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19 U.S.C. § 3807 — Congressional Oversight Group
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**(a) Members and functions**
(1) **In general** — By not later than 60 days after August 6, 2002, and not later than 30 days after the convening of each Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall convene the Congressional Oversight Group.
(2) **Membership from the House** — In each Congress, the Congressional Oversight Group shall be comprised of the following Members of the House of Representatives:
(A) The chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and 3 additional members of such Committee (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party).
(B) The chairman and ranking member, or their designees, of the committees of the House of Representatives which would have, under the Rules of the House of Representatives, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by a trade agreement negotiations for which are conducted at any time during that Congress and to which this chapter would apply.
(3) **Membership from the Senate** — In each Congress, the Congressional Oversight Group shall also be comprised of the following members of the Senate:
(A) The chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Finance and 3 additional members of such Committee (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party).
(B) The chairman and ranking member, or their designees, of the committees of the Senate which would have, under the Rules of the Senate, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by a trade agreement negotiations for which are conducted at any time during that Congress and to which this chapter would apply.
(4) **Accreditation** — Each member of the Congressional Oversight Group described in paragraphs
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**(a) Members and functions**
(1) **In general** — By not later than 60 days after August 6, 2002, and not later than 30 days after the convening of each Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall convene the Congressional Oversight Group.
(2) **Membership from the House** — In each Congress, the Congressional Oversight Group shall be comprised of the following Members of the House of Representatives:
(A) The chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and 3 additional members of such Committee (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party).
(B) The chairman and ranking member, or their designees, of the committees of the House of Representatives which would have, under the Rules of the House of Representatives, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by a trade agreement negotiations for which are conducted at any time during that Congress and to which this chapter would apply.
(3) **Membership from the Senate** — In each Congress, the Congressional Oversight Group shall also be comprised of the following members of the Senate:
(A) The chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Finance and 3 additional members of such Committee (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party).
(B) The chairman and ranking member, or their designees, of the committees of the Senate which would have, under the Rules of the Senate, jurisdiction over provisions of law affected by a trade agreement negotiations for which are conducted at any time during that Congress and to which this chapter would apply.
(4) **Accreditation** — Each member of the Congressional Oversight Group described in paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A) shall be accredited by the United States Trade Representative on behalf of the President as an official adviser to the United States delegation in negotiations for any trade agreement to which this chapter applies. Each member of the Congressional Oversight Group described in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) shall be accredited by the United States Trade Representative on behalf of the President as an official adviser to the United States delegation in the negotiations by reason of which the member is in the Congressional Oversight Group. The Congressional Oversight Group shall consult with and provide advice to the Trade Representative regarding the formulation of specific objectives, negotiating strategies and positions, the development of the applicable trade agreement, and compliance and enforcement of the negotiated commitments under the trade agreement.
(5) **Chair** — The Congressional Oversight Group shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
**(b) Guidelines**
(1) **Purpose and revision** — The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate—
(A) shall, within 120 days after August 6, 2002, develop written guidelines to facilitate the useful and timely exchange of information between the Trade Representative and the Congressional Oversight Group convened under this section; and
(B) may make such revisions to the guidelines as may be necessary from time to time.
(2) **Content** — The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall provide for, among other things—
(A) regular, detailed briefings of the Congressional Oversight Group regarding negotiating objectives, including the promotion of certain priorities referred to in [section 3802(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3802/c&num=0&edition=prelim), and positions and the status of the applicable negotiations, beginning as soon as practicable after the Congressional Oversight Group is convened, with more frequent briefings as trade negotiations enter the final stage;
(B) access by members of the Congressional Oversight Group, and staff with proper security clearances, to pertinent documents relating to the negotiations, including classified materials;
(C) the closest practicable coordination between the Trade Representative and the Congressional Oversight Group at all critical periods during the negotiations, including at negotiation sites;
(D) after the applicable trade agreement is concluded, consultation regarding ongoing compliance and enforcement of negotiated commitments under the trade agreement; and
(E) the time frame for submitting the report required under [section 3802(c)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3802/c/8&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Request for meeting** Upon the request of a majority of the Congressional Oversight Group, the President shall meet with the Congressional Oversight Group before initiating negotiations with respect to a trade agreement, or at any other time concerning the negotiations.
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**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002”.
**(b) Findings** The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The expansion of international trade is vital to the national security of the United States. Trade is critical to the economic growth and strength of the United States and to its leadership in the world. Stable trading relationships promote security and prosperity. Trade agreements today serve the same purposes that security pacts played during the Cold War, binding nations together through a series of mutual rights and obligations. Leadership by the United States in international trade fosters open markets, democracy, and peace throughout the world.
(2) The national security of the United States depends on its economic security, which in turn is founded upon a vibrant and growing industrial base. Trade expansion has been the engine of economic growth. Trade agreements maximize opportunities for the critical sectors and building blocks of the economy of the United States, such as information technology, telecommunications and other leading technologies, basic industries, capital equipment, medical equipment, services, agriculture, environmental technology, and intellectual property. Trade will create new opportunities for the United States and preserve the unparalleled strength of the United States in economic, political, and military affairs. The United States, secured by expanding trade and economic opportunities, will meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
(3) Support for continued trade expansion requires that dispute settlement procedures under international trade agreements not add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided in such agreements. Therefore—
(A) the recent patt
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**(a) Schedule of fees** In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall charge and collect the following fees (subject to adjustment under subsection (l)) for the provision of customs services in connection with the following:
(1) For the arrival of a commercial vessel of 100 net tons or more, $397.
(2) For the arrival of a commercial truck, $5.
(3) For the arrival of each railroad car carrying passengers or commercial freight, $7.50.
(4) For all arrivals made during a calendar year by a private vessel or private aircraft, $25.
(5)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States (other than a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section), $5.
(B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel from a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section, $1.75.
(6) For each item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a customs officer (other than an item subject to a fee under subsection (b)(9)(D)), $5.
(7) For each customs broker permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporate customs broker, $125 per year.
(8) For the arrival of a barge or other bulk carrier from Canada or Mexico, $100.
(9)
(A) For the processing of merchandise that is formally entered or released during any fiscal year, a fee in an amount equal to 0.21 11 See Rates for Merchandise Processing Fees notes below. percent ad valorem, unless adjusted under subparagraph (B).
(B)
(i) The Secretary of the Treasury may adjust the ad valorem rate specified in subparagraph (A) to an ad valorem rate (but not to a rate of more than 0.21 1 percent nor less than 0.15 percent) an
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**(a) Overall trade negotiating objectives** The overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States for agreements subject to the provisions of [section 3803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3803&num=0&edition=prelim) are—
(1) to obtain more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access;
(2) to obtain the reduction or elimination of barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and that decrease market opportunities for United States exports or otherwise distort United States trade;
(3) to further strengthen the system of international trading disciplines and procedures, including dispute settlement;
(4) to foster economic growth, raise living standards, and promote full employment in the United States and to enhance the global economy;
(5) to ensure that trade and environmental policies are mutually supportive and to seek to protect and preserve the environment and enhance the international means of doing so, while optimizing the use of the world’s resources;
(6) to promote respect for worker rights and the rights of children consistent with core labor standards of the ILO (as defined in [section 3813(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3813/6&num=0&edition=prelim)) and an understanding of the relationship between trade and worker rights;
(7) to seek provisions in trade agreements under which parties to those agreements strive to ensure that they do not weaken or reduce the protections afforded in domestic environmental and labor laws as an encouragement for trade;
(8) to ensure that trade agreements afford small businesses equal access to international markets, equitable trade benefits, and expanded export market opportunitie
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**(a) Notice and consultation before negotiation** The President, with respect to any agreement that is subject to the provisions of [section 3803(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3803/b&num=0&edition=prelim), shall—
(1) provide, at least 90 calendar days before initiating negotiations, written notice to the Congress of the President’s intention to enter into the negotiations and set forth therein the date the President intends to initiate such negotiations, the specific United States objectives for the negotiations, and whether the President intends to seek an agreement, or changes to an existing agreement;
(2) before and after submission of the notice, consult regarding the negotiations with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, such other committees of the House and Senate as the President deems appropriate, and the Congressional Oversight group convened under [section 3807 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3807&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) upon the request of a majority of the members of the Congressional Oversight Group under [section 3807(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3807/c&num=0&edition=prelim), meet with the Congressional Oversight Group before initiating the negotiations or at any other time concerning the negotiations.
**(b) Negotiations regarding agriculture**
(1) **In general** — Before initiating or continuing negotiations the subject matter of which is directly related to the subject matter under [section 3802(b)(10)(A)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-tit
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**(a) Certain agreements** Notwithstanding the prenegotiation notification and consultation requirement described in [section 3804(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3804/a&num=0&edition=prelim), if an agreement to which [section 3803(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3803/b&num=0&edition=prelim) applies—
(1) is entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization,
(2) is entered into with Chile,
(3) is entered into with Singapore, or
(4) establishes a Free Trade Area for the Americas,
and results from negotiations that were commenced before August 6, 2002, subsection (b) shall apply.
**(b) Treatment of agreements** In the case of any agreement to which subsection (a) applies—
(1) the applicability of the trade authorities procedures to implementing bills shall be determined without regard to the requirements of [section 3804(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3804/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating only to 90 days notice prior to initiating negotiations), and any procedural disapproval resolution under [section 3805(b)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3805/b/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be in order on the basis of a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of [section 3804(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3804/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) the President shall, as soon as feasible after August 6, 2002—
(A) notify the Congress of the negotiations described in subsection (a), the specific United States objectives in the negotiations, and
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The grant of trade promotion authority under this chapter is likely to increase the activities of the primary committees of jurisdiction in the area of international trade. In addition, the creation of the Congressional Oversight Group under [section 3807 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3807&num=0&edition=prelim) will increase the participation of a broader number of Members of Congress in the formulation of United States trade policy and oversight of the international trade agenda for the United States. The primary committees of jurisdiction should have adequate staff to accommodate these increases in activities.
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 3807
(2) the President shall, as soon as feasible
after August 6, 2002—
(A) notify the Congress of the negotiations
described in subsection (a), the specific
United States objectives in the negotiations,
and whether the President is seeking a new
agreement or changes to an existing agree-
ment; and
(B) before and after submission of the no-
tice, consult regarding the negotiations with
the
committees
referred
to
in
section
3804(a)(2) of this title and the Congressional
Oversight Group convened under section 3807
of this title.
(Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2106, Aug. 6,
2002, 116 Stat. 1016.)
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of functions of President under this
section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13277, Nov. 19, 2002,
67 F.R. 70305, set out as a note under section 3801 of this
title.
§ 3807. Congressional Oversight Group
(a) Members and functions
(1) In general
By not later than 60 days after August 6,
2002, and not later than 30 days after the con-
vening of each Congress, the chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the chairman of the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate shall convene
the Congressional Oversight Group.
(2) Membership from the House
In each Congress, the Congressional Over-
sight Group shall be comprised of the fol-
lowing Members of the House of Representa-
tives:
(A) The chairman and ranking member of
the Committee on Ways and Means, and 3
additional members of such Committee (not
more than 2 of whom are members of the
same political party).
(B) The chairman and ranking member, or
their designees, of the committees of the
House of Representatives which would have,
under the Rules of the House of Re
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