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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 660 

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the position of Chief Innovation 

and Intellectual Property Negotiator in the Office of the United States 

Trade Representative to ensure the protection of United States innovation and intellectual property interests, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2013 

Mr. HATCH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the position 

of Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator 

in the Office of the United States Trade Representative 

to ensure the protection of United States innovation and 

intellectual property interests, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Innovation Through 

5 Trade Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHIEF INNOVATION AND IN2 TELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of the Trade Act of 

4 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) There shall be in the Office three Deputy United 

8 States Trade Representatives, one Chief Agricultural Ne9 gotiator, and one Chief Innovation and Intellectual Prop10 erty Negotiator, who shall be appointed by the President, 

11 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an 

12 exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomi13 nation of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, 

14 the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the Chief Innovation 

15 and Intellectual Property Negotiator submitted to the 

16 Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a com17 mittee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. 

18 Each Deputy United States Trade Representative, the 

19 Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the Chief Innovation 

20 and Intellectual Property Negotiator shall hold office at 

21 the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of 

22 Ambassador.’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) by moving paragraph (5) two ems to 

25 the left; and 

26 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(6) The principal functions of the Chief Innovation 

2 and Intellectual Property Negotiator shall be to conduct 

3 trade negotiations and to enforce trade agreements relat4 ing to United States intellectual property and to take ap5 propriate actions to address acts, policies, and practices 

6 of foreign governments that have a significant adverse im7 pact on the value of United States innovation. The Chief 

8 Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator shall be 

9 a vigorous advocate on behalf of United States innovation 

10 and intellectual property interests. The Chief Innovation 

11 and Intellectual Property Negotiator shall perform such 

12 other functions as the United States Trade Representative 

13 may direct.’’. 

14 (b) COMPENSATION.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 

15 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Chief Agricultural 

16 Negotiator.’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United 

18 States Trade Representative. 

19 ‘‘Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Nego20 tiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative.’’. 

21 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the appointment of the first Chief Innovation and 

23 Intellectual Property Negotiator pursuant to paragraph 

24 (2) of section 141(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amend25 ed by subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter, the 


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1 United States Trade Representative shall submit to the 

2 Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee 

3 on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 

4 report describing in detail— 

5 (1) enforcement actions taken by the Trade 

6 Representative during the 180 days preceding the 

7 submission of the report to ensure the protection of 

8 United States innovation and intellectual property 

9 interests; and 

10 (2) other actions taken by the Trade Represent11 ative to advance United States innovation and intel12 lectual property interests. 

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