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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2293 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require a Public Health Advisory 
Committee on Trade to be included in the trade advisory committee 
system, to require public health organizations to be included on the 
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and other relevant 
sectoral or functional advisory committees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require a Public Health 
Advisory Committee on Trade to be included in the trade 
advisory committee system, to require public health orga-
nizations to be included on the Advisory Committee for 
Trade Policy and Negotiations and other relevant sec-
toral or functional advisory committees, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
TRADE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 135(c)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The President shall es-
tablish, among the committees established under this 
paragraph, a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade 
composed of members appointed pursuant to paragraph 
(5).’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 135(c) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) Members of the Public Health Advisory 
Committee on Trade established under paragraph 
(1) shall be appointed from among individuals— 
‘‘(i) nominated by and representing organi-
zations in the United States with an interest in 
improving and protecting the public health; and 
‘‘(ii) who have expertise in— 
‘‘(I) the relationship of trade to sus-
tainable economic development; 
‘‘(II) public health regulations and the 
authority of the Government to regulate in 
the interest of public health, including by 
adopting sanitary and phytosanitary rules, 
technical standards, regulations with re-
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spect to the production, distribution, sale, 
or advertising of tobacco, alcohol, and 
harmful substances, and standards to en-
sure clean and safe food, air, and water; 
‘‘(III) vital human services and sys-
tems, including health care and public 
health services and systems and water sup-
ply and sanitation services and systems, 
and licensing and cross-border movement 
of persons employed in the provision of 
such services or the development of such 
systems; 
‘‘(IV) occupational safety and health; 
or 
‘‘(V) matters relating to access to af-
fordable pharmaceuticals. 
‘‘(B) The President shall ensure that member-
ship of the Public Health Advisory Committee on 
Trade is of sufficient size to be reasonably rep-
resentative of the range of organizations and persons 
in the United States interested in public health. 
‘‘(C)(i) No individual may be appointed to the 
Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade who 
represents a commercial or for-profit entity with an 
interest in health services or regulations. 
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