Sec. 914. AMENDMENTS TO BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015

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## SEC. 914 AMENDMENTS TO BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015 ###

(a)Immigration Laws of the United States Section 102(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4201(a)) is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (12), by striking “and” at the end; ####

(2)in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(14) > > to ensure that trade agreements do not require changes to the immigration laws of the United States or obligate the United States to grant access or expand access to visas issued under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)).” > . ###

(b)Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measures Section 102(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4201(a)), as amended by subsection

(a)of this section, is further amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (13), by striking “and” at the end; ####

(2)in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(15) > > to ensure that trade agreements do not establish obligations for the United States regarding greenhouse gas emissions measures, including obligations that require changes to United States laws or regulations or that would affect the implementation of such laws or regulations, other than those fulfilling the other negotiating objectives in this section.” > . ###

(c)Fisheries negotiations Section 102(b) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4201(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(22) Fisheries Negotiations > > The principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to trade in fish, seafood, and shellfish products are— > > > ##### “(A) > > to obtain competitive opportunities for United States exports of fish, seafood, and shellfish products in foreign markets substantially equivalent to the competitive opportunities afforded foreign exports of fish, seafood, and shellfish products in United States markets and to achieve fairer and more open conditions of trade in fish, seafood, and shellfish products, including by reducing or eliminating tariff and nontariff barriers; > > > ##### “(B) > > to eliminate fisheries subsidies that distort trade, including subsidies of the type referred to in paragraph 9 of Annex D to the Ministerial Declaration adopted by the World Trade Organization at the Sixth Ministerial Conference at Hong Kong, China on December 18, 2005; > > > ##### “(C) > > to pursue transparency in fisheries subsidies programs; and > > > ##### “(D) > > to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.” > . ###

(d)Accreditation Section 104 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4203) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(3), by striking “an official” and inserting “a delegate and official”; and ####

(2)in subsection (c)(2)(C)— #####

(A)by striking “an official” each place it appears and inserting “a delegate and official”; and #####

(B)by inserting after the first sentence the following: “In addition, the chairmen and ranking members described in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) shall each be permitted to designate up to 3 personnel with proper security clearances to serve as delegates and official advisers to the United States delegation in negotiations for any trade agreement to which this title applies.”. ###

(e)Trafficking in Persons ####

(1)In general Section 106(b)(6) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph

(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) Exception > > > ###### “(i) Invoking exception > > If the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a letter stating that a country to which subparagraph

(A)applies has taken concrete actions to implement the principal recommendations with respect to that country in the most recent annual report on trafficking in persons, the prohibition under subparagraph

(A)shall not apply with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements with that country. > > > ###### “(ii) Content of letter; public availability > > A letter submitted under clause

(i)with respect to a country shall— > > > ###### “(I) > > include a description of the concrete actions that the country has taken to implement the principal recommendations described in clause (i); > > > ###### “(II) > > be accompanied by supporting documentation providing credible evidence of each such concrete action, including copies of relevant laws or regulations adopted or modified, and any enforcement actions taken, by that country, where appropriate; and > > > ###### “(III) > > be made available to the public. > > > ##### “(C) Special rule for changes in certain determinations > > If a country is listed as a tier 3 country in an annual report on trafficking in persons submitted in calendar year 2014 or any calendar year thereafter and, in the annual report on trafficking in persons submitted in the next calendar year, is listed on the tier 2 watch list, the President shall submit a detailed description of the credible evidence supporting the change in listing of the country, accompanied by copies of documents providing such evidence, where appropriate, to the appropriate congressional committees— > > > ###### “(i) > > in the case of a change in listing reflected in the annual report on trafficking in persons submitted in calendar year 2015, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > in the case of a change in listing reflected in an annual report on trafficking in persons submitted in calendar year 2016 or any calendar year thereafter, not later than 90 days after the submission of that report. > > > ##### “(D) Sense of congress > > It is the sense of Congress that the integrity of the process for making the determinations in the annual report on trafficking in persons, including determinations with respect to country rankings and the substance of the assessments in the report, should be respected and not affected by unrelated considerations. > > > ##### “(E) Definitions > > In this paragraph: > > > ###### “(i) Annual report on trafficking in persons > > The term ‘annual report on trafficking in persons’ means the annual report on trafficking in persons required under section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)). > > > ###### “(ii) Appropriate congressional committees > > The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ###### “(I) > > the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. > > > ###### “(iii) Tier 2 watch list > > The term ‘tier 2 watch list’ means the list of countries required under section 110(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A)(iii)). > > > ###### “(iv) Tier 3 country > > The term ‘tier 3 country’ means a country on the list of countries required under section 110(b)(1)(C) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)(C)).” > . ####

(2)Conforming Amendment Section 106(b)(6)(A) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(6)(A)) is amended by striking “to which the minimum” and all that follows through “7107(b)(1))” and inserting “listed as a tier 3 country in the most recent annual report on trafficking in persons”. ###

(f)Technical Amendments The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 is amended— ####

(1)in section 105(b)(3) (Public Law 114-26; 129 Stat. 346; 19 U.S.C. 4204(b)(3))— #####

(A)in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “section 102(b)(16)” and inserting “section 102(b)(17)”; and #####

(B)in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “section 102(b)(16)” and inserting “section 102(b)(17)”; and ####

(2)in section 106(b)(5) (Public Law 114-26; 129 Stat. 354; 19 U.S.C. 4205(b)(5)), by striking “section 102(b)(15)(C)” and inserting “section 102(b)(16)(C)”. ###

(g)Effective Date **[**[19 U.S.C. 4201 note](/us/usc/t19/s4201)**]** The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-26; 129 Stat. 320; 19 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.).

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