[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5474]
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  SA 5966. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1077. 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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