Sec. 3. Establishment of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement and Chief Manufacturing Negotiator
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Section 141(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: There shall be in the Office 4 Deputy United States Trade Representatives, including the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement, one Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and one Chief Manufacturing Negotiator who shall all be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Each Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of Ambassador. . Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(c) ) is amended— by moving paragraph
(5)2 ems to the left; and by adding at the end the following: The principal function of the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall be to ensure that United States trading partners comply with trade agreements to which the United States is a party. The Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall— serve as the Director of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center under section 142 and oversee the operations of the Center; assist the United States Trade Representative in investigating and prosecuting disputes before the World Trade Organization and pursuant to other bilateral or regional trade agreements to which the United States is a party; assist the United States Trade Representative in carrying out the functions of the United States Trade Representative under subsection (d); make recommendations with respect to the administration of United States trade remedy laws relating to barriers imposed by foreign governments to the importation of United States goods, services, and intellectual property, and other trade matters; and perform such other functions as the United States Trade Representative may direct. The principal function of the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations and to enforce trade agreements relating to United States manufacturing products and services. The Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf of United States manufacturing interests and shall perform such other functions as the United States Trade Representative may direct. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator 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 Chief Manufacturing Negotiator in the preceding year. . Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by striking Deputy United States Trade Representatives (3). and inserting Deputy United States Trade Representatives (4). ; and by inserting Chief Manufacturing Negotiator. after Chief Agricultural Negotiator. . Section 141(c)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(4) ) is amended by inserting (other than the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement) after Deputy United States Trade Representative . Section 141(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(e) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking 5314 and inserting 5315 ; and in paragraph (2), by striking the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18, as provided in section 5332 and inserting the maximum rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule in section 5315 .
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Establishment of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement and Chief Manufacturing Negotiator
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