text: Described.--
              (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint 
          resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint 
          resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the matter after 
          the resolving clause of such a joint resolution is as follows: 
          ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the United States 
          Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to amend or 
          modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding on Rules 
          and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes relating to 
          XX with respect to the affirmative determination submitted to 
          the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission on 
          XX,'' the first blank space being filled with the specific 
          rules and procedures with respect to which Trade Representative 
          is to undertake negotiations and the second blank space being 
          filled with the date of the affirmative determination submitted 
          to the Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) 
          which has given rise to the joint resolution.
              (2) Withdrawal resolution.--For purposes of subsection 
          (a)(2), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it 
          is a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the 
          matter after the resolving clause of such joint resolution is 
          as follows: ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the 
          United States Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to 
          amend or modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding 
          on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes 
          relating to XX with respect to the affirmative report submitted 
          to the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission 
          on XX and if such negotiations do not result in a solution that 
          the Trade Representative, by XX, certifies to the Congress is 
          satisfactory, the Congress withdraws its approval, provided 
          under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of 
          the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of the Act'', the 
          first blank space being filled with the specific rules and 
          procedures with respect to which the Trade Representative is to 
          undertake negotiations, the second blank space being filled 
          with the date of the affirmative determination submitted to the 
          Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) which has 
          given rise to the joint resolution, and the third blank space 
          being filled with the date the Congress withdraws its approval 
          of the WTO Agreement.
      (c) Procedural Provisions.--
              (1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
          met if the joint resolution is enacted in accordance with this 
          subsection, and--
                      (A) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
                  subsection (b)(1), the Congress adopts and transmits 
                  the joint resolution to the President before the end of 
                  the 90-day period (excluding any day described in 
                  section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on 
                  the date on which the Congress receives an affirmative 
                  determination from the Commission described in section 
                  4(b), or
                      (B) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
                  subsection (b)(2), the Commission has made 3 
                  affirmative determinations described in section 4(b) 
                  during a 5-year period, and the Congress adopts and 
  transmits the joint resolution to the President before the end of the 
  90-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the 
  Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives 
  the third such affirmative determination.
              (2) Presidential veto.--In any case in which the President 
          vetoes the joint resolution, the requirements of this 
          subsection are met if each House of Congress votes to override 
          that veto on or before the later of the last day of the 90-day 
          period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), 
          whichever is applicable, or the last day of the 15-day period 
          (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act 
          of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives 
          the veto message from the President.
              (3) Introduction.--
                      (A) Time.--A joint resolution to which this section 
                  applies may be introduced at any time on or after the 
                  date on which the Commission transmits to the Congress 
                  an affirmative determination described in section 4(b), 
                  and before the end of the 90-day period referred to in 
                  subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as the case 
                  may be.
                      (B) Any member may introduce.--A joint resolution 
                  described in subsection (b) may be introduced in either 
                  House of the Congress by any Member of such House.
              (4) Expedited procedures.--
                      (A) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of 
                  this subsection, the provisions of subsections (b), 
                  (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 
                  1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) apply to 
                  joint resolutions described in subsection (b) to the 
                  same extent as such provisions apply to resolutions 
                  under such section.
                      (B) Report of discharge of committee.--If the 
                  committee of either House to which a joint resolution 
                  has been referred has not reported it by the close of 
                  the 45th day after its introduction (excluding any day 
                  described in section 154(d) of the Trade Act of 1974), 
                  such committee shall be automatically discharged from 
                  further consideration of the joint resolution and it 
                  shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
                      (C) Finance and ways and means committees.--It is 
                  not in order for--
                              (i) the Senate to consider any joint 
                          resolution unless it has been reported by the 
                          Committee on Finance or the committee has been 
                          discharged under subparagraph (B); or
                              (ii) the House of Representatives to 
                          consider any joint resolution unless it has 
                          been reported by the Committee on Ways and 
                          Means or the committee has been discharged 
                          under subparagraph (B).
                      (D) Special rules for house.--A motion in the House 
                  of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a 
                  joint resolution may only be made on the second 
                  legislative day after the calendar day on which the 
                  Member making the motion announces to the House his or 
                  her intention to do so.
              (5) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It 
          shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or 
          the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a joint 
          resolution received from the other House), if that House has 
          previously adopted a joint resolution under this section 
          relating to the same matter.
      (d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is 
  enacted by the Congress--
              (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
          Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
          deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
          such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
          they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
              (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
          of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
          procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
          to the same extent as any other rule of that House.
  
  SEC. 206. PARTICIPATION IN WTO PANEL PROCEEDINGS.
  
      (a) In General.--If the United States Trade Representative, in 
  proceedings before a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body of 
  the WTO, seeks--
              (1) to enforce United States rights under a multilateral 
          trade agreement; or
              (2) to defend a challenged action or determination of the 
          United States Government;
  a private United States person that is supportive of the United States 
  Government's position before the panel or Appellate Body and that has a 
  direct economic interest in the panel's or Appellate Body's resolution 
  of the matters in dispute shall be permitted to participate in 
  consultations and panel proceedings. The Trade Representative shall 
  issue regulations, consistent with subsections (b) and (c), ensuring 
  full and effective participation by any such private person.
      (b) Access to Information.--The United States Trade Representative 
  shall make available to persons described in subsection (a) all 
  information presented to or otherwise obtained by the Trade 
  Representative in connection with a WTO dispute settlement proceeding. 
  The United States Trade Representative shall promulgate regulations 
  implementing a protective order system to protect information 
  designated by the submitting member as confidential.
      (c) Participation in Panel Process.--Upon request from a person 
  described in subsection (a), the United States Trade Representative 
  shall--
              (1) consult in advance with such person regarding the 
          content of written submissions from the United States to the 
          WTO panel concerned or to the other member countries involved;
              (2) include, where appropriate, such person or its 
          appropriate representative as an advisory member of the 
          delegation in sessions of the dispute settlement panel;
              (3) allow such special delegation member, where such member 
          would bring special knowledge to the proceeding, to appear 
          before the panel, directly or through counsel, under the 
          supervision of responsibility United States Government 
          officials; and
              (4) in proceedings involving confidential information, 
          allow appearance of such person only through counsel as a 
          member of the special delegation.
  
  SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.
  
      For purposes of this Act:
              (1) Appellate body.--The term ``Appellate Body'' means the 
          Appellate Body established under article 17.1 of the Dispute 
          Settlement Understanding.
              (2) Adverse to the united states.--The term ``adverse to 
          the United States'' includes any report which holds any law, 
          regulation, or application thereof by a government agency to be 
          inconsistent with international obligations under a Uruguay 
          Round Agreement (or a nullification or impairment thereof), 
          whether or not there are other elements of the decision which 
          favor arguments made by the United States.
              (3) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ``dispute 
          settlement panel'' and ``panel'' mean a panel established 
          pursuant to article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
              (4) Dispute settlement body.--The term ``Dispute Settlement 
          Body'' means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the 
          rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement 
          Understanding.
              (5) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ``Dispute 
          Settlement Understanding'' means the understanding on rules and 
          procedures governing the settlement of disputes referred to in 
          section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
              (6) Uruguay round agreement.--The term ``Uruguay Round 
          Agreement'' means any of the agreements described in section 
          101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
              (7) World trade organization; wto.--The term ``World Trade 
          Organization'' and ``WTO'' mean the organization established 
          pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
              (8) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the 
          Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered 
          into on April 15, 1994.
target: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
       Title I:  NAFTA Renegotiation Act 
       Title II:  WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act 
  NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - 
  Title I:  NAFTA Renegotiation Act
   - Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to correct trade deficits and currency distortions.  Requires reports to the Congress assessing the impact of NAFTA on U.S. jobs and the environment.  Requires the President to consult with the Congress with respect to the renegotiations. 
  Title II:  WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act
   - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), any other report of such bodies adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. 
  Requires the USTR to undertake negotiations to amend the rules and procedures of the dispute settlement understanding upon enactment of a joint resolution mandating such negotiations. 
  Permits participation in WTO panel proceedings in support of the United States of a private U.S. person with a direct economic interest in the resolution of the matters in dispute.
feat_title: NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act