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Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

S. 5190 · 117th Congress · Dec 6, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To end the treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act”.

Sec. 2 Statement of policy

It should be the policy of the United States—
(1)
to refuse entering into any treaty in which the People’s Republic of China—
(A)
is labeled a developing nation; or
(B)
receives the benefits of a developing nation under the terms of the treaty;
(2)
to oppose the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members; and
(3)
to pursue the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developed nation in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members.

Sec. 3 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Appropriate committees of congress— The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
(A)
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of State.

Sec. 4 Report on the labeling of the People's Republic of China’s development status in current treaty negotiations

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress identifying all current treaty negotiations in which—
(1)
the proposed treaty develops different standards for the enforcement of the treaty based on the development status of the member states of the treaty; and
(2)
the People's Republic of China is under consideration for becoming a party to the treaty.

Sec. 5 Mechanisms for changing development status

(a)
In general— In any international organization of which the United States and the People's Republic of China are both current members, the Secretary shall pursue—
(1)
changing the status of the People's Republic of China from developing nation to developed nation if a mechanism exists in such organization to make such status change; or
(2)
proposing the development of a mechanism described in paragraph (1) to change the status of the People's Republic of China in such organization from developing nation to developed nation.
(b)
Waiver— The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) with respect to any international organization if the President notifies the appropriate committees of Congress that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States.