[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3257 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3257

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 27 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

  Mr. Harkin 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 Labor 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR.

    (a) Establishment of Position.--There shall be in the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative a Chief Labor Negotiator. The Chief 
Labor 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 Labor Negotiator shall have as his or her 
primary function the conduct of trade negotiations relating to labor-
related issues and shall have such other functions as the United States 
Trade Representative may direct.
    (c) Compensation.--The Chief Labor Negotiator shall be paid at the 
highest rate of basic pay payable to a member of the Senior Executive 
Service.
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