S. 4063 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 7, 2022Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit authorization from Congress. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Free TRIPS Act. 2. Limitation on modification of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (a) In general The President, and any official, employee, or agent of the United States, may not negotiate or conclude any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the TRIPS Agreement without obtaining explicit authorization from Congress before beginning negotiations with respect to that withdrawal, suspension, or modification. (b) TRIPS agreement defined In this section, the term TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)).