SEC. 2. TRADE AGREEMENTS ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; SOURCE OF FUNDS.—There is 
established in the Treasury of the United States a trust 
fund, to be known as the Trade Agreements Enforcement 
Trust Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Trust Fund’’), consisting of such amounts as are trans-
ferred to the Trust Fund under subsection (b), any inter-
est earned on investment of amounts in the Trust Fund, 
and any proceeds from the sale or redemption of any obli-
gations held in the Trust Fund under subsection (c). 
(b) TRANSFER
OF COUNTERVAILING
AND ANTI-
DUMPING DUTIES TO TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall transfer 
to the Trust Fund for each fiscal year that begins 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act an 
amount equal to $15,000,000 of the countervailing 
duties and antidumping duties received in the Treas-
ury for such fiscal year. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of funds in 
the Trust Fund may not exceed $30,000,000. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS; INTEREST AND PRO-
CEEDS.— 
(1) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall be responsible for investing such portion of the 
Trust Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Sec-
retary, required to meet current withdrawals. Such 
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investments shall only be made in interest-bearing 
obligations of the United States or in obligations 
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the 
United States. 
(2) INTEREST
AND
PROCEEDS.—The interest 
on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, 
any obligations held in Trust Fund shall be credited 
to and form a part of the Trust Fund. 
(d) FREQUENCY OF TRANSFERS; ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY
OF
TRANSFERS.—The Sec-
retary shall transfer amounts required to be trans-
ferred to the Trust Fund under subsection (b) at 
least quarterly from the general fund of the Treas-
ury to the Trust Fund on the basis of estimates 
made by the Secretary. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall make 
proper adjustment in the amounts subsequently 
transferred to the Trust Fund to the extent prior es-
timates were in excess of or less than the amounts 
required to be transferred to the Trust Fund. 
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FROM TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
make available such sums as are available in the Trust 
Fund, including any amounts not obligated in previous fis-
cal years, to— 
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(1) the United States Trade Representative to 
take the actions described in subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) the United States Trade Representative, the 
Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, the 
Secretary of Labor, and the heads of other depart-
ments and agencies with relevant expertise, as ap-
propriate, to take the actions described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(b) ACTIONS.— 
(1) RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT.—The actions 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) To seek to enforce and resolve any in-
consistencies with the provisions, commitments, 
and obligations of any party made pursuant to 
any free trade agreement with the United 
States. 
(B) To monitor the implementation of 
commitments and obligations of any party made 
pursuant to any free trade agreement with the 
United States for purposes of systematically as-
sessing, identifying, investigating, or initiating 
steps to address inconsistencies with such com-
mitments and obligations. 
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(C) To investigate and respond to petitions 
pursuant to section 301 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). 
(D) To seek to enforce and resolve incon-
sistencies with the provisions, commitments, 
and obligations of World Trade Organization 
member countries under the WTO Agreement 
(as defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act) and the agreements 
annexed to that Agreement (as specified in sec-
tion 101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act). 
(2) RELATING
TO
IMPLEMENTATION
ASSIST-
ANCE AND LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING.—The actions 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) To ensure capacity-building efforts un-
dertaken by the United States pursuant to any 
free trade agreement prioritize and give special 
attention to the timely, consistent, and robust 
implementation of any labor and environmental 
commitments and obligations of any party to 
that free trade agreement. 
(B) To ensure capacity-building efforts un-
dertaken by the United States pursuant to any 
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free trade agreement are self-sustaining and 
promote local ownership. 
(C) To ensure capacity-building efforts un-
dertaken by the United States pursuant to any 
free trade agreement include performance indi-
cators against which the progress and obstacles 
for implementation of environmental and labor 
commitments can be identified and assessed 
within a meaningful timeframe. 
(D) To monitor and evaluate United 
States capacity-building efforts described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) in a manner 
consistent with section 4. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available in the 
Trust Fund may not be used to negotiate any new free 
trade agreements on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months following 
the entry into force of any new free trade agreement, the 
United States Trade Representative, together with the 
other parties taking actions under section 3(b)(2) pursu-
ant to that free trade agreement shall issue a report to 
Congress detailing those actions. 
SEC. 4. COORDINATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.— 
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