(2) and (3) of section 7(a), as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
United States Trade Representative shall— 
(I) identify those agricultural products 
subject to tariff rate quotas on the date of 
enactment of this Act, and agricultural 
products subject to tariff reductions by the 
United States as a result of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements, for which the rate of 
duty was reduced on January 1, 1995, to a 
rate which was not less than 97.5 percent of 
the rate of duty that applied to such article 
on December 31, 1994; 
(II) consult with the Committee on 
Ways and Means and the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate concerning— 
(aa) whether any further tariff re-
ductions on the products identified 
under subclause (I) should be appro-
priate, taking into account the impact 
of any such tariff reduction on the 
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United States industry producing the 
product concerned; 
(bb) whether the products so iden-
tified face unjustified sanitary or 
phytosanitary restrictions, including 
those not based on scientific principles 
in 
contravention 
of 
the 
Uruguay 
Round Agreements; and 
(cc) whether the countries partici-
pating in the negotiations maintain 
export subsidies or other programs, 
policies, or practices that distort world 
trade in such products and the impact 
of such programs, policies, and prac-
tices on United States producers of the 
products; 
(III) request that the International 
Trade Commission prepare an assessment of 
the probable economic effects of any such 
tariff reduction on the United States indus-
try producing the product concerned and on 
the United States economy as a whole; and 
(IV) upon complying with subclauses 
(I), (II), and (III), notify the Committee on 
Ways and Means and the Committee on Ag-
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riculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate of those products 
identified under subclause (I) for which the 
Trade Representative intends to seek tariff 
liberalization in the negotiations and the 
reasons for seeking such tariff liberalization. 
(ii) If, after negotiations described in clause 
(i) are commenced— 
(I) the United States Trade Represent-
ative identifies any additional agricultural 
product described in clause (i)(I) for tariff 
reductions which were not the subject of a 
notification under clause (i)(IV), or 
(II) any additional agricultural prod-
uct described in clause (i)(I) is the subject 
of a request for tariff reductions by a party 
to the negotiations, 
the Trade Representative shall, as soon as prac-
ticable, notify the committees referred to in 
clause (i)(IV) of those products and the reasons 
for seeking such tariff reductions. 
(3) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE FISHING IN-
DUSTRY.—Before initiating, or continuing, negotia-
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tions that directly relate to fish or shellfish trade with 
any country, the President shall consult with the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and shall keep the Committees apprised of the nego-
tiations on an ongoing and timely basis. 
(4) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING TEXTILES.—Be-
fore initiating or continuing negotiations the subject 
matter of which is directly related to textiles and ap-
parel products with any country, the President 
shall— 
(A) assess whether United States tariffs on 
textile and apparel products that were bound 
under the Uruguay Round Agreements are lower 
than the tariffs bound by that country and 
whether the negotiation provides an opportunity 
to address any such disparity; and 
(B) consult with the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate con-
cerning the results of the assessment, whether it 
is appropriate for the United States to agree to 
further tariff reductions based on the conclusions 
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reached in the assessment, and how all applica-
ble negotiating objectives will be met. 
(5) ADHERENCE
TO
EXISTING
INTERNATIONAL 
TRADE
AND
INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—In determining whether to enter into nego-
tiations with a particular country, the President shall 
take into account the extent to which that country has 
implemented, or has accelerated the implementation 
of, its international trade and investment commit-
ments to the United States, including pursuant to the 
WTO Agreement. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS BEFORE ENTRY 
INTO AGREEMENT.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Before entering into any 
trade agreement under section 3(b), the President 
shall consult with— 
(A) the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate; 
(B) each other committee of the House and 
the Senate, and each joint committee of Congress, 
which has jurisdiction over legislation involving 
subject matters which would be affected by the 
trade agreement; and 
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