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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3271 

To improve the enforcement of international trade agreements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 13, 2005 

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means 

A BILL 

To improve the enforcement of international trade 

agreements. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Agreement En5 forcement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CREATION OF DEPUTY USTR FOR TRADE ENFORCE7 MENT. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Section 141(b) 

9 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)) is amend10 ed— 
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (4); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) In addition to the Deputy United States 

6 Trade Representatives appointed under paragraph 

7 (2), there shall be in the Office of the United States 

8 Trade Representatives the position of the Deputy 

9 United States Trade Representatives for Trade En10 forcement. The Deputy United States Trade Rep11 resentatives for Trade Enforcement shall be ap12 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

13 consent of the Senate. The Deputy United States 

14 Trade Representatives for Trade Enforcement shall 

15 hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall 

16 have the rank of Ambassador.’’. 

17 (b) FUNCTIONS OF POSITION.—Section 141(c) of the 

18 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended by 

19 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(6) The principal function of the Deputy 

21 United States Trade Representatives for Trade En22 forcement shall be to ensure compliance with trade 

23 agreements relating to United States manufactured 

24 goods and services. The Deputy United States Trade 

25 Representatives for Trade Enforcement shall have 
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1 the authority to investigate and recommend pros2 ecuting cases before the World Trade Organization 

3 and under trade agreements to which the United 

4 States is a party. The Deputy United States Trade 

5 Representatives for Trade Enforcement shall iden6 tify foreign government barriers to United States 

7 goods and services that are at odds with current 

8 trade agreements. The Deputy United States Trade 

9 Representatives for Trade Enforcement shall per10 form such other functions as the United States 

11 Trade Representative may direct.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. INVESTIGATORY RESOURCES. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated without fis14 cal year limitation such sums as are necessary for the 

15 Deputy United States Trade Representatives for Trade 

16 Enforcement to hire 100 additional trade enforcement in17 vestigators within 180 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act. The investigators shall be assigned to foreign 

19 nations to aid the Deputy United States Trade Represent20 atives or Trade Enforcement in investigating potential 

21 cases before the World Trade Organization and under 

22 trade agreements to which the United States is a party. 

23 SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 

24 (a) REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Deputy 

25 United States Trade Representatives for Trade Enforce-
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1 ment shall report to the Committees on Energy and Com2 merce and Ways and Means of the House of Representa3 tives, and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 

4 non-tariff trade barriers affecting market access for 

5 United States companies to markets in— 

6 (1) the European Union; 

7 (2) the People’s Republic of China; 

8 (3) Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El 

9 Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; 

10 (4) India; 

11 (5) Brazil; and 

12 (6) Mexico. 

13 (b) FOCUS OF REPORT.—Such report shall focus on 

14 manufacturing in goods, intellectual property piracy, sani15 tary standards, and telecommunications access. 

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