO THE WTO Sec. 601. AccessionofTaiwan to the WTO. TITLE VII—RELATED ISSUES Sec. 701. Authorizations of appropriations for broadcasting capital improvements and international broadcasting operations. 22 USC 6901. SEC. 202. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) In 1980, the United States opened trade relations with the People's Republic of China by entering into a bilateral trade agreement, which was approved by joint resolution enacted pursuant to section 405(c) of the Trade Act of 1974. (2) Since 1980, the President has consistently extended nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the People's Republic of China, pursuant to his authority under section 404 of the Trade Act of 1974. (3) Since 1980, the United States has entered into several additional trade-related agreements with the People's Republic of China, including a memorandum of understanding on market access in 1992, two agreements on intellectual property rights protection in 1992 and 1995, and an agreement on agricultural cooperation in 1999. (4) Trade in goods between the People's Republic of China and the United States totaled almost $95,000,000,000 in 1999, compared with approximately $18,000,000,000 in 1989, representing growth of approximately 428 percent over 10 years. (5) The United States merchgmdise trade deficit with the People's Republic of China has grown from approximately $6,000,000,000 in 1989 to over $68,000,000,000 in 1999, a growth of over 1,000 percent. (6) The People's Republic of China currently restricts imports through relatively high tariffs and nontariff barriers, including import licensing, technology transfer, and local content requirements. (7) United States businesses attempting to sell goods to markets in the People's Republic of China have complained of uneven application of tariffs, customs procedures, and other
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