[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1626. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Carper, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Young, Mr. 
Bennet, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to 
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE 
                   OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 12 of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or the Director of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office;'' and inserting ``the 
     Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; or the United 
     States Trade Representative;'' and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or the National 
     Reconnaissance Office,'' and inserting ``the National 
     Reconnaissance Office, or the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative,''.
       (b) Appointment of Inspector General.--Not later than 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall appoint an individual to serve as the 
     Inspector General of the Office for the United States Trade 
     Representative in accordance with section 3(a) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
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