‘‘(ii) No individual appointed to the Public 
Health Advisory Committee on Trade may continue 
to serve on the Committee if the individual, or the 
individual’s employer, receives or contracts to receive 
a significant payment or other financial support 
from a commercial or for-profit entity represented 
on any trade advisory committee established under 
this section. 
‘‘(D) The members of the Public Health Advi-
sory Committee on Trade shall elect a Chairperson 
from among the members of the Committee.’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS 
ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRADE POL-
ICY AND NEGOTIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 135(b)(1) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(b)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘nongovernmental public health organizations,’’ after 
‘‘conservation organizations,’’. 
(b) NONGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANI-
ZATIONS DEFINED.—Section 135(m) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(m)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(m) NON-FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT DEFINED.—As used in this section, the term 
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‘non-Federal government’ means—’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘non-Federal government’ means—’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NONGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH OR-
GANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘nongovern-
mental public health organization’ includes any 
nonprofit organization or coalition that works 
to promote the public health, increase access to 
affordable health-related services or products, 
or to prevent and reduce any major disease, ill-
ness, or public health problem. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘nongovern-
mental public health organization’ does not in-
clude any organization that receives— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent or more of its total 
funding from a single commercial, for-prof-
it entity; or 
‘‘(ii) 30 percent or more of its total 
funding from commercial, for-profit enti-
ties.’’. 
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SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS 
WITH 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEES 
DURING 
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS. 
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
CONSULTATIONS.—Section 
135(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2155(a)(1)) is amended in the flush text by inserting ‘‘and 
throughout negotiations’’ before the end period. 
(b) POLICY, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER ADVICE AND 
INFORMATION.—Section 135(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2155(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Committees established’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE MEETINGS.—Committees es-
tablished’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by insert-
ing ‘‘Health and Human Services,’’ after ‘‘Com-
merce,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS
FOR
ADVICE
AND
INFORMA-
TION.—The United States Trade Representative and 
the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Health 
and Human Services, Labor, Defense, or other exec-
utive departments, as appropriate, shall— 
‘‘(A) seek and consider advice and infor-
mation described in paragraph (1) with respect 
to the negotiating objectives and the terms of a 
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trade agreement being negotiated by the United 
States and the impact of those terms on the 
United States before the commencement of ne-
gotiations, throughout the negotiating process, 
and before a final agreement is reached; and 
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
seek written advisory opinions from each com-
mittee established under this section and from 
any dissenting members of such a committee 
before a final agreement is reached with respect 
to the terms of a trade agreement. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN
RESPONSES
TO
COMMITTEE 
COMMENTS.—The United States Trade Representa-
tive and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, 
Health and Human Services, Labor, Defense, or 
other executive departments, as appropriate, shall 
respond in writing to the advice or information sub-
mitted under this subsection by a committee estab-
lished under this section or by a member of such a 
committee.’’. 
SEC. 
4. 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
REPORTS 
ON 
TRADE 
AGREEMENTS. 
Section 135(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2155(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS
ON TRADE 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—Not 
later than date on which the President notifies Con-
gress of the President’s intention to enter into a 
trade agreement, the Advisory Committee for Trade 
Policy and Negotiations, the Public Health Advisory 
Committee on Trade, each appropriate policy com-
mittee, and each appropriate sectoral or functional 
committee shall submit to the President, Congress, 
and the United States Trade Representative a report 
on the effects of the trade agreement. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include an advisory 
opinion assessing— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which the trade agree-
ment promotes the economic interests of the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the trade agree-
ment promotes public health and promotes the 
goal of protecting the environment in the 
United States and in any other country affected 
by the agreement; 
‘‘(C) for each appropriate sectoral or func-
tional committee, the extent to which the trade 
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agreement provides for equity and reciprocity 
within the sector or functional area with respect 
to which the committee has responsibility; and 
‘‘(D) a summary of any dissenting opinion 
written by a member of a committee involved in 
developing the report. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 
available on the website of the United States Trade 
Representative unless the President determines that 
making the report publicly available would result in 
the disclosure of confidential or privileged trade se-
crets or commercial or financial information, inter-
fere with diplomatic relations, or endanger the na-
tional security of the United States. 
‘‘(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘appropriate’ means, with 
respect to a committee, that the committee was es-
tablished under subsection (c) to provide advice on 
matters affected by the trade agreement with respect 
to which a report is submitted under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
Æ 
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