Sec. 604. Establishment of Interagency Trade Enforcement Center

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Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There is established in the Office of the United States Trade Representative an Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (in this section referred to as the Center ). The Center shall— serve as the primary forum within the Federal Government for the Office of the United States Trade Representative and other agencies to coordinate the enforcement of United States trade rights under international trade agreements and the enforcement of United States trade remedy laws; coordinate among the Office of the United States Trade Representative and other agencies with responsibilities relating to trade the exchange of information related to potential violations of international trade agreements by foreign trading partners of the United States; and conduct outreach to United States workers, businesses, and other interested persons to foster greater participation in the identification and reduction or elimination of foreign trade barriers and unfair foreign trade practices.

The Center shall coordinate matters relating to the enforcement of United States trade rights under international trade agreements and the enforcement of United States trade remedy laws among the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the following agencies: The Department of State. The Department of the Treasury. The Department of Justice. The Department of Agriculture. The Department of Commerce. The Department of Homeland Security. Such other agencies as the President, or the United States Trade Representative, may designate.

In matters relating to the enforcement of United States trade rights involving intellectual property rights, the Center shall consult with the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator appointed pursuant to section 301 of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( 15 U.S.C. 8111 ). The head of the Center shall be the Director, who shall— be appointed by the United States Trade Representative from among full-time senior-level officials of the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and report to the Trade Representative.

There shall be in the Center a Deputy Director, who shall— be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from among full-time senior-level officials of the Department of Commerce and detailed to the Center; and report directly to the Director. The agencies specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) may, in consultation with the Director, detail or assign their employees to the Center without reimbursement to support the functions of the Center. Funding and administrative support for the Center shall be provided by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Center in the preceding year with respect to the enforcement of United States trade rights under international trade agreements and the enforcement of United States trade remedy laws. In this section:

The term United States trade remedy laws means the following: Chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq. ). Chapter 1 of title III of that Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq. ). Sections 406 and 421 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2436 and 2451). Sections 332 and 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 and 1337). Investigations initiated by the administering authority (as defined in section 771 of that Act ( 19 U.S.C. 1677 )) under title VII of that Act ( 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. ).

Section 281 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3571 ). The term United States trade rights means any right, benefit, or advantage to which the United States is entitled under an international trade agreement and that could be effectuated through the use of a dispute settlement proceeding. . The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 141 the following: Sec. 142. Interagency Trade Enforcement Center. .

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