[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 130 (Saturday, August 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1663]
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                    TRADE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1995

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 4, 1995
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, on July 27, 1995 I was joined by seven of my 
colleagues in introducing the Trade Reorganization Act of 1995, HR. 
2124. The purpose of this bill is to consolidate the functions of the 
U.S. Trade Representative's Office with the trade functions of the 
Commerce Department into one U.S. Trade Office. The cosponsors of the 
bill realize that all of these trade functions are critical to 
enhancing U.S. exports and creating jobs. A legislative drafting error 
resulted in the appearance that our bill only transferred the foreign 
component of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. I want 
the record to reflect that it was the intent of all the sponsors of the 
bill to preserve the domestic offices and include those operations in 
the U.S. Trade Office.


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