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 108 STAT. 4832 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 (E) the Trade Representative and the head of the relevant department or agency have consulted with the appropriate congressional committees on the proposed contents of the finafmle or other modification; and ^®'*?*?* (F) the final rule or other modification has been pubpubifcation ^shed in the Federal Register. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF MODIFICATION.— A final rule or other modification to which paragraph (1) appHes may not go into efiect before the end of the 60-day period beginnii^ on the date on which consultations under paragraph (1)(E) begin, unless the President determines that an earher effective date is in the national interest (3) VOTE BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— During the 60- day period described in paragraph (2), the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate may vote to indicate the agreement or disagreement of the committee with the proposed contents of the final rule or other modification. Any such vote shall not be binding on the department or agency which is implementing the rule or other modification. (4) INAPPLICABILITY TO ITC.—This subsection does not apply to any regulation or practice of the International Trade Commission- (h) CONSULTATIONS REGARDING REVIEW OF WTO RULES AND PROCEDURES.—Before the review is conducted of the dispute settlement rules and procedures of the WTO that is provided for in the Decision on the Application of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, as such decision is set forth in the Ministerial Declarations and Decisions adopted on April 15, 1994, together with the Uruguay Roimd Agreements, the Trade Representative shall consult wim the congressional committees regarding the poHcy of the United States concerning the review. 19 USC 3534. SEC. 124. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WTO. Not later than March 1 of each year beginning in 1996, the Trade Representative shall submit to the Congress a report describing, for the preceding fiscal year of the WTO— (1) the major activities and work programs of the WTO, including the functions and activities oi the committees established under article IV of the WTO Agreement, and the expenditures made by the WTO in connection with those activities and programs; (2) the percentage of budgetary assessments by the WTO that were accounted for by each WTO member country, including the United States; (3) the total number of personnel employed or retained by the Secretariat of the WTO, and the number of professional, administrative, and support staff of the WTO; (4) for each personnel category described in paragraph (3), the number of citizens of each country, and the average salary of the personnel, in that category; (5) each report issued by a panel or the Appellate Body in a dispute settlement proceeding regarding Federal or State law, and any efforts by the Trade Representative to provide for implementation of the recommendations contained in a report that is adverse to the United States;

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