V of the WTO
Agreement, to ensure the effective operation of, and adequate benefits
for the United States under, those Agreements, the President may accept
the Uruguay Round Agreements and implement article VIII of the WTO
Agreement.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations. There are authorized to be
appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary for the payment by
the United States of its share of the expenses of the WTO.
(d) Trade Agreements to Which This Act Applies. Subsection (a) applies
to the WTO Agreement and to the following agreements annexed to that
Agreement:
(1) The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
(2) The Agreement on Agriculture.
(3) The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures.
(4) The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
(5) The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
(6) The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures.
(7) The Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
(8) The Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
(9) The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection.
(10) The Agreement on Rules of Origin.
(11) The Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
(12) The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
(13) The Agreement on Safeguards.
(14) The General Agreement on Trade in Services.
(15) The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights.
(16) The Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement
of Disputes.
(17) The Agreement on Government Procurement.
(18) The International Bovine Meat Agreement.
Sec. 102. Relationship of the agreements to United States law and
state law.
(a) Relationship of Agreements to United States Law.
(1) United states law to prevail in conflict. No provision of any of the
Uruguay Round Agreements, nor the application of any such provision to
any person or circumstance, that is inconsistent with any law of the
United States shall have effect.
(2) Construction. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
(A) to amend or modify any law of the United States, including any law
relating to-
(i) the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health,
(ii) the protection of the environment, or
(iii) worker safety, or
(B) to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,
including section 301 of the Trade Act o
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