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 102 STAT. 1270

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be • affected by such matters or negotiations; and "(ii) the President pro tempore of the Senate may select additional members of the Senate, for designation as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other committee of the Senate or joint committee of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations. Members of the House and Senate selected as congressional advisers under this subparagraph shall be accredited by the United States Trade Representative. "(B) Before designating any member under subparg^aph (A), the Speaker or the President pro tempore shall consult with— "(i) the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee on Finance, as appropriate; and "(ii) the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee from which the member will be selected. "(C) Not more than 3 members (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party) may be selected under this paragraph as advisers from any committee of Congress. "(b) BRIEFING.—

"(1) The United States Trade Representative shall keep each official adviser designated under subsection (a)(1) currently informed on matters affecting the trade policy of the United States and, with respect to possible agreements, negotiating, objectives, the status of negotiations in progress, and the nature of any changes in domestic law or the administration thereof which may be recommended to Congress to carry out any trade agreement or any requirement of, amendment to, or recommendation under, such agreement. "(2) The United States Treide Representative shall keep each official adviser designated under subsection (a)(2) currently informed regarding the trade policy matters and negotiations i with respect to which the adviser is designated. "(3)(A) The chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance may designate members (in addition to the official advisers under subsection (a)(D) and staff members of their respective committees who shall have access to the information provided to official advisers under paragraph (1). "(B) The Chairman of any committee of the House or Senate 1 or any joint committee of Congress from which official advisers are selected under subsection (a)(2) may designate other members of such committee, and staff members of such committee, who shall have access to the information provided to official advisers under paragraph (2). "(c) COMMITTEE CONSULTATION.—The United States Trade Representative shall consult on a continuing basis with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the other appropriate committees of the House and Senate on the development, implementation, and administration of overall trade policy of the United States. Such consultations shall include, but are not limited to, the following elements of such policy:

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