To me what matters is what resources come along with signing the agreement. If the agreement comes with a commitment to support businesses as they build their business abroad, then the sooner the better. If it's an agreement that doesn't come with resources for small businesses or resources for business development or resources for building relationships and for building regulatory resources and research resources, then I'd prefer the resources in the bill. It's whichever one you can get first.
On October 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.