Sec. 604. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY CENTER ON TRADE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT
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## SEC. 604 ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY CENTER ON TRADE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT ###
(a)In general Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring, and Enforcement > > > #### “(1) Establishment of center > > There is established in the Office of the United States Trade Representative an Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring, and Enforcement (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’). > > > #### “(2) Functions of center > > The Center shall support the activities of the United States Trade Representative in— > > > ##### “(A) > > investigating potential disputes under the auspices of the World Trade Organization; > > > ##### “(B) > > investigating potential disputes pursuant to bilateral and regional trade agreements to which the United States is a party; > > > ##### “(C) > > carrying out the functions of the United States Trade Representative under this section with respect to the monitoring and enforcement of trade agreements to which the United States is a party; and > > > ##### “(D) > > monitoring measures taken by parties to implement provisions of trade agreements to which the United States is a party. > > > #### “(3) Personnel > > > ##### “(A) Director > > The head of the Center shall be a Director, who shall be appointed by the United States Trade Representative. > > > ##### “(B) Additional employees > > A Federal agency may, in consultation with and with the approval of the United States Trade Representative, detail or assign one or more employees to the Center without any reimbursement from the Center to support the functions of the Center.” > . ###
(b)Interagency Resources Section 141(d)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(d)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting “, including resources of the Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring, and Enforcement established under subsection (h),” after “interagency resources”. ###
(c)Reports Section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(2)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (J), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in subparagraph (K), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(L) > > the operation of the Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring, and Enforcement established under section 141(h), including— > > > ###### “(i) > > information relating to the personnel of the Center, including a description of any employees detailed or assigned to the Center by a Federal agency under paragraph (3)(B) of such section; > > > ###### “(ii) > > information relating to the functions of the Center; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > an assessment of the operating costs of the Center.” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Quadrennial Plan and Report > > > #### “(1) Quadrennial plan > > Pursuant to the goals and objectives of the strategic plan of the Office of the United States Trade Representative as required under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, the Trade Representative shall, every 4 years, develop a plan— > > > ##### “(A) > > to analyze internal quality controls and record management of the Office; > > > ##### “(B) > > to identify existing staff of the Office and new staff that will be necessary to support the trade negotiation and enforcement functions and powers of the Office (including those functions and powers of the Trade Policy Staff Committee) as described in section 141 and section 301; > > > ##### “(C) > > to identify existing staff of the Office and staff in other Federal agencies who will be required to be detailed or assigned to support interagency programs led by the Trade Representative, including any associated expenses; > > > ##### “(D) > > to provide an outline of budget justifications, including salaries and expenses as well as nonpersonnel administrative expenses, for the fiscal years required under the strategic plan; and > > > ##### “(E) > > to provide an outline of budget justifications, including salaries and expenses as well as nonpersonnel administrative expenses, for interagency programs led by the Trade Representative for the fiscal years required under the strategic plan. > > > #### “(2) Report > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Trade Representative shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the plan required under paragraph (1). Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the report required under this subparagraph shall be submitted in conjunction with the strategic plan of the Office as required under section 306 of title 5, United States Code. > > > ##### “(B) Exception > > The Trade Representative shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an initial report that contains the plan required under paragraph
(1)not later than June 1, 2016. > > > ##### “(C) Appropriate congressional committees defined > > In this paragraph, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ###### “(i) > > the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.” > .
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ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY CENTER ON TRADE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT
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