                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY
 
                Part 6--Congressional Liaison and Reports
 
Sec. 2211. Congressional advisers for trade policy and 
        negotiations
        

(a) Selection

    (1) At the beginning of each regular session of Congress, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the recommendation of the 
chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, shall select 5 members (not 
more than 3 of whom are members of the same political party) of such 
committee, and the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the 
recommendation of the chairman of the Committee on Finance, shall select 
5 members (not more than 3 of whom are members of the same political 
party) of such committee, who shall be designated congressional advisers 
on trade policy and negotiations. They shall provide advice on the 
development of trade policy and priorities for the implementation 
thereof. They shall also be accredited by the United States Trade 
Representative on behalf of the President as official advisers to the 
United States delegations to international conferences, meetings, and 
negotiating sessions relating to trade agreements.
    (2)(A) In addition to the advisers designated under paragraph (1) 
from the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance--
        (i) the Speaker of the House may select additional members of 
    the House, for designation as congressional advisers regarding 
    specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other 
    committee of the House or joint committee of Congress that has 
    jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters 
    or negotiations; and
        (ii) the President pro tempore of the Senate may select 
    additional members of the Senate, for designation as congressional 
    advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, 
    from any other committee of the Senate or joint committee of 
    Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be 
    affected by such matters or negotiations.

Members of the House and Senate selected as congressional advisers under 
this subparagraph shall be accredited by the United States Trade 
Representative.
    (B) Before designating any member under subparagraph (A), the 
Speaker or the President pro tempore shall consult with--
        (i) the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and 
    Means or the Committee on Finance, as appropriate; and
        (ii) the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee 
    from which the member will be selected.

    (C) Not more than 3 members (not more than 2 of whom are members of 
the same political party) may be selected under this paragraph as 
advisers from any committee of Congress.

(b) Briefing

    (1) The United States Trade Representative shall keep each official 
adviser designated under subsection (a)(1) of this section currently 
informed on matters affecting the trade policy of the United States and, 
with respect to possible agreements, negotiating objectives, the status 
of negotiations in progress, and the nature of any changes in domestic 
law or the administration thereof which may be recommended to Congress 
to carry out any trade agreement or any requirement of, amendment to, or 
recommendation under, such agreement.
    (2) The United States Trade Representative shall keep each official 
adviser designated under subsection (a)(2) of this section currently 
informed regarding the trade policy matters and negotiations with 
respect to which the adviser is designated.
    (3)(A) The chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Finance may designate members (in addition to the official 
advisers under subsection (a)(1) of this section) and staff members of 
their respective committees who shall have access to the information 
provided to official advisers under paragraph (1).
    (B) The Chairman \1\ of any committee of the House or Senate or any 
joint committee of Congress from which official advisers are selected 
under subsection (a)(2) of this section may designate other members of 
such committee, and staff members of such committee, who shall have 
access to the information provided to official advisers under paragraph 
(2).
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(c) Committee consultation

    The United States Trade Representative shall consult on a continuing 
basis with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the other 
appropriate committees of the House and Senate on the development, 
implementation, and administration of overall trade policy of the United 
States. Such consultations shall include, but are not limited to, the 
following elements of such policy:
        (1) The principal multilateral and bilateral negotiating 
    objectives and the progress being made toward their achievement.
        (2) The implementation, administration, and effectiveness of 
    recently concluded multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and 
    resolution of trade disputes.
        (3) The actions taken, and proposed to be taken, under the trade 
    laws of the United States and the effectiveness, or anticipated 
    effectiveness, of such actions in achieving trade policy objectives.
        (4) The important developments and issues in other areas of 
    trade for which there must be developed proper policy response.

When necessary, meetings shall be held with each Committee \1\ in 
executive session to review matters under negotiation.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 161, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 
96-39, Sec. 3(e), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 150; Pub. L. 100-418, title I, 
Sec. 1632, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1269.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-418 amended section generally, substituting 
present provisions for similar provisions which had related to 
Congressional delegates to negotiations, and changing the structure of 
the section from one consisting of subsecs. (a) and (b) to one 
consisting of subsecs. (a) to (c).
    1979--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 96-39 substituted ``trade agreement or 
any requirement of, amendment to, or recommendation under, such 
agreement'' for ``trade agreement''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2132, 2155, 2517 of this 
title.
