[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 817 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 817

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to 
    ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2005

  Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Bayh) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to 
    ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CREATION OF SPECIAL TRADE PROSECUTOR.

    (a) Establishment of Position.--Section 141(b)(2) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) There shall be in the Office 3 Deputy United States 
        Trade Representatives, 1 Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and 1 
        Special Trade Prosecutor. The 3 Deputy United States Trade 
        Representatives, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the 
        Special Trade Prosecutor shall be appointed by the President, 
        by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an 
        exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination 
        of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief 
        Agricultural Negotiator, or the Special Trade Prosecutor 
        submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and 
        referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on 
        Finance. Each Deputy United States Trade Representative, the 
        Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the Special Trade Prosecutor 
        shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall 
        have the rank of Ambassador.''.
    (b) Functions of Position.--Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(6) The principal function of the Special Trade 
        Prosecutor shall be to ensure compliance with trade agreements 
        relating to United States manufactured goods and services. The 
        Special Trade Prosecutor shall have the authority to 
        investigate and recommend prosecuting cases before the World 
        Trade Organization and under trade agreements to which the 
        United States is a party. The Special Trade Prosecutor shall 
        recommend administering United States trade laws relating to 
        foreign government barriers to United States goods and 
        services. The Special Trade Prosecutor shall perform such other 
        functions as the United States Trade Representative may 
        direct.''.
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