§3806 Treatment of certain trade agreements for which negotiations have already begun

Summary

For trade talks that are part of the World Trade Organization, with Chile, with Singapore, or that would create a Free Trade Area of the Americas, the usual 90‑day advance notice rule before starting talks does not affect whether Congress uses the special trade-authority process. Congress may not use a procedural disapproval motion just because that 90‑day notice was not given. The President must, as soon as possible after August 6, 2002, tell Congress about those talks, explain the U.S. goals, and say if the U.S. wants a new deal or changes to an old one. The President must talk with the congressional committees named earlier in the law and with the Congressional Oversight Group before and after sending that notice.