III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 202 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve significant reforms to the rules of the World Trade Organization in order to promote the advancement of truly developing countries. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 9, 2023 Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. KING) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must continue to demonstrate leadership to achieve sig- nificant reforms to the rules of the World Trade Organi- zation in order to promote the advancement of truly developing countries. Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that— 1 (1) although the United States finds value and 2 usefulness in the World Trade Organization in ful- 3 filling the needs of the United States and other free 4 and open economies in the 21st century, significant 5 reforms at the World Trade Organization are need- 6 ed; and 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR202.IS SR202 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 202 IS (2) the United States must continue to dem- 1 onstrate leadership to achieve reforms that restore 2 the effectiveness of the rules of the World Trade Or- 3 ganization for special and differential treatment to 4 ensure those rules promote advancement for truly 5 developing countries, rather than becoming tools for 6 globally competitive countries, such as the People’s 7 Republic of China, to engage in protectionism and 8 market distortions. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 May 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR202.IS SR202 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS