Sec. 804. Congressional advisory groups on enforcement
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Section 104(c) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4203(c) ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(d)through
(f)as subsections
(e)through (g), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: By not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Trade Enforcement Act of 2017, and not later than 30 days after the convening of each Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall convene the House Advisory Group on Enforcement and the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall convene the Senate Advisory Group on Enforcement (in this subsection referred to collectively as the congressional advisory groups on enforcement ). In each Congress, the House Advisory Group on Enforcement shall be comprised of the following Members of the House of Representatives: The chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and every member of the Subcommittee of Trade of such committee. The chairman and ranking minority member, or their designees, of the committees of the House of Representatives that would have, under the Rules of the House of Representatives, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by trade enforcement at any time during that Congress and to which this Act would apply. In each Congress, the Senate Advisory Group on Enforcement shall be comprised of the following Members of the Senate: The chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance and every member of the Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness of such committee. The chairman and ranking minority member, or their designees, of the committees of the Senate that would have, under the Rules of the Senate, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by trade enforcement at any time during that Congress and to which this Act would apply. The congressional advisory groups on enforcement shall consult with and provide advice to the Trade Representative regarding the formulation and implementation of specific objectives, strategies, and positions with respect to enforcing the provisions of existing trade agreements to which the United States is a party. The House Advisory Group on Enforcement shall be chaired by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Advisory Group on Enforcement shall be chaired by the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The President shall meet with the congressional advisory groups on enforcement at least four times in each calendar year. Upon the request of a majority of the members of either of the congressional advisory groups on enforcement, the President shall meet with that group. . Section 106(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended— in subclause (III), by striking or at the end; by redesignating subclause
(IV)as subclause (V); and by inserting after subclause
(III)the following new subclause: the President has not met with the House Advisory Group on Enforcement or the Senate Advisory Group on Enforcement, pursuant to section 104(d)(3), with respect to the enforcement of existing trade agreements to which the United States is a party; or .
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