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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 758 

To establish an Interagency Trade Enforcement Center in the Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2015 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following bill; 

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 Representative, 

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 ‘‘Trade Enforcement 

5 Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY TRADE EN7 FORCEMENT CENTER. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade 

9 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding at 

10 the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 142. INTERAGENCY TRADE ENFORCEMENT CENTER. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER.—There is estab3 lished in the Office of the United States Trade Represent4 ative an Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (in this 

5 section referred to as the ‘Center’). 

6 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS OF CENTER.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) serve as the primary forum within the 

9 Federal Government for the Office of the 

10 United States Trade Representative and other 

11 agencies to coordinate the enforcement of 

12 United States trade rights under international 

13 trade agreements and the enforcement of 

14 United States trade remedy laws; 

15 ‘‘(B) coordinate among the Office of the 

16 United States Trade Representative, other 

17 agencies with responsibilities relating to trade, 

18 and the intelligence community the exchange of 

19 information related to potential violations of 

20 international trade agreements by foreign trad21 ing partners of the United States; and 

22 ‘‘(C) conduct outreach to United States 

23 workers, businesses, and other interested per24 sons to foster greater participation in the iden25 tification and reduction or elimination of forVerDate Sep 11 2014 07:15 Mar 20, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S758.IS S758

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1 eign trade barriers and unfair foreign trade 

2 practices. 

3 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF TRADE ENFORCE4 MENT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall co6 ordinate matters relating to the enforcement of 

7 United States trade rights under international 

8 trade agreements and the enforcement of 

9 United States trade remedy laws among the Of10 fice of the United States Trade Representative 

11 and the following agencies: 

12 ‘‘(i) The Department of State. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The Department of the Treas14 ury. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The Department of Justice. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The Department of Agriculture. 

17 ‘‘(v) The Department of Commerce. 

18 ‘‘(vi) The Department of Homeland 

19 Security. 

20 ‘‘(vii) The Office of the Director of 

21 National Intelligence. 

22 ‘‘(viii) Such other agencies as the 

23 President, or the United States Trade 

24 Representative, may designate. 


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1 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATIONS ON INTELLECTUAL

2 PROPERTY RIGHTS.—In matters relating to the 

3 enforcement of United States trade rights in4 volving intellectual property rights, the Center 

5 shall consult with the Intellectual Property En6 forcement Coordinator appointed pursuant to 

7 section 301 of the Prioritizing Resources and 

8 Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 

9 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8111). 

10 ‘‘(c) PERSONNEL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The head of the Center shall 

12 be the Director, who shall be the Deputy United 

13 States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in the 

15 Center a Deputy Director, who shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) be appointed by the Secretary of 

17 Commerce from among full-time senior-level of18 ficials of the Department of Commerce and de19 tailed to the Center; and 

20 ‘‘(B) report directly to the Director. 

21 ‘‘(3) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY LIAISON.— 

22 There shall be in the Center an Intelligence Commu23 nity Liaison, who shall be— 

24 ‘‘(A) appointed from among officials of 

25 agencies in the intelligence community at the 


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1 recommendation of the Director of National In2 telligence; and 

3 ‘‘(B) detailed to the Center by the official’s 

4 agency. 

5 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.—The agencies 

6 specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) and agencies in the 

7 intelligence community recommended by the Direc8 tor of National Intelligence may, in consultation 

9 with the Director, detail or assign their employees to 

10 the Center without reimbursement to support the 

11 functions of the Center. 

12 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Funding and administrative 

13 support for the Center shall be provided by the Office of 

14 the United States Trade Representative. 

15 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

16 after the date of the enactment of this section, and not 

17 less frequently than annually thereafter, the Director shall 

18 submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 

19 the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep20 resentatives a report on the actions taken by the Center 

21 in the preceding year with respect to the enforcement of 

22 United States trade rights under international trade 

23 agreements and the enforcement of United States trade 

24 remedy laws. 

25 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

2 ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given that 

3 term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 

4 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 

5 ‘‘(2) UNITED STATES TRADE REMEDY LAWS.— 

6 The term ‘United States trade remedy laws’ means 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) Chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act 

9 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.). 

10 ‘‘(B) Chapter 1 of title III of that Act (19 

11 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.). 

12 ‘‘(C) Sections 406 and 421 of that Act (19 

13 U.S.C. 2436 and 2451). 

14 ‘‘(D) Sections 332 and 337 of the Tariff 

15 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 and 1337). 

16 ‘‘(E) Investigations initiated by the admin17 istering authority (as defined in section 771 of 

18 that Act (19 U.S.C. 1677)) under title VII of 

19 that Act (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.). 

20 ‘‘(F) Section 281 of the Uruguay Round 

21 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3571). 

22 ‘‘(3) UNITED STATES TRADE RIGHTS.—The 

23 term ‘United States trade rights’ means any right, 

24 benefit, or advantage to which the United States is 

25 entitled under an international trade agreement and 


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1 that could be effectuated through the use of a dis2 pute settlement proceeding.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after 

5 the item relating to section 141 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 142. Interagency Trade Enforcement Center.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY UNITED STATES 

7 TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE EN8 FORCEMENT AND CHIEF MANUFACTURING 

9 NEGOTIATOR. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS.—Section 

11 141(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

12 2171(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(2) There shall be in the Office 4 Deputy United 

14 States Trade Representatives, including the Deputy 

15 United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforce16 ment, one Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and one Chief 

17 Manufacturing Negotiator who shall all be appointed by 

18 the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

19 Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 

20 Senate, any nomination of a Deputy United States Trade 

21 Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the 

22 Chief Manufacturing Negotiator submitted to the Senate 

23 for its advice and consent, and referred to a committee, 

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1 cultural Negotiator, and the Chief Manufacturing Nego2 tiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President 

3 and shall have the rank of Ambassador.’’. 

4 (b) FUNCTIONS OF POSITIONS.—Section 141(c) of 

5 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended— 

6 (1) by moving paragraph (5) 2 ems to the left; 

7 and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(6)(A) The principal function of the Deputy United 

10 States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall 

11 be to ensure that United States trading partners comply 

12 with trade agreements to which the United States is a 

13 party. 

14 ‘‘(B) The Deputy United States Trade Representa15 tive for Trade Enforcement shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) serve as the Director of the Interagency 

17 Trade Enforcement Center under section 142 and 

18 oversee the operations of the Center; 

19 ‘‘(ii) assist the United States Trade Represent20 ative in investigating and prosecuting disputes be21 fore the World Trade Organization and pursuant to 

22 other bilateral or regional trade agreements to which 

23 the United States is a party; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) assist the United States Trade Represent2 ative in carrying out the functions of the United 

3 States Trade Representative under subsection (d); 

4 ‘‘(iv) make recommendations with respect to the 

5 administration of United States trade remedy laws 

6 relating to barriers imposed by foreign governments 

7 to the importation of United States goods, services, 

8 and intellectual property, and other trade matters; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(v) perform such other functions as the United 

11 States Trade Representative may direct. 

12 ‘‘(7)(A) The principal function of the Chief Manufac13 turing Negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations 

14 and to enforce trade agreements relating to United States 

15 manufacturing products and services. The Chief Manufac16 turing Negotiator shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf 

17 of United States manufacturing interests and shall per18 form such other functions as the United States Trade 

19 Representative may direct. 

20 ‘‘(B) Not later than one year after the date of the 

21 enactment of this paragraph, and not less frequently than 

22 annually thereafter, the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator 

23 shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 

24 and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 


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1 Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Chief 

2 Manufacturing Negotiator in the preceding year.’’. 

3 (c) COMPENSATION.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Deputy United States Trade 

6 Representatives (3).’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy United 

7 States Trade Representatives (4).’’; and 

8 (2) by inserting ‘‘Chief Manufacturing Nego9 tiator.’’ after ‘‘Chief Agricultural Negotiator.’’. 

10 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 141(c)(4) 

11 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(4)) is 

12 amended by inserting ‘‘(other than the Deputy United 

13 States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement)’’ 

14 after ‘‘Deputy United States Trade Representative’’. 

15 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 141(e) of 

16 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(e)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5314’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘5315’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the max20 imum rate of pay for grade GS–18, as provided in 

21 section 5332’’ and inserting ‘‘the maximum rate of 

22 pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule in section 

23 5315’’. 

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