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In June 2010, the Obama Administration announced plans to seek Congress' approval for the Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after first engaging in talks with South Korea over US concerns with the agreement as signed, particularly over its provisions involving market access for US autos. These talks were concluded on December 3, 2010 with a text that has been referred to as a "supplemental agreement" or "supplementary deal" to the 2007 Korea FTA.