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Senate Bill 2310
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Trade Transparency and Public Input Act of 2018
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Introduced in Senate on Jan 16, 2018
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S. 2310 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2310


To require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 16, 2018

Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Trade Transparency and Public Input Act of 2018”.

SEC. 2. Public comments on trade negotiations.

Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4204(a)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

    “(E) at least 30 calendar days before initiating negotiations with a country, publish on a publicly available Internet website of the Office of the United States Trade Representative an easily accessible portal—

    “(i) that allows the public to electronically submit comments on the negotiations for the duration of the negotiations; and

    “(ii) which shall be in addition to requests for comments issued by the United States Trade Representative through notice in the Federal Register.”.