,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #geh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ag1 #bjae,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish an ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center in the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,establishment of ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title ,i of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #adb4 ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center 7a7 ,establishment of ,center ,there is established in the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative an ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center 7in this section referred to as the ,center74 7b7 ,functions of ,center 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,center shall-- 7,a7 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 laws2 7,b7 coordinate among the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 other agencies with responsibilities relating to trade1 and the intelligence community the exchange of information related to potential violations of international trade agreements by foreign trading partners of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 conduct outreach to ,united ,states workers1 businesses1 and other interested persons to foster greater participation in the identification and reduction or elimination of foreign trade barriers and unfair foreign trade practices4 7#b7 ,coordination of trade enforcement 7,a7 ,in general ,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 agencies3 7i7 ,the ,department of ,state4 7ii7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7iii7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7iv7 ,the ,department of ,agriculture4 7v7 ,the ,department of ,commerce4 7vi7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7vii7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7viii7 ,such other agencies as the ,president1 or the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 may designate4 7,b7 ,consultations on intellectual property rights ,in matters relating to the enforcement of ,united ,states trade rights involving intellectual property rights1 the ,center shall consult with the ,intellectual ,property ,enforcement ,coordinator appointed pursuant to section #cja of the ,prioritizing ,resources and ,organization for ,intellectual ,property ,act of #bjjh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #haaa74 7c7 ,personnel 7#a7 ,director ,the head of the ,center shall be the ,director1 who shall be the ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative for ,trade ,enforcement4 7#b7 ,deputy director ,there shall be in the ,center a ,deputy ,director1 who shall-- 7,a7 be appointed by the ,secretary of ,commerce from among full-time senior-level officials of the ,department of ,commerce and detailed to the ,center2 and 7,b7 report directly to the ,director4 7#c7 ,intelligence community liaison ,there shall be in the ,center an ,intelligence ,community ,liaison1 who shall be-- 7,a7 appointed from among officials of agencies in the intelligence community at the recommendation of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 and 7,b7 detailed to the ,center by the official's agency4 7#d7 ,additional employees ,the agencies specified in subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 and agencies in the intelligence community recommended by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may1 in consultation with the ,director1 detail or assign their employees to the ,center without reimbursement to support the functions of the ,center4 7d7 ,administration ,funding and administrative support for the ,center shall be provided by the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 7e7 ,annual report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section1 and not less frequently than annually thereafter1 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 laws4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#b7 ,united ,states trade remedy laws ,the term ,united ,states trade remedy laws means the following3 7,a7 ,chapter #a of title ,,ii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbea et seq474 7,b7 ,chapter #a of title ,,iii of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa et seq474 7,c7 ,sections #djf and #dba of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdcf and #bdea74 7,d7 ,sections #ccb and #ccg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #accb and #accg74 7,e7 ,investigations initiated by the administering authority 7as defined in section #gga of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg77 under title ,,vii of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afga et seq474 7,f7 ,section #bha of the ,uruguay ,round ,agreements ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #cega74 7#c7 ,united ,states trade rights ,the term ,united ,states trade rights means any right1 benefit1 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 proceeding4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,trade ,act of #aigd is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #ada the following3 ,sec4 #adb4 ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center4 4 #c4 ,establishment of ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative for ,trade ,enforcement and ,chief ,manufacturing ,negotiator 7a7 ,establishment of positions ,section #ada7;b77#b7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7;b77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,there shall be in the ,office #d ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representatives1 including the ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative for ,trade ,enforcement1 one ,chief ,agricultural ,negotiator1 and one ,chief ,manufacturing ,negotiator who shall all be appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 ,as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate1 any nomination of a ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 the ,chief ,agricultural ,negotiator1 or the ,chief ,manufacturing ,negotiator submitted to the ,senate for its advice and consent1 and referred to a committee1 shall be referred to the ,committee on ,finance4 ,each ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 the ,chief ,agricultural ,negotiator1 and the ,chief ,manufacturing ,negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the ,president and shall have the rank of ,ambassador4 4 7b7 ,functions of positions ,section #ada7;c7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by moving paragraph 7#e7 #b ems to the left2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 7,a7 ,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 party4 7,b7 ,the ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative for ,trade ,enforcement shall-- 7i7 serve as the ,director of the ,interagency ,trade ,enforcement ,center under section #adb and oversee the operations of the ,center2 7ii7 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 party2 7iii7 assist the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative in carrying out the functions of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative under subsection 7d72 7iv7 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 goods1 services1 and intellectual property1 and other trade matters2 and 7v7 perform such other functions as the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative may direct4 7#g7 7,a7 ,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 services4 ,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 direct4 7,b7 ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 and not less frequently than annually thereafter1 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 year4 4 7c7 ,compensation ,section #ecad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representatives 7#c74 and inserting ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representatives 7#d742 and 7#b7 by inserting ,chief ,manufacturing ,negotiator4 after ,chief ,agricultural ,negotiator44 7d7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ada7;c77#d7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7;c77#d77 is amended by inserting 7other than the ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative for ,trade ,enforcement7 after ,deputy ,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 7e7 ,technical amendments ,section #ada7;e7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baga7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #ecad and inserting #ecae2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the maximum rate of pay for grade ,,gs-#ah1 as provided in section #eccb and inserting the maximum rate of pay for level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule in section #ecae4