[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2642 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2642

   To establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the 
                  United States Trade Representative.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 20 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

  Mr. Ashcroft (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the 
                  United States Trade Representative.

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

SECTION 1. CHIEF AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATOR.

    (a) Establishment of Position.--There shall be in the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative a Chief Agricultural Negotiator. The 
Chief Agricultural Negotiator shall be appointed by the President, with 
the rank of Ambassador, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.
    (b) Functions.--The Chief Agricultural Negotiator shall have as his 
or her primary function the conduct of trade negotiations relating to 
agricultural commodities and shall have such other functions as the 
United States Trade Representative may direct.
    (c) Compensation.--The Chief Agricultural Negotiator shall be paid 
at the highest rate of basic pay payable to a member of the Senior 
Executive Service.
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