,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #aibd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bg1 #bjba,mr4 ,da9es 7= himself & ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to direct ! ,presid5t to en=ce ! intellectual prop]ty provisions ( ! ,economic & ,trade ,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,,ip ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,agreem5t def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,agreem5t means ! ,economic & ,trade ,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1 dat$ ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbj4 #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,agreem5t includes significant m&ates = ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a relat$ to its dome/ic intellectual prop]ty regime1 includ+ ) respect to copyrights1 tradem>ks1 trade secrets1 & pat5ts2 7#b7 ! *anges includ$ 9 ! ,agreem5t1 if implem5t$ effectively1 %\ld improve ! dome/ic intellectual prop]ty framework ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 :i* has hi/orically prov5 to h>m ! innovation & creative communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#c7 despite commitm5ts made by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a "u ! ,agreem5t1 ongo+ m>ket access b>ri]s1 unev5 en=cem5t1 measures requir+ =c$ te*nology transf]1 & s]i\s defici5cies 9 ! rule ( law cont9ue to make ! bus9ess environm5t 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a highly *all5g+ = rights hold]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#d7 z reflect$ 9 ! #bjba report by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative requir$ "u section #ahb7;h7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdb7;h77 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,special #cja ,report71 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has consi/5tly be5 li/$ 9 t annual report s9ce #aihi z a trad+ p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t fails to provide adequate & effective ,,ip protection & en=cem5t = ,u4,s4 inv5tors1 creators1 br&s1 manufactur]s1 & s]vice provid]s1 :i*1 9 turn1 h>m ,am]ican work]s2 & 7#e7 ,congress enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice-- 7,a7 to use all available tools to ensure t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a fully implem5ts its commitm5ts "u ! ,agreem5t2 & 7,b7 to actively consid] additional means to require ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to address unfair m>ket access b>ri]s1 =c$ te*nology transf] requirem5ts1 & broad] intellectual prop]ty !ft conc]ns1 includ+ ?r\gh future trade agreem5ts & work+ ) p>tn]s 9 multilat]al organizations1 su* z ! ,gr\p ( #g 7,g#g71 ! ,gr\p ( #bj 7,g#bj71 & ! ,_w ,trade ,organization4 #d4 ,en=cem5t ( intellectual prop]ty provisions ( ,economic & ,trade ,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a ,! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative1 %all coord9ate ) ! heads ( su* ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,presid5t consid]s appropriate to en=ce ! actions relat$ to intellectual prop]ty laid out 9 ! ,agreem5t includ+-- 7#a7 ! civil1 adm9i/rative1 & crim9al proc$ures & det]r5t-level civil & crim9al p5alties provid$ 9 ! ,agreem5t2 & 7#b7 by us+ ! full en=cem5t au?ority ( ! ,presid5t1 includ+ any en=cem5t au?ority 9 connection ) ! id5tification & report+ process "u section #ahb ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdb74 #e4 ,report on /atus ( implem5tation ( c]ta9 obligations 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative %all submit to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress a report on ! /atus ( ! implem5tation by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ( its obligations "u ,*apt] #a ( ! ,agreem5t4 7b7 ,in=mation 9 report ,ea* report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all conta9 in=mation suffici5t to enable ! appropriate committees ( ,congress to assess ! ext5t ( ! compliance by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ) ! ,agreem5t1 includ+ appropriate quantitative metrics4 7c7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress means ! ,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4