Vietnam Trade Agreement (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 17, 2001 |
| Report Number |
RS20717 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Vladimir N. Pregelj, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The procedure leading to the entry into force of the U.S. trade agreement with Vietnam,
including
a reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory treatment. calls for its approval by the enactment of a
joint resolution of Congress, considered under a specific fast-track procedure with deadlines for its
various stages, with mandatory language and no amendments. After favorable reports on the
legislation in both houses, H.J.Res. 51, approving the nondiscriminatory treatment, was enacted on
October 16, 2001; the agreement also was ratified by Vietnam on December 4, 2001, and entered
into force by exchange of notices of acceptance between the two parties on December 10, 2001. The
functional sequence of the legislative and executive steps involved in the implementation of the
agreement is described in this report.
