dustries whose products are subject to the
lengthiest transition periods for full com-
pliance by developing countries with that
Agreement, and
(II) ensuring that the provisions of
any multilateral or bilateral trade agree-
ment entered into by the United States
provide protection at least as strong as the
protection afforded by chapter 17 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement
and the annexes thereto;
(ii) providing strong protection for
new and emerging technologies and new
methods of transmitting and distributing
products embodying intellectual property;
(iii) preventing or eliminating dis-
crimination with respect to matters affect-
ing the availability, acquisition, scope,
maintenance, use, and enforcement of in-
tellectual property rights; and
(iv) providing strong enforcement of
intellectual 
property 
rights, 
including
through accessible, expeditious, and effec-
tive civil, administrative, and criminal en-
forcement mechanisms; and
(B) to secure fair, equitable, and non-
discriminatory market access opportunities for
United States persons that rely upon intellec-
tual property protection.
(5) TRANSPARENCY.—The principal negotiating
objective of the United States with respect to trans-
parency is to obtain broader application of the prin-
ciple of transparency through—
(A) increased and more timely public ac-
cess to information regarding trade issues and
the activities of international trade institutions;
and
(B) increased openness of dispute settle-
ment proceedings, including under the World
Trade Organization.
(6) RECIPROCAL
TRADE
IN
AGRICULTURE.—
The principal negotiating objective of the United
States with respect to agriculture is to obtain com-
petitive opportunities for United States exports in
foreign markets substantially equivalent to the com-
petitive opportunities afforded foreign exports in
United States markets and to achieve fairer and
more open conditions of trade in bulk and value-
added commodities by—
(A) reducing or eliminating, by a date cer-
tain, tariffs or other charges that decrease mar-
ket opportunities for United States exports—
(i) giving priority to those products
that are subject to significantly higher tar-
iffs or subsidy regimes of major producing
countries; and
(ii) providing reasonable adjustment
periods for United States import-sensitive
products, in close consultation with the
Congress on such products before initiating
tariff reduction negotiations;
(B) reducing or eliminating subsidies that
decrease market opportunities for United States
exports or unfairly distort agriculture markets
to the detriment of the United States;
(C) developing, strengthening, and clari-
fying rules and effective dispute settlement
mechanisms to eliminate practices that unfairly
decrease United States market access opportu-
nities or distort agricultural markets to the det-
riment of the United States, including—
(i) unfair or trade-distorting activities
of export state trading enterprises and
other administrative mechanisms, with em-
phasis on requiring price transparency in
the operation of export state trading enter-
prises and such other mechanisms;
(ii) unjustified trade restrictions or
commercial requirements affecting new
technologies, including biotechnology;
(iii) 
unjustified 
sanitary 
or
phytosanitary restrictions, including those
not based on scientific principles in con-
travention of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments;
(iv) other unjustified technical bar-
riers to trade; and
(v) restrictive rules in the administra-
tion of tariff rate quotas;
(D) improving import relief mechanisms to
recognize the unique characteristics of perish-
able agriculture;
(E) taking into account whether a party to
the negotiations has failed to adhere to the pro-
visions of already existing trade agreements
with the United States or has circumvented ob-
ligations under those agreements;
(F) taking into account whether a product
is subject to market distortions by reason of a
failure of a major producing country to adhere
to the provisions of already existing trade
agreements with the United States or by the
circumvention by that country of its obligations
under those agreements; and
(G) otherwise ensuring that countries that
accede to the World Trade Organization have
made meaningful market liberalization commit-
ments in agriculture.
(7) LABOR, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER
MATTERS.—The principal negotiating objective of
the United States regarding labor, the environment,
and other matters is to address the following aspects
of foreign government policies and practices regard-
ing labor, the environment, and other matters that
are directly related to trade:
(A) To ensure that foreign labor, environ-
mental, health, or safety policies and practices
do not arbitrarily or unjustifiably discriminate
or serve as disguised barriers to trade.
(B) To ensure that foreign governments do
not derogate from or waive existing domestic
environmental, health, safety, or labor meas-
ures, including measures that deter exploitative
child labor, as an encouragement to gain com-
petitive advantage in international trade or in-
vestment. Nothing in this subparagraph is in-
tended to address changes to a country’s laws
that are consistent with sound macroeconomic
development.
(8) WTO 
EXTENDED
NEGOTIATIONS.—The
principal negotiating objectives of the United States
regarding trade in financial services are those set
forth in section 135(a) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3555(a)), regarding
trade in civil aircraft are those set forth in section
135(c) of that Act, and regarding rules of origin are
the conclusion of an agreement described in section
132 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3552).
(c) INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC
POLICY
OBJEC-
TIVES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President should take
into account the relationship between trade agree-
ments and other important priorities of the United
States and seek to ensure that the trade agreements
entered into by the United States complement and
reinforce other policy goals. The United States prior-
ities in this area include—
(A) seeking to ensure that trade and envi-
ronmental policies are mutually supportive;
(B) seeking to protect and preserve the en-
vironment and enhance the international means
for doing so, while optimizing the use of the
world’s resources;
(C) promoting respect for worker rights
and the rights of children and an understanding
of the relationship between trade and worker
rights, particularly by working with the Inter-
national Labor Organization to encourage the
observance and enforcement of core labor
standards, including the prohibition on exploita-
tive child labor; and
(D) 
supplementing 
and 
strengthening
standards for protection of intellectual property
under conventions administered by international
organizations other than the World Trade Or-
ganization, expanding these conventions to
cover new and emerging technologies, and elimi-
nating discrimination and unreasonable excep-
tions or preconditions to such protection.
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
TRADE
AUTHORITIES
PROCEDURES.—Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to authorize the use of the trade authori-
ties procedures described in section 303 to modify
United States law.
(d) GUIDANCE FOR NEGOTIATORS.—
(1) DOMESTIC OBJECTIVES.—In pursuing the
negotiating objectives described in subsection (b),
the negotiators on behalf of the United States shall
take into account United States domestic objectives,
including the protection of health and safety, essen-
tial security, environmental, consumer, and employ-
ment opportunity interests, and the law and regula-
tions related thereto.
(2) CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESSIONAL AD-
VISERS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE TRADE LAWS.—
In the course of negotiations conducted under this
title, the United States Trade Representative shall—
(A) consult closely and on a timely basis
with, and keep fully apprised of the negotia-
tions, the congressional advisers on trade policy
and negotiations appointed under section 161 of
the Trade Act of 1974; and
(B) preserve the ability of the United
States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, in-
cluding the antidumping and countervailing
duty laws, and avoid agreements which lessen
the effectiveness of domestic and international
disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping
and subsidies, in order to ensure that United
States workers, agricultural producers, and
firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy
the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions.
(e) ADHERENCE TO OBLIGATIONS UNDER URUGUAY
ROUND AGREEMENTS.—In determining whether to enter
into negotiations 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 obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreements.
SEC. 303. TRADE AGREEMENTS AUTHORITY.
(a) AGREEMENTS REGARDING TARIFF BARRIERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the President de-
termines that one or more existing duties or other
import restrictions of any foreign country or the
United States are unduly burdening and restricting
the foreign trade of the United States and that the
purposes, policies, and objectives of this title will be
promoted thereby, the President—
(A) may enter into trade agreements with
foreign countries before—
(i) October 1, 2003, or
(ii) October 1, 2007, if trade authori-
ties procedures are extended under sub-
section (c), and
(B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and
(3), proclaim—
(i) such modification or continuance
of any existing duty,
(ii) such continuance of existing duty-
free or excise treatment, or
(iii) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be required or
appropriate to carry out any such trade agree-
ment. The President shall notify the Congress
of the President’s intention to enter into an
agreement under this subsection.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—No proclamation may be
made under paragraph (1) that—
(A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a
rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad
valorem on the date of the enactment of this
Act) to a rate of duty which is less than 50 per-
cent of the rate of such duty that applies on
such date of enactment;
(B) reduces the rate of duty on an article
to take effect on a date that is more than 10
years after the first reduction that is pro-
claimed to carry out a trade agreement with re-
spect to such article; or
(C) increases any rate of duty above the
rate that applied on January 1, 2001.
(3) AGGREGATE REDUCTION; EXEMPTION FROM
STAGING.—
(A) AGGREGATE REDUCTION.—Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate re-
duction in the rate of duty on any article which
is in effect on any day pursuant to a trade
agreement entered into under paragraph (1)
shall not exceed the aggregate reduction which
would have been in effect on such day if—
(i) a reduction of 3 percent ad valo-
rem or a reduction of one-tenth of the total
reduction, whichever is greater, had taken
effect on the effective date of the first re-
duction proclaimed under paragraph (1) to
carry out such agreement with respect to
such article; and
(ii) a reduction equal to the amount
applicable under clause (i) had taken effect
at 1-year intervals after the effective date
of such first reduction.
(B) 
EXEMPTION
FROM
STAGING.—No
staging is required under subparagraph (A)
with respect to a duty reduction that is pro-
claimed under paragraph (1) for an article of a
kind that is not produced in the United States.
The United States International Trade Com-
mission shall advise the President of the iden-
tity of articles that may be exempted from stag-
ing under this subparagraph.
(4) ROUNDING.—If the President determines
that such action will simplify the computation of re-
ductions under paragraph (3), the President may
round an annual reduction by an amount equal to
the lesser of—
(A) the difference between the reduction
without regard to this paragraph and the next
lower whole number; or
(B) one-half of 1 percent ad valorem.
(5) OTHER LIMITATIONS.—A rate of duty re-
duction that may not be proclaimed by reason of
paragraph (2) may take effect only if a provision au-
thorizing such reduction is included within an imple-
menting bill provided for under section 305 and that
bill is enacted into law.
(6) OTHER TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.—Notwith-
standing paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) through (5),
and subject to the consultation and layover require-
ments of section 115 of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act, the President may proclaim the modifica-
tion of any duty or staged rate reduction of any duty
set forth in Schedule XX, as defined in section 2(5)
of that Act, if the United States agrees to such
modification or staged rate reduction in a negotia-
tion for the reciprocal elimination or harmonization
of duties under the auspices of the World Trade Or-
ganization or as part of an interim agreement lead-
ing to the formation of a regional free-trade area.
(7) AUTHORITY
UNDER
URUGUAY
ROUND
AGREEMENTS ACT NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this
subsection shall limit the authority provided to the
President under section 111(b) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)).
(b) AGREEMENTS REGARDING TARIFF AND NON-
TARIFF BARRIERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Whenever the President
determines that—
(i) one or more existing duties or any other
import restriction of any foreign country or the
United States or any other barrier to, or other
distortion of, international trade unduly bur-
dens or restricts the foreign trade of the United
States or adversely affects the United States
economy, or
(ii) the imposition of any such barrier or
distortion is likely to result in such a burden,
restriction, or effect,
and that the purposes, policies, and objectives of this
title will be promoted thereby, the President may
enter into a trade agreement described in subpara-
graph (B) during the period described in subpara-
graph (C).
(B) The President may enter into a trade
agreement under subparagraph (A) with foreign
countries providing for—
(i) the reduction or elimination of a duty,
restriction, barrier, or other distortion described
in subparagraph (A), or
(ii) the prohibition of, or limitation on the
imposition of, such barrier or other distortion.
(C) The President may enter into a trade
agreement under this paragraph before—
(i) October 1, 2003, or
(ii) October 1, 2007, if trade authorities
procedures are extended under subsection (c).
(2) CONDITIONS.—A trade agreement may be
entered into under this subsection only if such
agreement makes progress in meeting the applicable
objectives described in section 302 and the President
satisfies the conditions set forth in section 304.
(3) BILLS QUALIFYING FOR TRADE AUTHORI-
TIES PROCEDURES.—The provisions of section 151
of the Trade Act of 1974 (in this title referred to
as ‘‘trade authorities procedures’’) apply to a bill of
either House of Congress consisting only of—
(A) a provision approving a trade agree-
ment entered into under this subsection and ap-
proving the statement of administrative action,
if any, proposed to implement such trade agree-
ment,
(B) provisions directly related to the prin-
cipal trade negotiating objectives set forth in
section 302(b) achieved in such trade agree-
ment, if those provisions are necessary for the
operation or implementation of United States
rights or obligations under such trade agree-
ment,
(C) provisions that define and clarify, or
provisions that are related to, the operation or
effect of the provisions of the trade agreement,
(D) provisions to provide adjustment as-
sistance to workers and firms adversely affected
by trade, and
(E) provisions necessary for purposes of
complying with section 252 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 in implementing the trade agreement,
to the same extent as such section 151 applies to
implementing bills under that section. A bill to
which this subparagraph applies shall hereafter in
this title be referred to as an ‘‘implementing bill’’.
(c) EXTENSION DISAPPROVAL PROCESS FOR CON-
GRESSIONAL TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCEDURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sec-
tion 305(b)—
(A) the trade authorities procedures apply
to implementing bills submitted with respect to
trade agreements entered into under subsection
(b) before October 1, 2003; and
(B) the trade authorities procedures shall
be extended to implementing bills submitted
with respect to trade agreements entered into
under subsection (b) after September 30, 2003,
and before October 1, 2007, if (and only if)—
(i) the President requests such exten-
sion under paragraph (2); and
(ii) neither House of the Congress
adopts an extension disapproval resolution
under paragraph (5) before October 1,
2003.
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
BY
THE
PRESI-
DENT.—If the President is of the opinion that the
trade authorities procedures should be extended to
implementing bills described in paragraph (1)(B),
the President shall submit to the Congress, not later
than July 1, 2003, a written report that contains a
request for such extension, together with—
(A) a description of all trade agreements
that have been negotiated under subsection (b)
and the anticipated schedule for submitting
such agreements to the Congress for approval;
(B) a description of the progress that has
been made in negotiations to achieve the pur-
poses, policies, and objectives of this title, and
a statement that such progress justifies the
continuation of negotiations; and
(C) a statement of the reasons why the ex-
tension is needed to complete the negotiations.
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS BY THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The President shall promptly inform
the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Nego-
tiations established under section 135 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) of the President’s de-
cision to submit a report to the Congress under
paragraph (2). The Advisory Committee shall submit
to the Congress as soon as practicable, but not later
than August 1, 2003, a written report that
contains—
(A) its views regarding the progress that
has been made in negotiations to achieve the
purposes, policies, and objectives of this title;
and
(B) a statement of its views, and the rea-
sons therefor, regarding whether the extension
requested under paragraph (2) should be ap-
proved or disapproved.
(4) REPORTS
MAY
BE
CLASSIFIED.—The re-
ports submitted to the Congress under paragraphs
(2) and (3), or any portion of such reports, may be
classified to the extent the President determines ap-
propriate.
(5) EXTENSION DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTIONS.—
(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘exten-
sion disapproval resolution’’ means a resolution of
either House of the Congress, the sole matter after
the resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the
ll disapproves the request of the President for
the extension, under section 303(c)(1)(B)(i) of the
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of
2001, of the provisions of section 151 of the Trade
Act of 1974 to any implementing bill submitted with
respect to any trade agreement entered into under
section 303(b) of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement
Authorities Act of 2001 after September 30, 2003.’’,
with the blank space being filled with the name of
the resolving House of the Congress.
(B) Extension disapproval resolutions—
(i) may be introduced in either House of
the Congress by any member of such House;
and
(ii) shall be referred, in the House of Rep-
resentatives, to the Committee on Ways and
Means and, in addition, to the Committee on
Rules.
(C) The provisions of sections 152(d) and (e) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(d) and (e))
(relating to the floor consideration of certain resolu-
tions in the House and Senate) apply to extension
disapproval resolutions.
(D) It is not in order for—
(i) the Senate to consider any extension
disapproval resolution not reported by the Com-
mittee on Finance;
(ii) the House of Representatives to con-
sider any extension disapproval resolution not
reported by the Committee on Ways and Means
and, in addition, by the Committee on Rules; or
(iii) either House of the Congress to con-
sider an extension disapproval resolution after
September 30, 2003.
SEC. 304. CONSULTATIONS.
(a) NOTICE AND CONSULTATION BEFORE NEGOTIA-
TION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, with respect
to any agreement that is subject to the provisions of
section 303(b), shall—
(A) provide, at least 90 calendar days be-
fore initiating negotiations, written notice to the
Congress of the President’s intention to enter
into the negotiations and set forth therein the
date the President intends to initiate such nego-
tiations, the specific United States objectives
for the negotiations, and whether the President
intends to seek an agreement, or changes to an
existing agreement; and
(B) before and after submission of the no-
tice, consult regarding the negotiations with the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and such other committees
of the House and Senate as the President
deems appropriate.
(2) CONSULTATIONS
REGARDING
NEGOTIA-
TIONS ON CERTAIN OBJECTIVES.—
(A) CONSULTATION.—In addition to the
requirements set forth in paragraph (1), before
initiating negotiations with respect to a trade
agreement subject to section 303(b) where the
subject matter of such negotiations is directly
related to the principal trade negotiating objec-
tives set forth in section 302(b)(1) or section
302(b)(7), the President shall consult with the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate and with the appropriate advisory
groups established under section 135 of the
Trade Act of 1974 with respect to such negotia-
tions.
(B) SCOPE.—The consultations described
in subparagraph (A) shall concern the manner
in which the negotiation will address the objec-
tive of reducing or eliminating a specific tariff
or nontariff barrier or foreign government pol-
icy or practice directly related to trade that de-
creases market opportunities for United States
exports or otherwise distorts United States
trade.
(3) 
NEGOTIATIONS
REGARDING
AGRI-
CULTURE.—Before initiating negotiations the sub-
ject matter of which is directly related to the subject
matter under section 302(b)(6)(A) with any country,
the President shall assess whether United States
tariffs on agriculture products that were bound
under the Uruguay Round Agreements are lower
than the tariffs bound by that country. In addition,
the President shall consider whether the tariff levels
bound and applied throughout the world with respect
to imports from the United States are higher than
United States tariffs and whether the negotiation
provides an opportunity to address any such dis-
parity. The President shall consult with the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Finance and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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 reached in
the assessment, and how all applicable negotiating
objectives will be met.
(b) CONSULTATION
WITH
CONGRESS
BEFORE
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO.—
(1) CONSULTATION.—Before entering into any
trade agreement under section 303(b), the President
shall consult with—
(A) the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate; and
(B) each other committee of the House
and the Senate, and each joint committee of the
Congress, which has jurisdiction over legislation
involving subject matters which would be af-
fected by the trade agreement.
(2) SCOPE.—The consultation described in
paragraph (1) shall include consultation with respect
to—
(A) the nature of the agreement;
(B) how and to what extent the agreement
will achieve the applicable purposes, policies,
and objectives of this title; and
(C) the implementation of the agreement
under section 305, including the general effect
of the agreement on existing laws.
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS.—The report
required under section 135(e)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974
regarding any trade agreement entered into under section
303(a) or (b) of this Act shall be provided to the Presi-
dent, the Congress, and the United States Trade Rep-
resentative not later than 30 days after the date on which
the President notifies the Congress under section
303(a)(1) or 305(a)(1)(A) of the President’s intention to
enter into the agreement.
SEC. 305. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) NOTIFICATION
AND
SUBMISSION.—Any
agreement entered into under section 303(b) shall
enter into force with respect to the United States if
(and only if)—
(A) the President, at least 90 calendar
days before the day on which the President en-
ters into the trade agreement, notifies the
House of Representatives and the Senate of the
President’s intention to enter into the agree-
ment, and promptly thereafter publishes notice
of such intention in the Federal Register;
(B) within 60 days after entering into the
agreement, the President submits to the Con-
gress a description of those changes to existing
laws that the President considers would be re-
quired in order to bring the United States into
compliance with the agreement;
(C) after entering into the agreement, the
President submits a copy of the final legal text
of the agreement, together with—
(i) a draft of an implementing bill de-
scribed in section 303(b)(3);
(ii) a statement of any administrative
action proposed to implement the trade
agreement; and
(iii) the supporting information de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and
(D) the implementing bill is enacted into
law.
(2) SUPPORTING
INFORMATION.—The sup-
porting information required under paragraph
(1)(C)(iii) consists of—
(A) an explanation as to how the imple-
menting bill and proposed administrative action
will change or affect existing law; and
(B) a statement—
(i) asserting that the agreement
makes progress in achieving the applicable
purposes, policies, and objectives of this
title;
(ii) setting forth the reasons of the
President regarding—
(I) how and to what extent the
agreement makes progress in achiev-
ing the applicable purposes, policies,
and objectives referred to in clause (i);
(II) whether and how the agree-
ment changes provisions of an agree-
ment previously negotiated;
(III) how the agreement serves
the interests of United States com-
merce; and
(IV) how the implementing bill
meets the standards set forth in sec-
tion 303(b)(3).
(3) RECIPROCAL BENEFITS.—In order to en-
sure that a foreign country that is not a party to a
trade agreement entered into under section 303(b)
does not receive benefits under the agreement unless
the country is also subject to the obligations under
the agreement, the implementing bill submitted with
respect to the agreement shall provide that the bene-
fits and obligations under the agreement apply only
to the parties to the agreement, if such application
is consistent with the terms of the agreement. The
implementing bill may also provide that the benefits
and obligations under the agreement do not apply
uniformly to all parties to the agreement, if such ap-
plication is consistent with the terms of the agree-
ment.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCE-
DURES.—
(1) FOR LACK OF CONSULTATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The trade authorities
procedures shall not apply to any implementing
bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement
entered into under section 303(b) if during the
60-day period beginning on the date that one
House of Congress agrees to a procedural dis-
approval resolution for lack of notice or con-
sultations with respect to that trade agreement,
the other House separately agrees to a proce-
dural disapproval resolution with respect to that
agreement.
(B) PROCEDURAL DISAPPROVAL RESOLU-
TION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘‘procedural disapproval resolution’’ means
a resolution of either House of Congress, the
sole matter after the resolving clause of which
is as follows: ‘‘That the President has failed or
refused to notify or consult (as the case may
be) with Congress in accordance with section
304 or 305 of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement
Authorities Act of 2001 on negotiations with re-
spect to, or entering into, a trade agreement to
which section 303(b) of that Act applies and,
therefore, the provisions of section 151 of the
Trade Act of 1974 shall not apply to any imple-
menting bill submitted with respect to that
trade agreement.’’.
(2) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING RESOLU-
TIONS.—(A) Procedural disapproval resolutions—
(i) in the House of Representatives—
(I) shall be introduced by the chair-
man or ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means or the
chairman or ranking minority member of
the Committee on Rules;
(II) shall be referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means and, in addi-
tion, to the Committee on Rules; and
(III) may not be amended by either
Committee; and
(ii) in the Senate shall be original resolu-
tions of the Committee on Finance.
(B) The provisions of section 152(d) and (e) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(d) and (e))
(relating to the floor consideration of certain resolu-
tions in the House and Senate) apply to procedural
disapproval resolutions.
(C) It is not in order for the House of Rep-
resentatives to consider any procedural disapproval
resolution not reported by the Committee on Ways
and Means and, in addition, by the Committee on
Rules.
(c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
SENATE.—Subsection (b) of this section and section
103(c) are enacted by the Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-
spectively, and as such are deemed a part of the
rules of each House, respectively, and such proce-
dures supersede other rules only to the extent that
they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
(2) with the full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules (so
far as relating to the procedures of that House) at
any time, in the same manner, and to the same ex-
tent as any other rule of that House.
SEC. 306. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS.
(a) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 303(b)(2), if an agreement to which section 303(b)
applies—
(1) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding trade in infor-
mation technology products,
(2) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding extended nego-
tiations on financial services as described in section
135(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3555(a)),
(3) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding the rules of ori-
gin work program described in Article 9 of the
Agreement on Rules of Origin referred to in section
101(d)(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(10)), or
(4) is entered into with Chile,
and results from negotiations that were commenced before
the date of the enactment of this Act, subsection (b) shall
apply.
(b) TREATMENT OF AGREEMENTS.—In the case of
any agreement to which subsection (a) applies—
(1) the applicability of the trade authorities
procedures to implementing bills shall be determined
without regard to the requirements of section
304(a), and any procedural disapproval resolution
under section 305(b)(1)(B) shall not be in order on
the basis of a failure or refusal to comply with the
provisions of section 304(a); and
(2) the President shall consult regarding the
negotiations described in subsection (a) with the
committees described in section 304(a)(1)(B) as
soon as feasible after the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 307. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2111 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) IMPLEMENTING BILL.—
(A) 
Section 
151(b)(1) 
(19 
U.S.C.
2191(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
1103(a)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988, or section 282 of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act’’ and inserting
‘‘section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act, or section 305(a)(1) of the Recip-
rocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of
2001’’.
(B) 
Section 
151(c)(1) 
(19 
U.S.C.
2191(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or section
282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act’’
and inserting ‘‘, section 282 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act, or section 305(a)(1) of
the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities
Act of 2001’’.
(2) ADVICE FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM-
MISSION.—Section 
131 
(19 
U.S.C. 
2151) 
is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 123 of this Act or section 1102 (a) or
(c) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitive-
ness Act of 1988,’’ and inserting ‘‘section
123 of this Act or section 303(a) or (b) of
the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authori-
ties Act of 2001,’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1102 (b) or (c) of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 303(b) of the Reciprocal
Trade 
Agreement 
Authorities 
Act 
of
2001’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section
1102(a)(3)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
303(a)(3)(A) of the Reciprocal Trade Agree-
ment Authorities Act of 2001’’ before the end
period; and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section
1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitive-
ness Act of 1988,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303
of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities
Act of 2001,’’.
(3) HEARINGS
AND
ADVICE.—Sections 132,
133(a), and 134(a) (19 U.S.C. 2152, 2153(a), and
2154(a)) are each amended by striking ‘‘section
1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988,’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘section 303 of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Au-
thorities Act of 2001,’’.
(4) PREREQUISITES
FOR
OFFERS.—Section
134(b) (19 U.S.C. 2154(b)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303 of
the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of
2001’’.
(5) ADVICE FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SEC-
TORS.—Section 135 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking
‘‘section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Com-
petitiveness Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘section
303 of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Au-
thorities Act of 2001’’;
(B) in subsection (e)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 1102 of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘section 303 of the Reciprocal Trade
Agreement Authorities Act of 2001’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 1103(a)(1)(A)
of such Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 305(a)(1)(A) of the Reciprocal Trade
Agreement Authorities Act of 2001’’; and
(C) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1101 of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘section
302 of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Au-
thorities Act of 2001’’.
(6) TRANSMISSION OF AGREEMENTS TO CON-
GRESS.—Section 162(a) (19 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘or under section 1102 of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988’’
and inserting ‘‘or under section 303 of the Recip-
rocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 2001’’.
(b) APPLICATION
OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—For
purposes of applying sections 125, 126, and 127 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135, 2136(a), and
2137)—
(1) any trade agreement entered into under sec-
tion 303 shall be treated as an agreement entered
into under section 101 or 102, as appropriate, of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2111 or 2112); and
(2) any proclamation or Executive order issued
pursuant to a trade agreement entered into under
section 303 shall be treated as a proclamation or
Executive order issued pursuant to a trade agree-
ment entered into under section 102 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
SEC. 308. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term
‘‘United States person’’ means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity organized under the laws of the
United States; and
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity that is organized under the laws of
a foreign country and is controlled by entities
described in subparagraph (B) or United States
citizens, or both.
(2) URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS.—The term
‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 2(7) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7)).
(3) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.—The term
‘‘World Trade Organization’’ means the organization
established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
(4) WTO 
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘WTO
Agreement’’ means the Agreement Establishing the
World Trade Organization entered into on April 15,
1994.
TITLE IV—AGRICULTURAL
TRADE FREEDOM
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Agricultural Trade
Freedom Act’’.
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
In this title, the terms ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ and
‘‘United States agricultural commodity’’ have the mean-
ings given the terms in section 102 of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
SEC. 403. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, LIVESTOCK, AND
PRODUCTS EXEMPT FROM UNILATERAL AG-
RICULTURAL SANCTIONS.
Subtitle B of title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5661 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 418. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, LIVESTOCK, AND
PRODUCTS EXEMPT FROM UNILATERAL AG-
RICULTURAL SANCTIONS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CURRENT SANCTION.—The term ‘current
sanction’ means a unilateral agricultural sanction
that is in effect on the date of enactment of the Ag-
ricultural Trade Freedom Act.
‘‘(2) NEW SANCTION.—The term ‘new sanction’
means a unilateral agricultural sanction that be-
comes effective after the date of enactment of that
Act.
‘‘(3) UNILATERAL AGRICULTURAL SANCTION.—
The term ‘unilateral agricultural sanction’ means
any prohibition, restriction, or condition that is im-
posed on the export of an agricultural commodity to
a foreign country or foreign entity and that is im-
‘‘(I) in the case of a current
sanction, whether removing the sanc-
tion would improve the reputation of
United States producers as reliable
suppliers of agricultural commodities
in general, and of specific agricultural
commodities identified by the Sec-
retary; and
‘‘(II) in the case of a new sanc-
tion, the likely effect of the proposed
sanction on the reputation of United
States producers as reliable suppliers
of agricultural commodities in general,
and of specific agricultural commod-
ities identified by the Secretary.
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(1) JOINT RESOLUTION.—In this subsection,
the term ‘joint resolution’ means only a joint resolu-
tion introduced within 10 session days of Congress
after the date on which the report of the President
under subsection (d) is received by Congress, the
matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol-
lows: ‘That Congress disapproves the report of the
President pursuant to section 418(d) of the Agricul-
tural 
Trade 
Act 
of 
1978, 
transmitted 
on