§2114a Negotiating objectives with respect to trade in services, foreign direct investment, and high technology products

Summary

Requires U.S. trade negotiators to work to open foreign markets for services and for foreign direct investment. They must try to lower or remove rules that block U.S. service providers or stop U.S. firms from setting up or operating in other countries. Negotiators must also push for international rules and dispute procedures that match U.S. commercial policies and help open trade. While doing this, they must consider valid U.S. goals like protecting health, safety, national security, the environment, consumers, and jobs, and the laws tied to those goals. Also requires negotiators to focus on high-technology goods and services. They must seek the most open treatment possible and try to stop or offset harmful foreign government actions listed in section 2241, such as policies that favor domestic firms, discriminate against foreign tech firms, weaken intellectual property rights, block access to key markets, or encourage anti-competitive practices. They should get promises not to discourage buying foreign tech, to remove tariffs and other barriers, to treat foreign firms fairly, to support joint scientific work and sharing results, and to protect intellectual property and proprietary data. “Barriers to trade in services” means limits on setting up businesses and limits on operating there, including rules that restrict sending information across borders or using data-processing facilities.