(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to notify or con-
sult’’ and all that follows through ‘‘on 
negotiations’’ and inserting ‘‘, in ac-
cordance with the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015, to notify or con-
sult on, or publish texts with respect 
to, negotiations’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘notify or con-
sult.’’ and inserting ‘‘notify, consult, 
or publish texts.’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘has ‘failed or 
refused to notify or consult in accord-
ance with the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015’ on negotiations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘has ‘failed, in accord-
ance with the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015, to notify or con-
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sult on, or publish texts with respect 
to,’ negotiations’’; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(III) in subclause (IV), by strik-
ing the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) the President has failed, 
under section 105(a)(1)(E), to publish 
texts with respect to each negotiating 
round of the parties to the agree-
ment.’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (3)(C) and (4)(C), by strik-
ing ‘‘to notify or consult’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘on negotiations’’ and inserting ‘‘, in ac-
cordance with the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, to notify 
or consult on, or publish texts with respect to, nego-
tiations’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 111 of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 
2015 (19 U.S.C. 4210) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(23) as paragraphs (8) through (24), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) CONSIDERED
TEXT.—The term ‘consid-
ered text’— 
‘‘(A) means, with respect to a negotiating 
round, each proposal considered during such 
negotiating round related to the text of the 
agreement, tariff or service sector schedules, or 
any other element of the agreement (referred to 
as ‘the actual consolidated negotiating text doc-
ument’), whether proposed by the United States 
or by another party to the negotiations and 
without regard to any representation made by 
the United States regarding the confidentiality 
of such proposal; and 
‘‘(B) includes, with respect to each such 
proposal, an identification of each party to the 
negotiations that offered or supported the pro-
posal, if the proposal was agreed to by one or 
more of the parties to such negotiating round.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through 
(24), as so redesignated by paragraph (1), as para-
graphs (22) through (26), respectively; and 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (19), as so re-
designated by paragraph (1), the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(20) NEGOTIATING ROUND.—The term ‘nego-
tiating round’ means, with respect to negotiations on 
an agreement subject to the provisions of section 
103(b), a meeting of one or more of the trade min-
isters (or designees) of any party to such negotia-
tions with a representative of the United States. 
‘‘(21) PROPOSED UNITED STATES TEXT.—The 
term ‘proposed United States text’ means a docu-
ment that includes, with respect to a negotiating 
round, each proposal drafted by the United States to 
be submitted for consideration in such negotiating 
round, including proposals related to the text of the 
agreement, tariff or service sector schedules, or any 
other element of the agreement.’’. 
SEC. 3. USTR TRANSPARENCY OFFICER. 
Section 141(b)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Trade Rep-
resentative shall ensure that the individual who is ap-
pointed the Chief Transparency Officer does not, because 
of any other position the individual holds or otherwise, 
have, or appear to have, any conflict of interest in ensur-
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ing the transparency of the activities of the Office of the 
Trade Representative, including trade negotiations.’’. 
Æ 
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