Sec. 7. TRANSPARENCY AND CONSULTATION WITH RESPECT TO FURTHER AGREEMENTS
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## SEC. 7 TRANSPARENCY AND CONSULTATION WITH RESPECT TO FURTHER AGREEMENTS ###
(a)Sense of Congress on Deepening Relationship With Taiwan It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the United States should continue to deepen its relationship with Taiwan; and ####
(2)any Further Agreements should be high-standard, enforceable, and meaningful to both the United States and Taiwan, as well as subject to robust requirements on public transparency and congressional consultation. ###
(b)Access to Texts of Further Agreements The Trade Representative shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees the following with respect to a Further Agreement: ####
(1)Negotiating text drafted by the United States prior to sharing the negotiating text with Taiwan or otherwise sharing the text outside the executive branch. ####
(2)Negotiating text drafted by Taiwan not later than 3 days after receiving the text from Taiwan. ####
(3)Any consolidated negotiating texts that the United States and Taiwan are considering, which shall include an attribution of the source of each provision contained in those texts to either the United States or Taiwan. ####
(4)The final text not later than 45 days before the Trade Representative makes the text public or otherwise shares the text outside the executive branch. ###
(c)Review of Texts ####
(1)Briefing The Trade Representative shall schedule a briefing with the appropriate congressional committees to discuss the texts provided under subsection (b). ####
(2)Review The appropriate congressional committees shall have not less than— #####
(A)2 business days prior to the briefing under paragraph
(1)to review the texts provided under subsection (b); and #####
(B)4 business days after the briefing to provide comments with respect to the texts before the Trade Representative transmits any such texts to Taiwan. ####
(3)Additional time to review united states negotiating text If, during the period specified in paragraph (2)(B), two Members of Congress who are not of the same political party and each of whom is the Chair or Ranking Member of one of the appropriate congressional committees jointly request additional time to review the negotiating text provided under subsection (b)(1), the Trade Representative shall not transmit the text to Taiwan for a period of 15 business days following the request, unless the request indicates less time is necessary or such Members issue a subsequent joint notification to the Trade Representative that they have concluded their review sooner. ###
(d)Notification and Briefing During Negotiations The Trade Representative shall— ####
(1)not later than one business day after scheduling any negotiating round with respect to a Further Agreement, promptly notify the appropriate congressional committees and provide those committees with the dates and locations for the negotiating round; ####
(2)ensure that any individual described in section 104(c)(2)(C) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4203(c)(2)(C)) that attends a negotiating round is accredited as a member of the United States delegation during any such negotiating round; and ####
(3)provide daily briefings to the individuals described in paragraph
(2)during any such negotiating round regarding the status of those negotiations, including any tentative agreement to accept any aspect of negotiating text. ###
(e)Approval A Further Agreement shall not take effect unless— ####
(1)the President, at least 60 days before the day on which the President enters into the Further Agreement, publishes the text of the Further Agreement on a publicly available website of the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and ####
(2)a bill is enacted into law expressly approving the Further Agreement and, if necessary, making any required changes to United States law.
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