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Presidential Memorandum

Notification to the Congress of Trade Negotiations

This memorandum authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to notify Congress of the President's intention to enter into free trade negotiations with Morocco and Central American countries, and to update Congress on ongoing trade negotiations with Singapore, Chile, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and WTO talks. It is a procedural notification required by the Trade Act of 2002.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 62163

Key directives

  • Notify Congress pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 3804(a)(1) of intention to enter into FTA negotiations with Morocco and Central American countries
  • Notify Congress pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 3806(b)(2) of ongoing negotiations with Singapore, Chile, FTAA, and WTO
  • Publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Notification to Congress of intended and ongoing trade negotiations

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Potential Free Trade Agreements with Morocco and Central American countries
  • Continued negotiations on Singapore and Chile FTAs
  • Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations
  • WTO negotiations

Risks & tensions

  • Procedural compliance with Trade Act of 2002 fast-track authority requirements; no substantive policy change without further congressional action
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