Summary

Creates a new statutory definition of “common name” for foods, wine, and beer, and makes foreign bans on U.S. use of those common names an unfair trade practice. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, working with the U.S. Trade Representative, to negotiate with foreign governments (by bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, MOUs, or letters) to secure U.S. producers’ and exporters’ rights to use common names in foreign markets and to brief designated congressional committees every six months on outcomes.

• Establishes a statutory definition of "common name" for foods, beers, and wine grape varietals and excludes certain protected wine appellations.
• Adds foreign prohibitions on U.S. use of common names to the statutory list of unfair trade practices.
• Directs USDA, coordinated with USTR, to negotiate with foreign governments to secure U.S. rights to use common names abroad.
• Allows use of bilateral, plurilateral, multilateral agreements, MOUs, or letters to achieve protections for U.S. producers and exporters.
• Requires semiannual briefings to designated congressional committees on negotiation efforts and outcomes.
• Specifies sources to consider when deciding if a term is a common name (dictionaries, Codex, customary use).
• Targets labeling/trade disputes rather than creating new domestic labeling mandates.
• No explicit appropriation or new funding authority is included in the text provided.