§ 2114a. Negotiating objectives with respect to trade in services, foreign direct investment, and high technology products
(a)
Trade in services
(1)
In general
Principal United States negotiating objectives under section
2112 of this title shall be—
(2)
Domestic objectives
In pursuing the objectives described in paragraph (1), United States negotiators shall take into account legitimate United States domestic objectives including, but not limited to, the protection of legitimate health or safety, essential security, environmental, consumer or employment opportunity interests and the laws and regulations related thereto.
(b)
Foreign direct investment
(1)
In general
Principal United States negotiating objectives under section
2112 of this title shall be—
(2)
Domestic objectives
In pursuing the objectives described in paragraph (1), United States negotiators shall take into account legitimate United States domestic objectives including, but not limited to, the protection of legitimate health or safety, essential security, environmental, consumer or employment opportunity interests and the laws and regulations related thereto.
(c)
High technology products
Principal United States negotiating objectives shall be—
(1)
to obtain and preserve the maximum openness with respect to international trade and investment in high technology products and related services;
(2)
to obtain the elimination or reduction of, or compensation for, the significantly distorting effects of foreign government acts, policies, or practices identified in section
2241 of this title, with particular consideration given to the nature and extent of foreign government intervention affecting United States exports of high technology products or investments in high technology industries, including—
(B)
measures which deny national treatment or otherwise discriminate in favor of domestic high technology industries;
(3)
to obtain commitments that official policy of foreign countries or instrumentalities will not discourage government or private procurement of foreign high technology products and related services;
(4)
to obtain the reduction or elimination of all tariffs on, and other barriers to, United States exports of high technology products and related services;
(6)
to obtain commitments to—
(A)
foster the pursuit of joint scientific cooperation between companies, institutions or governmental entities of the United States and those of the trading partners of the United States in areas of mutual interest through such measures as financial participation and technical and personnel exchanges, and
(d)
Definition of barriers and other distortions
For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the term “barriers to, or other distortions of, international trade in services” includes, but is not limited to—