tions by the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
after consultation with the chairman and rank-
ing member of the Committee on Finance and 
the chairman and ranking member of the com-
mittee from which the Member will be selected. 
(2) CONSULTATIONS
WITH
DESIGNATED
CON-
GRESSIONAL ADVISERS.—In the course of negotiations 
conducted under this Act, the United States Trade 
Representative shall consult closely and on a timely 
basis (including immediately before initialing an 
agreement) with, and keep fully apprised of the nego-
tiations, the congressional advisers for trade policy 
and negotiations designated under paragraph (1). 
(3) ACCREDITATION.—Each Member of Congress 
designated as a congressional adviser under para-
graph (1) shall be accredited by the United States 
Trade Representative on behalf of the President as an 
official adviser to the United States delegations to 
international conferences, meetings, and negotiating 
sessions relating to trade agreements. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY GROUPS ON NEGOTIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—By not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
later than 30 days after the convening of each Con-
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gress, the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives shall convene 
the House Advisory Group on Negotiations and the 
chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
shall convene the Senate Advisory Group on Negotia-
tions (in this subsection referred to collectively as the 
‘‘congressional advisory groups’’). 
(2) MEMBERS AND FUNCTIONS.— 
(A) MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE ADVISORY 
GROUP
ON
NEGOTIATIONS.—In each Congress, 
the House Advisory Group on Negotiations shall 
be comprised of the following Members of the 
House of Representatives: 
(i) The chairman and ranking member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
3 additional members of such Committee 
(not more than 2 of whom are members of 
the same political party). 
(ii) The chairman and ranking mem-
ber, or their designees, of the committees of 
the House of Representatives that would 
have, under the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives, jurisdiction over provisions of 
law affected by a trade agreement negotia-
tion conducted at any time during that 
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Congress and to which this Act would 
apply. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP
OF
THE
SENATE
ADVI-
SORY GROUP ON NEGOTIATIONS.—In each Con-
gress, the Senate Advisory Group on Negotia-
tions shall be comprised of the following Members 
of the Senate: 
(i) The chairman and ranking member 
of the Committee on Finance and 3 addi-
tional members of such Committee (not 
more than 2 of whom are members of the 
same political party). 
(ii) The chairman and ranking mem-
ber, or their designees, of the committees of 
the Senate that would have, under the Rules 
of the Senate, jurisdiction over provisions of 
law affected by a trade agreement negotia-
tion conducted at any time during that 
Congress and to which this Act would 
apply. 
(C) ACCREDITATION.—Each member of the 
congressional advisory groups described in sub-
paragraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) shall be accredited 
by the United States Trade Representative on be-
half of the President as an official adviser to the 
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United States delegation in negotiations for any 
trade agreement to which this Act applies. Each 
member of the congressional advisory groups de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) 
shall be accredited by the United States Trade 
Representative on behalf of the President as an 
official adviser to the United States delegation in 
the negotiations by reason of which the member 
is in one of the congressional advisory groups. 
(D) CONSULTATION AND ADVICE.—The con-
gressional advisory groups shall consult with 
and provide advice to the Trade Representative 
regarding the formulation of specific objectives, 
negotiating strategies and positions, the develop-
ment of the applicable trade agreement, and 
compliance and enforcement of the negotiated 
commitments under the trade agreement. 
(E) CHAIR.—The House Advisory Group on 
Negotiations shall be chaired by the Chairman of 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate Advisory 
Group on Negotiations shall be chaired by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate. 
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