,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,gallego introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to establish an          
,inspector ,general of the ,office of   
the ,united ,states ,trade              
,representative1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,ustr ,inspector ,general 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3 7#a7      
,section #h of article ,i of the        
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
provides that ,congress has the sole    
power to regulate international trade4  
7#b7 ,congress established the ,office  
of the ,united ,states ,trade           
,representative in the ,executive       
,office of the ,president under section 
#ada of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #baga7 with the primary       

responsibility for developing1 and      
coordinating implementation of1 the     
international trade policy of the       
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the ,united     
,states ,trade ,representative has      
primary responsibility for administering
 a variety of trade statutes and for    
monitoring the implementation and       
enforcement of trade agreements4  7#d7  
,section #ada7;c77#a77;,f7 of the ,trade
 ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4           
#baga7;c77#a77;,f77 states that the     
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
shall report directly to the ,president 
and the ,congress regarding1 and be     
responsible to the ,president and the   
,congress for the administration of1    
trade agreements programs4  #c4         
,establishment of ,inspector ,general of
 the ,office of the ,united ,states     
,trade ,representative  7a7 ,definitions
 ,section #dja of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking or the      
,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 and  

inserting the ,national ,reconnaissance 
,office1 or the ,office of the ,united  
,states ,trade ,representative12 and    
7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or  
the ,director of the ,national          
,reconnaissance ,office2 and inserting  
the ,director of the ,national          
,reconnaissance ,office2 or the ,united 
,states ,trade ,representative24  7b7   
,appointment of ,inspector ,general ,not
 later than #abj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall appoint an individual  
to serve as the ,inspector ,general of  
the ,office for the ,united ,states     
,trade ,representative in accordance    
with section #djc7;a7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4