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 United States posi-
tions with respect to, negotiations’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘notify or con-
sult.’’ and inserting ‘‘notify, consult, 
or publish United States positions.’’; 
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-
sult on, or publish United States posi-
tions with respect to,’ negotiations’’; 
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(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 
the United States position at the con-
clusion of each negotiating round of 
the parties on the agreement.’’; 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 United States positions 
with respect to, negotiations’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 111 of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 
2015 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through 
(23) as paragraphs (20) through (24), respectively; 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) UNITED
STATES
POSITION.—The term 
‘United States position’ means, with respect to a ne-
gotiating round, the full text of each proposal com-
prising the negotiating position of the United States 
at the conclusion of such negotiating round and in-
cludes each new proposal offered by the United 
States at such negotiating round.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (21) through 
(24) (as so designated under paragraph (1)) as 
paragraphs (22) through (25); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (20) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) NEGOTIATING ROUND.—The term ‘nego-
tiating round’ means, with respect to the parties to 
negotiations on an agreement under section 103(b), 
a meeting of the trade ministers (or designees) of 
every party to such negotiations.’’. 
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, 
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have, or appear to have, any conflict of interest in ensur-
ing the transparency of the activities of the Office of the 
Trade Representative, including trade negotiations.’’. 
Æ 
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