,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1  
#bjah,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 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      
,internet4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,trade ,transparency
 and ,public ,input ,act of #bjah4  #b4 
,public comments on trade negotiations  
,section #aje7;a77#a7 of the ,bipartisan
 ,congressional ,trade ,priorities and  
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjd7;a77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2
 and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in
 subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,e7 at least #cj calendar  
days before initiating negotiations with

 a country1 publish on a publicly       
available ,internet website of the      
,office of the ,united ,states ,trade   
,representative an easily accessible    
portal--  7i7 that allows the public to 
electronically submit comments on the   
negotiations for the duration of the    
negotiations2 and  7ii7 which shall be  
in addition to requests for comments    
issued by the ,united ,states ,trade    
,representative through notice in the   
,federal ,register4  4