Sec. 2. Publications of texts of trade agreements after each round of negotiations
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Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4204(a)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: publish the United States position on a publicly available Internet website at the conclusion of each negotiating round for the proposed agreement. . Section 106(b) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4205(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the heading, by striking and inserting or consultations ; and , consultations, or publication of positions in subparagraph (B)— in clause (i)— by striking to notify or consult and all that follows through on negotiations and inserting , in accordance 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 ; and by striking notify or consult. and inserting notify, consult, or publish United States positions. ; and in clause (ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking has and inserting failed or refused to notify or consult in accordance with the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 on negotiations has ; failed, in accordance 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 in subclause (III), by striking or at the end; in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: the President has failed, under section 105(a)(1)(E), to publish the United States position at the conclusion of each negotiating round of the parties on the agreement. ; and in paragraphs (3)(C) and (4)(C), by striking to notify or consult and all that follows through on negotiations and inserting , in accordance 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 .
Section 111 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(19)through
(23)as paragraphs
(20)through (24), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(18)the following new paragraph: The term United States position means, with respect to a negotiating round, the full text of each proposal comprising the negotiating position of the United States at the conclusion of such negotiating round and includes each new proposal offered by the United States at such negotiating round. ; by redesignating paragraphs
(21)through
(24)(as so designated under paragraph (1)) as paragraphs
(22)through (25); and by inserting after paragraph
(20)the following new paragraph: The term negotiating 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. .
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