Trade Promotion Authority
o also know as fast-track authority
o president notifies Congress of intent to enter
trade negotiations
o Congress has 60 legislative days to permit or
deny fast track authority
o upon approval, the results of the president’s
negotiations are subject to an up-or-down vote
without possibility for amendment
o instrumental in Uruguay Round Agreements of
1994, the North American Free Trade
Agreement of 1993, and many bilateral FTA in
2000s.