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,d+ell 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4  
,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4       
,rask91 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4      
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4            
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,ms4       
,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & 
,mr4 ,nolan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,rules1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
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,congressional ,trade ,priorities &     
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjae to require !
 publication ( c]ta9 texts = trade      
agreem5ts negotiat$ "u t ,act1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,transp>5cy 9     
,trade ,act4  #b4 ,publication ( texts )

 respect to negotiat+ r\nds  7a7        
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,bip>tisan ,congressional ,trade        
,priorities & ,acc\ntability ,act (     
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resolution ,section #ajf7;b7 ( !        
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 ,trade ,priorities & ,acc\ntability    
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dur+ su* negotiat+ r\nd relat$ to ! text
 ( ! agreem5t1 t>iff or s]vice sector   
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7ref]r$ to z ! actual consolidat$       

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 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or by ano!r p>ty to !  
negotiations & )\t reg>d to any         
repres5tation made by ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
reg>d+ ! confid5tiality ( su* proposal2 
&  7,b7 includes1 ) respect to ea* su*  
proposal1 an id5tification ( ea* p>ty to
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proposal1 if ! proposal 0 agre$ to by "o
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2  7#c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#bj7   
?r\gh 7#bd71 z s r$esignat$ by p>agraph 
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7#bj7 ,negotiat+ r\nd ,! t]m negotiat+  
r\nd means1 ) respect to negotiations on
 an agreem5t subject to ! provisions (  
section #ajc7;b71 a meet+ ( "o or m ( ! 
trade m9i/]s 7or designees7 ( any p>ty  
to su* negotiations ) a repres5tative ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ba7 ,propos$ ,unit$ 
,/ates text ,! t]m propos$ ,unit$ ,/ates
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respect to a negotiat+ r\nd1 ea*        
proposal draft$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be
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 r\nd1 includ+ proposals relat$ to !    
text ( ! agreem5t1 t>iff or s]vice      
sector s*$ules1 or any o!r elem5t ( !   
agreem5t4  4  #c4 ,,u/r ,transp>5cy     
,(fic] ,section #ada7;b77#c7 ( ! ,trade 
,act ( #aigd is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
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ensure t ! individual :o is appo9t$ !   
,*ief ,transp>5cy ,(fic] does n1 because
 ( any o!r position ! individual holds  
or o!rwise1 h1 or appe> to h1 any       
conflict ( int]e/ 9 ensur+ ! transp>5cy 
( ! activities ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,trade    
,repres5tative1 includ+ trade           
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