[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77560-77562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9855]



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Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities for 
International Affairs; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

[Secretary's Order 18-2006]


Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities for 
International Affairs

    1. Purpose. To delegate authority and assign responsibilities to 
the Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
    2. Authority and Directives Affected. This Order is issued pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; and Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 
1950 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1); additional authorities are listed in 
Paragraph 4 of this Order. This Order supersedes Secretary's Order 01-
95.
    3. Background. This Order delegates authority and assigns 
responsibilities to the Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs 
for carrying out international responsibilities of the Secretary of 
Labor. The Order delegates authority and assigns responsibilities under 
statutes, regulations, executive orders, interagency memoranda and 
agreements. This Order is being issued in order to delegate additional 
responsibilities granted to the Secretary of Labor since issuance of 
Secretary's Order 01-95.
    4. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities to 
the Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
    A. The Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs is delegated 
authority for carrying out responsibilities vested in the Secretary of 
Labor for international activities except for those functions 
specifically reserved to the Secretary by statute or Executive Order. 
The Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs carries out the 
Secretary's international responsibilities as provided for in this 
Order through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) and 
various Department of Labor agencies. In exercising these 
responsibilities, the Deputy Undersecretary shall provide oversight and 
serve as the coordinator of the Department's international activities 
and will consult with affected Departmental agencies and other U.S. 
Government agencies as appropriate. The authority delegated and 
responsibilities assigned to the Deputy Undersecretary for 
International Affairs cover the following functions:
    (1) Supervising ILAB, and providing coordination, oversight, and 
foreign policy guidance for the international programs and activities 
of the other agencies of the Department of Labor.
    (2) Developing Departmental policy and programs relating to 
international labor activities, and serving as the coordinator for all 
of the Department's international activities involving other U.S. 
Government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and 
nongovernmental organizations.
    (3) Coordinating all Department representations to international 
meetings and maintaining appropriate records of these meetings.
    (4) Obtaining necessary White House and Department of State 
clearances, and approving and monitoring all foreign travel by 
Department employees, excluding the Office of the Inspector General.
    (5) Coordinating relations between the Secretary of Labor and 
representative organizations of workers and employers on all 
international issues and between the Secretary of Labor and 
international or foreign trade union and employer institutions.
    (6) Under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade Act of 1974, 
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness 
Act of 1988, the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
of 1993, the Trade Act of 2000, and the Trade Act of 2002; Executive 
Orders 11846, 40 FR 14291 (1975), as amended, reprinted in 19 U.S.C. 
2111 note, 12188, 45 FR 989 (1980), as amended, reprinted in 19 U.S.C. 
2171 note, and 13277, 67 FR 70305 (2002), as amended, reprinted in 19 
U.S.C. 3801; and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979, 44 FR 69273 (1979), 
as amended, reprinted in 19 U.S.C. 2171 note:
    a. Participating in the negotiation of, advising the Secretary on, 
and providing information sought from the Department concerning 
prospective trade agreements (Section 132 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
codified at 19 U.S.C. 2152 and Executive Order 12188);
    b. Advising the Secretary on policy issues related to the 
administration of the Trade Agreements Program (Executive Order 11846);
    c. Organizing, jointly with the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative, and administering the Labor Advisory Committee for 
Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, in order that representatives of 
U.S. labor may provide advice on matters relating to the negotiation 
and operation of trade agreements, and on the development, 
implementation, and administration of U.S. trade policy (Sec.  135 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 2155(c), and Executive 
Order 11846);
    d. Reviewing and reporting to Congress on the extent to which 
beneficiary countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) 
implement their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms 
of child labor (section 412 of the Trade Act of 2000, as codified at 19 
U.S.C. 2464);
    e. Reviewing and reporting to Congress on the impact of future free 
trade agreements on U.S. employment, including labor markets, and 
making those findings available to the public (section 2102 of the 
Trade Act of 2002, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 3802 and Executive Order 
13277);
    f. Consulting with any country seeking a trade agreement with the 
United States concerning that country's labor laws and providing 
technical assistance to that country if needed, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State (section 2102 of the Trade Act of 2002, as 
codified at 19 U.S.C. 3802 and Executive Order 13277);
    g. Preparing and submitting to Congress, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the U.S. Trade Representative, a meaningful 
labor rights report of the country or countries with respect to which 
the President is negotiating a free trade agreement (section 2102 of 
the Trade Act of 2002, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 3802 and Executive 
Order 13277);
    h. Preparing and submitting to Congress, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the U.S. Trade Representative, a report with 
respect to any trade agreement that the President seeks to implement 
under trade authorities procedures, describing the extent to which a 
country or countries that are parties to the agreement, have in effect 
laws governing exploitative child labor (section 2102 of the Trade Act 
of 2002, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 3802 and Executive Order 13277);
    i. Consulting with the Department of Homeland Security and the 
Department of State concerning regulations governing the admission of 
non-immigrant professionals under the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (section 341 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act, as codified at 8 U.S.C. 1184);
    j. Serving as the Secretary's designee on the Interagency Trade 
Data Advisory Committee (section 5402 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988, as codified at 15 U.S.C. 4902);
    k. Assisting in interagency administration of GSP (Executive Order 
11846);
    l. Assisting in matters pertaining to the Secretary's membership on 
the interagency Trade Policy Committee and the Trade Negotiating 
Committee (section 242 of the Trade Expansion Act

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of 1962, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 1872(a)(3), and Executive Orders 
11846 and 12188);
    m. Providing information and advice sought from the Department and 
consulting with the Secretary of Commerce in investigations to 
determine the effects on national security of imports of articles 
(section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as codified at 19 
U.S.C. 1862); and
    n. Participating in appropriate consultations between the Secretary 
and the U.S. Trade Representative concerning enforcement of U.S. rights 
under trade agreements and responses to certain foreign trade practices 
(section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as codified at 19 U.S.C. 2411 
(c)(2)(C)).
    (7) Preparing and publishing in the Federal Register a list of 
products, identified by their country of origin, which the Departments 
of Labor, State, and Treasury have a reasonable basis to believe might 
have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured 
child labor (Executive Order 13126, 64 FR 32383 (1999), reprinted in 41 
U.S.C. 35 note).
    (8) Participating in formulating international economic, trade, 
investment, and monetary policy in connection with the Secretary's 
membership on the National Economic Council (Executive Order 12835, 58 
FR 6189 (1993), reprinted in 15 U.S.C. 1023 note).
    (9) Serving as the Secretary's representative on the Tourism Policy 
Council when the Assistant Secretary for Policy is unable participate. 
(section 301 of the International Travel Act of 1961, as codified at 22 
U.S.C. 2124).
    (10) Assisting the Secretary of Homeland Security in the 
preparation of immigration reports, including the Triennial 
Comprehensive Report on Immigration (8 U.S.C. 1364), the Reports on 
Unauthorized Alien Employment (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), and the Reports on 
Legalization Program (8 U.S.C. 1255a note) under the Immigration 
Technical Corrections Act of 1991 and the Immigration Reform and 
Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (Executive Order 12789, 57 
FR 5225 (1992), reprinted in 8 U.S.C. 1364 note).
    (11) Consulting with the Department of Homeland Security and the 
Department of State concerning the admission of non-immigrant 
professionals under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the U.S.-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and the General Agreement on Trade in 
Services (GATS).
    (12) Assisting in the coordination of information on immigration 
and migration policy within the Department and coordinating the 
Department's participation in international forums on discussions of 
migration and immigration.
    (13) Participating in the interagency administration of the GSP (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983 
(CBERA) (19 U.S.C 2701 et seq.), the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) 
(19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
(OPIC) (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.), and the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), including:
    a. Assisting in providing interagency information on the extent to 
which trade preference beneficiary countries recognize and enforce 
internationally recognized worker rights;
    b. Conducting a continuing review and analysis on the impact that 
the implementation of the ATPA has with respect to U.S. labor, and 
preparing annual reports to Congress on such review and analysis; and
    c. Assisting the Department's representative on the Board of OPIC.
    (14) Coordinating the Secretary's participation on the Trade 
Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) and representing the Department 
on TPCC working groups under section 201 of the Export Enhancement Act 
of 1992, as codified at 15 U.S.C. 4727, and Executive Order 12870, 58 
FR 51753 (1993), reprinted in 15 U.S.C. 4727 note.
    (15) Under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation and 
the labor provisions of free trade agreements to which the United 
States is or may become a party, including implementing legislation 
thereof:
    a. Coordinating and providing support for the Secretary's 
membership on the Council governing the Commission for Labor 
Cooperation and its activities, including those related to cooperative 
consultations and evaluations and dispute settlement;
    b. Administering and managing the responsibilities of the Office of 
Trade and Labor Affairs;
    c. Coordinating multinational labor cooperation activities;
    d. Participating in meetings, working groups, task forces, and 
other multinational bodies; and
    e. Assisting in the preparation of reports.
    (16) Serving as the Secretary's liaison with the members of the 
Trade Policy Committee.
    (17) Carrying out activities under section 309 of the Defense 
Production Act, as amended, as codified at 50 App. U.S.C. 2099, and 
Executive Order 10480, 18 FR 4939 (1953), including assisting in the 
preparation of the annual report on offsets in military export sales.
    (18) Representing the Secretary in the interagency team established 
under section 7 of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, 
as codified at 50 App. U.S.C. 2099 note.
    (19) Carrying out activities under section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended, as codified at 7 U.S.C. 1854, including 
representing the Department on the Committee for the Implementation of 
Textile Agreements (Executive Order 11651, 37 FR 4699 (1972), as 
amended, reprinted in 7 U.S.C. 1854 note).
    (20) Under the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 
3901 et seq.:
    a. Serving as the Department's representative on the Board of the 
Foreign Service (22 U.S.C. Sec.  3930 and Executive Order 12293, 46 FR 
13969 (1981), as amended, reprinted in 22 U.S.C. 3901 note);
    b. Directing the Foreign Service functions of the Department;
    c. Participating in formulating management policies related to the 
administration and personnel management of the Foreign Service of the 
United States; and
    d. Collaborating with the Department of State in the management of 
the U.S. Labor Attach[eacute] Program.
    (21) Providing international technical assistance, direct cultural 
exchange activities, and other services and information as authorized 
by Congress in ILAB appropriations language and through relationships 
with the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International 
Development, the U.S. Information Agency, and other organizations under 
the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended, 22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.; the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.; the March 19, 1965, 
General Agreement between the Department of Labor and the U.S. Agency 
for International Development; and the Secretary's Memorandum of 
February 10, 1978, on International Technical Assistance;
    (22) Administering international technical assistance grants, 
including child labor grants, as authorized in paragraph 4.A(21) above.
    (23) Participating in development assistance policy formulation by 
representing the Department on the Development Coordination Committee 
(22 U.S.C. 2399c and Executive Order 12163, 44 FR 56673 (1979), as 
amended, reprinted in 22 U.S.C. 2381 note).

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    (24) As required by the People's Republic of China Trade Relations 
Act, as codified at 22 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
    a. Providing support to the Department's representative on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China 
(22 U.S.C. 6913);
    b. Establishing a program to conduct rule of law training and 
technical assistance related to the protection of internationally 
recognized worker rights in the People's Republic of China (22 U.S.C. 
6981).
    (25) As required by Joint Resolution 131 of June 1934, as codified 
at 22 U.S.C. 271, Executive Order 12216, 45 FR 41619 (1980) and 
Executive Order 13385, 70 FR 57989 (2005), as amended, reprinted in 22 
U.S.C. 271 note:
    a. Providing advice and staff work required by the Secretary as 
Chairman of the President's Committee on the International Labor 
Organization (ILO);
    b. Providing for U.S. Government representation and development of 
substantive policies for U.S. participation in the ILO.
    (26) Coordinating and directing participation of the Department in 
activities of the United Nations and other international organizations.
    (27) Providing for U.S. government representation and developing 
substantive positions for U.S. participation in the Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development's Employment, Labor and Social 
Affairs Committee and its subsidiary bodies.
    (28) Participating in the Department of Labor-European Union 
Working Group on Employment and Labor-related issues under the 
Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Secretary and the European 
Union Commissioner for Social Affairs on May 2, 1996.
    (29) Supporting the Secretary's participation in the President's 
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and 
participating, as appropriate, as the Secretary's representative at the 
Senior Policy Operating Group (Sec.  105 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000, as amended, and codified at 22 U.S.C. 7103 and 
Executive Order 13257, 67 FR 7259 (2002), reprinted in 22 U.S.C. 7103).
    (30) As directed by the Secretary, carrying out such other 
responsibilities that may be assigned from time-to-time to the 
Secretary or the Department under other Federal acts, executive orders, 
interagency memoranda, or otherwise, which are similar to those listed 
under paragraphs (1) through (29) of this section.
    B. Department of Labor Agency Heads are responsible for providing 
technical resources and staff to carry out the Department's 
international program objectives, including participation in intra and 
interagency committees, overseas diagnostic and technical missions, and 
international conferences and meetings.
    C. The Solicitor of Labor has responsibility for providing legal 
advice and assistance to all officers of the Department relating to 
international affairs and functions described in section 4 of this 
Order.
    5. Redelegation of Authority. The authority delegated and 
responsibilities assigned to the Deputy Undersecretary for 
International Affairs by this Order may be further redelegated.
    6. Effective Date. This Order is effective immediately.

    Dated: December 19, 2006.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
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