,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4        
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,ms4 ,lummis1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the   
,president from negotiating or          
concluding any withdrawal1 suspension1  
waiver1 or modification to the          
,agreement on ,trade-,related ,aspects  
of ,intellectual ,property ,rights      
without explicit authorization from     
,congress4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,no ,free ,,trips   
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on modification  
of ,agreement on ,trade-,related        
,aspects of ,intellectual ,property     
,rights  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,president1 and any official1 employee1 
or agent of the ,united ,states1 may not
 negotiate or conclude any withdrawal1  

suspension1 waiver1 or modification to  
the ,,trips ,agreement without obtaining
 explicit authorization from ,congress  
before beginning negotiations with      
respect to that withdrawal1 suspension1 
or modification4  7b7 ,,trips agreement 
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,,trips ,agreement means the ,agreement 
on ,trade-,related ,aspects of          
,intellectual ,property ,rights referred
 to in section #aja7;d77#ae7 of the     
,uruguay ,round ,agreements ,act 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #ceaa7;d77#ae774