,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,costa 7for himself and ,mr4 ,meadows7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the  
,transatlantic ,legislators' ,dialogue  
7,united ,states-,european ,union       
,interparliamentary ,group71 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,transatlantic 
,legislators' ,dialogue ,enhancement    
,act4  #b4 ,transatlantic ,legislators' 
,dialogue 7,united ,states-,european    
,union ,interparliamentary ,group7  7a7 
,establishment and meetings  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not to exceed #bd ,members of  
,congress shall be appointed to meet not
 less than twice annually with          
representatives of the ,european        
,parliament for discussions of common   
problems in the interest of relations   
between the ,united ,states and the     
,european ,union4  7#b7 ,reference ,the 

,members of ,congress appointed pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a7 shall be referred to 
as the ,united ,states ,delegation of   
the ,transatlantic ,legislators'        
,dialogue 7,united ,states-,european    
,union ,interparliamentary ,group74  7b7
 ,appointment and members ,of the       
,members of ,congress appointed for     
purposes of this section-- 7#a7 half    
shall be appointed by the ,speaker of   
the ,house of ,representatives1 in      
consultation with the minority leader of
 the ,house1 from among ,members of the 
,house 7not less than #d of whom shall  
be members of the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs72 and  7#b7 half shall be     
appointed by the ,president ,pro        
,tempore of the ,senate1 upon           
recommendations of the majority and     
minority leaders of the ,senate1 from   
among ,members of the ,senate 7not less 
than #d of whom shall be members of the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations7      
unless the majority and minority leaders
 of the ,senate determine otherwise4    

7c7 ,chairperson and ranking member     
7#a7 ,house ,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair
 of the ,house ,group shall be          
designated by the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives1 in consultation   
with the minority leader of the ,house4 
7#b7 ,senate ,the ,president ,pro       
,tempore of the ,senate shall designate 
the ,chair or ,vice ,chair of the       
,senate group of the ,united ,states    
,delegation4  7d7 ,report ,the ,united  
,states group shall submit to the       
,congress a report for each fiscal year 
for which an appropriation is made for  
the ,united ,states ,delegation1 which  
shall include its expenditures under    
such appropriation4