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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="1788" measure-id="id113s1788" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2013-12-10" update-date="2013-12-16">
<title>Digital Trade Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-12-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity to inform executive agency efforts related to digital trade. </p> <p>States that it shall be a U.S. negotiating principle in negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement, and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.</p>]]></summary-text>
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