(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 subsections (d) and (e) of 
section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) 
(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 House of Representatives to consider 
any extension disapproval resolution not re-
ported by the Committee on Ways and Means 
and, in addition, by the Committee on Rules; 
(ii) the Senate to consider any extension 
disapproval resolution not reported by the Com-
mittee on Finance; or 
(iii) either House of Congress to consider an 
extension disapproval resolution after June 30, 
2018. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS.—In order to 
contribute to the continued economic expansion of the 
United States, the President shall commence negotiations 
covering tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any indus-
try, product, or service sector, and expand existing sectoral 
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agreements to countries that are not parties to those agree-
ments, in cases where the President determines that such 
negotiations are feasible and timely and would benefit the 
United States. Such sectors include agriculture, commercial 
services, intellectual property rights, industrial and capital 
goods, government procurement, information technology 
products, environmental technology and services, medical 
equipment and services, civil aircraft, and infrastructure 
products. In so doing, the President shall take into account 
all of the negotiating objectives set forth in section 2. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATIONS, 
AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 
(a) CONSULTATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) CONSULTATIONS DURING NEGOTIATIONS.—In 
the course of negotiations conducted under this Act, 
the United States Trade Representative shall— 
(A) meet upon request with any Member of 
Congress regarding negotiating objectives, the 
status of negotiations in progress, and the nature 
of any changes in the laws of the United States 
or the administration of those laws that may be 
recommended to Congress to carry out any trade 
agreement or any requirement of, amendment to, 
or recommendation under, that agreement; 
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(B) upon request of any Member of Con-
gress, provide access to pertinent documents re-
lating to the negotiations, including classified 
materials; 
(C) consult closely and on a timely basis 
with, and keep fully apprised of the negotiations, 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate; 
(D) consult closely and on a timely basis 
with, and keep fully apprised of the negotiations, 
the House Advisory Group on Negotiations and 
the Senate Advisory Group on Negotiations con-
vened under subsection (c) and all committees of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate 
with jurisdiction over laws that could be affected 
by a trade agreement resulting from the negotia-
tions; and 
(E) with regard to any negotiations and 
agreement relating to agricultural trade, also 
consult closely and on a timely basis (including 
immediately before initialing an agreement) 
with, and keep fully apprised of the negotiations, 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
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