Sec. 203. Administration
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There shall be in the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce a Deputy Under Secretary responsible for administration of the responsibilities of the Department of Commerce under this title. The Deputy Under Secretary established under subparagraph
(A)shall establish a permanent working group, composed of representatives of the relevant agencies, to collaborate on matters relating to the administration of this title and the amendments made by this title. The Under Secretary may increase the number of employees of the International Trade Administration by the number necessary to administer this title and the amendments made by this title. The Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service (established by section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 ( 15 U.S.C. 4721 )) may assign additional commercial attachés to serve at the United States embassies in each Americas partner countries to oversee coordination and reporting under partnership agreements entered into under section 201. A commercial attaché assigned to an Americas partner country under subparagraph
(A)shall— coordinate with the Department of the Treasury with respect to loans provided under section 212(a) to incentivize re-shoring and near-shoring; be the lead officer on the country team, under the Chief of Mission, responsible for implementation of the partnership agreement entered into under section 201 with that country; and carry out such other duties as the Director General or the Chief of Mission may assign for successful implementation of the Americas program. There shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce, from the Re-shoring and Near-shoring Account established under section 301, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years of 2024, 2025, and 2026 to administer this title and the amendments made by this title. Amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall be available until expended. There shall be in the Office of the United States Trade Representative an Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Americas Partnership, who shall— be responsible for negotiations with respect to— the accession of countries to the USMCA pursuant to the mechanism developed pursuant to section 222(b); and designation of Americas partner countries as CBTPA beneficiary countries (as defined in section 213(b)(5) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as amended by section 224); hire the staff necessary to support negotiations described in subparagraph (A); and coordinate closely with the Under Secretary with respect to administration of this title. There shall be available to the United States Trade Representative, from the Re-shoring and Near-shoring Account established under section 301, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years of 2024, 2025, and 2026 to administer this title and the amendments made by this title. Amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall be available until expended. There shall be in the Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the Department of State a Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Americas Partnership, who— may be the United States representative to the Americas Partnership Secretariat; and shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary, coordinate people-to-people efforts under this title on behalf of the Department of State. The Secretary of State may hire sufficient civil service officers to fulfill the successful management of the efforts described in paragraph (1). The Secretary of State may hire additional foreign affairs officers, relative to the number of such officers on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to support the implementation of this title. There shall be available to the Secretary of State, from the Re-shoring and Near-shoring Account established under section 301, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years of 2024, 2025, and 2026 to administer this title and the amendments made by this title. Amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall be available until expended. There shall be in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States Agency for International Development a Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Americas Partnership, who shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary, coordinate development, humanitarian, and people-to-people efforts under this title on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development. The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development may hire additional foreign service officers, relative to the number of such officers on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to support the implementation of this title. There shall be available to the Administrator, from the Re-shoring and Near-shoring Account established under section 301, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years of 2024, 2025, and 2026 to administer this title and the amendments made by this title. Amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall be available until expended. The President— may establish such additional bureaus and offices as the President considers appropriate to implement this title; and shall ensure that a description of any such bureaus and offices is included in the annual report required by section 205. Amounts shall be made available to carry out this section from the Re-shoring and Near-shoring Account established under section 301.
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