	The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

		Overview

The United States' WTO obligations with respect to government procurement are containedin the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP). (76)

	The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as approved and implemented byCongress, entered into force on January 1, 1994. (78) Since Mexico is not currently a party to the WTO AGP, its procurement obligations with the UnitedStates are governed solely by NAFTA.
This report contains an overview of the major procurement agreements to which the UnitedStates is a party, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on GovernmentProcurement, the procurement chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) andprovisions from other free trade agreements. In addition, this report highlights major federal lawsthat relate to the government-procurement obligations of the United States.