§3806 Treatment of Certain Trade Agreements for Which Negotiations Have Already Begun

Summary

If trade talks started before August 6, 2002 and they are under the World Trade Organization, with Chile, with Singapore, or to set up a Free Trade Area of the Americas, then the normal rule requiring 90 days’ advance notice before starting negotiations does not apply. For those talks, decisions about using the trade‑authority process for the implementing bills will ignore the 90‑day notice rule, and Congress cannot block those procedures just because that notice wasn’t given. The President must, as soon as possible after August 6, 2002, tell Congress about the talks, give the U.S. goals, say whether a new deal or changes are being sought, and consult before and after with the listed congressional committees and the Congressional Oversight Group.