[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 318 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 318

  To redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States 
  Trade Representative as the Chief Textile Negotiator and confer the 
     rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 17, 2007

   Mrs. Dole introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States 
  Trade Representative as the Chief Textile Negotiator and confer the 
     rank of Ambassador upon that position, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Textile Negotiator Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. CHIEF TEXTILE NEGOTIATOR.

    (a) In General.--Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2171) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and one Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, one Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, and one Chief Textile Negotiator'';
                    (B) by striking ``or the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, or the Chief Textile Negotiator''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, and the Chief Textile Negotiator''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) The principal function of the Chief Textile 
        Negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations and to 
        enforce trade agreements relating to United States textile and 
        apparel products and services. The Chief Textile Negotiator 
        shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf of United States textile 
        and apparel interests. The Chief Textile Negotiator shall 
        perform such other functions as the United States Trade 
        Representative may direct.''.
    (b) Effective Date; Continuation in Office.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Continuation in office.--The individual serving as 
        Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade 
        Representative on the day before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act may serve in the Chief Textile Negotiator position 
        established pursuant to subsection (a) as Acting Chief Textile 
        Negotiator until the date that an individual nominated to such 
        position by the President is confirmed by the United States 
        Senate.
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