,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dg  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #ac1 #bjaf,mr4 ,hatch 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,coats1 
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4         
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 
,scott1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7 submitted   
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,finance  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,expressing support for fostering closer
 economic and commercial ties between   
the ,united ,states and the ,united     
,kingdom following the decision of the  
people of the ,united ,kingdom to       
withdraw from the ,european ,union4     
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,united ,kingdom are allies with a long 
tradition of working in close           
cooperation to support one another's    
mutual interests2 ,whereas the ,united  
,kingdom is the world's fifth largest   
economy and one of the most important   
trading and economic partners of the    

,united ,states2 ,whereas expanding     
,united ,states trade with the ,united  
,kingdom has the potential to benefit   
,american businesses1 farmers1 ranchers1
 workers1 and consumers2 ,whereas a     
strong and economically vibrant ,united 
,kingdom capable of supporting global   
economic growth and promoting shared    
,anglo-,american economic principles is 
in the national interest of the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas the voluntary exchange
 of goods and services among citizens of
 nations helps provide global economic  
stability1 especially in times of       
economic uncertainty2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states also continues to       
support the member states of the        
,european ,union and seeks the further  
enhancement of economic and commercial  
ties between the ,united ,states and the
 ,european ,union1 including through the
 conclusion of a high-standard          
,transatlantic ,trade and ,investment   
,partnership2 and ,whereas orderly and  
cooperative negotiations between the    

,united ,kingdom and the ,european      
,union that uphold the fundamental bases
 for trade and investment between the   
,united ,kingdom and the ,european      
,union are in the mutual interest of the
 ,united ,states1 the ,united ,kingdom1 
and the member states of the ,european  
,union3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
,congress-- 7#a7 calls upon the         
,president to consult with the ,senate  
and the ,house of ,representatives to   
consider opportunities to promote       
further economic and commercial activity
 and cooperation between the ,united    
,states and the ,united ,kingdom1       
including by way of a trade agreement   
between the ,united ,states and the     
,united ,kingdom2  7#b7 calls upon the  
,president to invite the ,united        
,kingdom to begin discussions towards   
establishing the basis for negotiations 
for a trade agreement between the       
,united ,states and the ,united         
,kingdom2  7#c7 recalls that section    
#ajc7;d7 of the ,bipartisan             

,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;d77 directs the        
,president to commence negotiations     
covering tariff and nontariff barriers  
to ,united ,states trade where the      
,president determines that such         
negotiations are feasible and timely and
 would benefit the ,united ,states2     
7#d7 recalls further that section #ajb  
of the ,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade
 ,priorities and ,accountability ,act of
 #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #dbja7 sets forth 
the negotiating objectives of the       
,united ,states1 and that the ,senate   
and the ,house of ,representatives      
expect that these congressionally       
mandated negotiating objectives will be 
achieved in any ,united ,states trade   
agreement2  7#e7 urges the ,president1  
throughout discussions with the ,united 
,kingdom and in close consultation with 
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives1 to determine whether  
negotiation of a trade agreement with   

the ,united ,kingdom would be likely to 
achieve the negotiating objectives      
established by the ,bipartisan          
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae and1 if   
such negotiation would be likely to     
achieve such objectives1 to commence    
negotiations towards a trade agreement  
with the ,united ,kingdom as soon as    
appropriate2  7#f7 expresses support for
 enhanced economic and commercial ties  
between the ,united ,states and the     
,european ,union1 including through the 
conclusion of a high-standard           
,transatlantic ,trade and ,investment   
,partnership2  7#g7 notes that the      
continued movement of goods1 services1  
and capital between the ,united ,kingdom
 and the ,european ,union is important  
to ,american businesses invested in     
,europe and the ,united ,states economy 
generally2 and  7#h7 calls upon the     
,european ,union and the ,united        
,kingdom to work constructively to      
achieve a climate for trade and         

investment that is mutually beneficial  
and productive4