Office of the United States Trade Representa-
tive; 
(C) within 60 days after entering into the 
agreement, the President submits to Congress a 
description of those changes to existing laws 
that the President considers would be required 
in order to bring the United States into compli-
ance with the agreement; 
(D) the President, at least 30 days before 
submitting to Congress the materials under 
subparagraph (E), submits to Congress— 
(i) a draft statement of any adminis-
trative action proposed to implement the 
agreement; and 
(ii) a copy of the final legal text of the 
agreement; 
(E) after entering into the agreement, the 
President submits to Congress, on a day on 
which both Houses of Congress are in session, 
a copy of the final legal text of the agreement, 
together with— 
(i) a draft of an implementing bill de-
scribed in section 3(b)(3); 
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(ii) a statement of any administrative 
action proposed to implement the trade 
agreement; and 
(iii) the supporting information de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A); 
(F) the implementing bill is enacted into 
law; and 
(G) the President, not later than 30 days 
before the date on which the agreement enters 
into force with respect to a party to the agree-
ment, submits written notice to Congress that 
the President has determined that the party 
has taken measures necessary to comply with 
those provisions of the agreement that are to 
take effect on the date on which the agreement 
enters into force. 
(2) SUPPORTING INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The supporting infor-
mation required under paragraph (1)(E)(iii) 
consists of— 
(i) an explanation as to how the im-
plementing bill and proposed administra-
tive action will change or affect existing 
law; and 
(ii) a statement— 
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(I) asserting that the agreement 
makes progress in achieving the appli-
cable purposes, policies, priorities, and 
objectives of this Act; and 
(II) setting forth the reasons of 
the President regarding— 
(aa) how and to what extent 
the agreement makes progress in 
achieving the applicable purposes, 
policies, and objectives referred 
to in subclause (I); 
(bb) whether and how the 
agreement changes provisions of 
an agreement previously nego-
tiated; 
(cc) 
how 
the 
agreement 
serves the interests of United 
States commerce; and 
(dd) how the implementing 
bill meets the standards set forth 
in section 3(b)(3). 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the supporting information de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) available to the 
public. 
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(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 3(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. 
(4) 
DISCLOSURE
OF
COMMITMENTS.—Any 
agreement or other understanding with a foreign 
government or governments (whether oral or in writ-
ing) that— 
(A) relates to a trade agreement with re-
spect to which Congress enacts an imple-
menting bill under trade authorities procedures; 
and 
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(B) is not disclosed to Congress before an 
implementing bill with respect to that agree-
ment is introduced in either House of Congress, 
shall not be considered to be part of the agreement 
approved by Congress and shall have no force and 
effect under United States law or in any dispute set-
tlement body. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCE-
DURES.— 
(1) FOR
LACK
OF
NOTICE
OR
CONSULTA-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The trade authorities 
procedures shall not apply to any implementing 
bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
or trade agreements entered into under section 
3(b) if during the 60-day period beginning on 
the date that one House of Congress agrees to 
a procedural disapproval resolution for lack of 
notice or consultations with respect to such 
trade agreement or agreements, the other 
House separately agrees to a procedural dis-
approval resolution with respect to such trade 
agreement or agreements. 
(B) PROCEDURAL DISAPPROVAL RESOLU-
TION.—(i) For purposes of this paragraph, the 
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