I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3889
To transfer certain functions from the United States Trade Representative 
to the Secretary of Commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2004
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To transfer certain functions from the United States Trade 
Representative to the Secretary of Commerce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—Sec-
tion 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘United States Trade Rep-
resentative’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Com-
merce’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Trade Representative’’ 
each subsequent place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b) through (g), by striking 
‘‘Trade Representative’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT
OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS 
UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS AND RESPONSE TO CER-
TAIN FOREIGN TRADE PRACTICES.—Chapter 1 of title III 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 301(a)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘United States Trade Representative’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’. 
(2) Section 303(b)(1)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘United States Trade Representative’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Commerce.’’
(3) Section 301(d)(8) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce.’’. 
(4) Sections 301 through 310 are amended by 
striking ‘‘Trade Representative’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
amendments made by section 1 shall take effect 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PENDING PETITIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND DE-
TERMINATIONS.—The amendments made by section 1 
shall not affect any petition filed before, or investigation 
pending on, the effective date set forth in subsection (a), 
under chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974. Such 
petitions and investigations shall proceed as if section 1 
had not been enacted. The amendments made by section 
1 shall not affect any determination made or action taken 
under chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974 be-
fore the effective date set forth in subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT. 
(a) TRANSFER
OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—Those 
functions of the United States Trade Representative 
under the following provisions of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act are transferred to the Secretary of Com-
merce, effective 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act: 
(1) Section 123. 
(2) Paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 124. 
(3) Section 127. 
(4) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 281. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 129 of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3538) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Trade Representative’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Commerce’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘di-
rect the administering authority to’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
administering authority and’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘shall,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘issue 
a determination’’ and inserting ‘‘may issue 
a determination’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
administering authority and’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)—
(I) by striking ‘‘the administering 
authority and’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘direct the ad-
ministering authority to’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the date on which’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘determination,’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date on which the Secretary of Com-
merce revokes an order pursuant to that 
determination,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘the date on which’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the sentence and insert-
ing ‘‘the date on which the Secretary of 
Commerce implements that determina-
tion’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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