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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1489
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Inspector
General of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and
for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 29, 2021
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr.
BROWN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. CARPER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish
an Inspector General of the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘USTR Inspector Gen-
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eral Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) Section 8 of article I of the Constitution of
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the United States provides that Congress has the
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sole power to regulate international trade.
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(2) Congress established the Office of the
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United States Trade Representative in the Executive
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Office of the President under section 141 of the
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Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) with the pri-
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mary responsibility for developing, and coordinating
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implementation of, the international trade policy of
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the United States.
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(3) The United States Trade Representative
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has primary responsibility for administering a vari-
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ety of trade statutes and for monitoring the imple-
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mentation and enforcement of trade agreements.
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(4) Section 141(c)(1)(F) of the Trade Act of
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1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(F)) states that the
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United States Trade Representative shall ‘‘report di-
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rectly to the President and the Congress regarding,
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and be responsible to the President and the Con-
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gress for the administration of, trade agreements
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programs’’.
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REP-
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RESENTATIVE.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 12 of the Inspector Gen-
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eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the Direc-
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tor of the National Reconnaissance Office;’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the Director of the National Reconnais-
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sance Office; or the United States Trade Represent-
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ative;’’ and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or the Na-
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tional Reconnaissance Office,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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National Reconnaissance Office, or the Office of the
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United States Trade Representative,’’.
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(b) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not
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later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
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this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve
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as the Inspector General of the Office for the United
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States Trade Representative in accordance with section
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3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
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