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4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. CON. RES. 2 |
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5 | 5 | | Establishing the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop |
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6 | 6 | | a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of |
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7 | 7 | | the United States Trade Representative shall be moved to the legislative |
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8 | 8 | | branch in accordance with article I, section 8 of the Constitution of |
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9 | 9 | | the United States, and for other purposes. |
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10 | 10 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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11 | 11 | | JANUARY3, 2025 |
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12 | 12 | | Mr. G |
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13 | 13 | | RIFFITHsubmitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re- |
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14 | 14 | | ferred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on |
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15 | 15 | | Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the |
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16 | 16 | | Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within |
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17 | 17 | | the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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18 | 18 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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19 | 19 | | Establishing the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Respon- |
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20 | 20 | | sibilities to develop a plan under which the functions |
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21 | 21 | | and responsibilities of the Office of the United States |
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22 | 22 | | Trade Representative shall be moved to the legislative |
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23 | 23 | | branch in accordance with article I, section 8 of the |
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24 | 24 | | Constitution of the United States, and for other pur- |
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25 | 25 | | poses. |
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26 | 26 | | Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 |
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27 | 27 | | concurring), 2 |
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31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 |
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32 | 32 | | This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Reclaiming 2 |
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33 | 33 | | Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution’’. 3 |
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34 | 34 | | SEC. 2. JOINT AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TRADE RESPON-4 |
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35 | 35 | | SIBILITIES. 5 |
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36 | 36 | | (a) E |
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37 | 37 | | STABLISHMENT.—There is established a Joint 6 |
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38 | 38 | | Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities (referred to 7 |
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39 | 39 | | as the ‘‘Joint Ad Hoc Committee’’). 8 |
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40 | 40 | | (b) M |
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41 | 41 | | EMBERSHIP.—The Joint Ad Hoc Committee 9 |
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42 | 42 | | shall consist of 14 members, who shall be appointed not 10 |
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43 | 43 | | later than 60 days after the date of the adoption of this 11 |
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44 | 44 | | resolution, as follows: 12 |
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45 | 45 | | (1) Nine Members of the House of Representa-13 |
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46 | 46 | | tives who shall be members of the Committee on 14 |
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47 | 47 | | Ways and Means or the Committee on Energy and 15 |
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48 | 48 | | Commerce, of whom— 16 |
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49 | 49 | | (A) six shall be appointed by the Speaker 17 |
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50 | 50 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom 18 |
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51 | 51 | | (as designated by the Speaker at the time of 19 |
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52 | 52 | | appointment) shall serve as the Chair of the 20 |
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53 | 53 | | Joint Ad Hoc Committee; and 21 |
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54 | 54 | | (B) three shall be appointed by the minor-22 |
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55 | 55 | | ity leader of the House of Representatives. 23 |
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56 | 56 | | (2) Five Senators who shall be members of the 24 |
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57 | 57 | | Committee on Finance, of whom— 25 |
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61 | 61 | | (A) three shall be appointed by the major-1 |
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62 | 62 | | ity leader of the Senate, one of whom (as des-2 |
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63 | 63 | | ignated by the majority leader at the time of 3 |
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64 | 64 | | appointment) shall serve as the Vice Chair of 4 |
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65 | 65 | | the Joint Ad Hoc Committee; and 5 |
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66 | 66 | | (B) two shall be appointed by the minority 6 |
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67 | 67 | | leader of the Senate. 7 |
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68 | 68 | | (c) D |
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69 | 69 | | UTIES.— 8 |
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70 | 70 | | (1) P |
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71 | 71 | | LAN FOR TRANSFER OF USTR FUNCTIONS 9 |
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72 | 72 | | TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH .—The Joint Ad Hoc Com-10 |
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73 | 73 | | mittee shall develop a plan under which the func-11 |
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74 | 74 | | tions and responsibilities of the Office of the United 12 |
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75 | 75 | | States Trade Representative shall be moved to the 13 |
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76 | 76 | | legislative branch in accordance with article I, sec-14 |
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77 | 77 | | tion 8 of the Constitution of the United States. 15 |
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78 | 78 | | (2) C |
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79 | 79 | | ONSULTATION WITH ADVISORY BOARD .— 16 |
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80 | 80 | | In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the 17 |
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81 | 81 | | Joint Ad Hoc Committee shall consult regularly with 18 |
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82 | 82 | | the Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Respon-19 |
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83 | 83 | | sibilities established under section 3. 20 |
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84 | 84 | | (3) D |
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85 | 85 | | EADLINE FOR TRANSFER UNDER PLAN .— 21 |
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86 | 86 | | Under the plan developed by the Joint Ad Hoc Com-22 |
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87 | 87 | | mittee under paragraph (1), the functions and re-23 |
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88 | 88 | | sponsibilities of the Office of the United States 24 |
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92 | 92 | | Trade Representative shall be moved to the legisla-1 |
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93 | 93 | | tive branch— 2 |
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94 | 94 | | (A) upon the expiration of the 4-year pe-3 |
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95 | 95 | | riod which begins on the date the Joint Ad Hoc 4 |
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96 | 96 | | Committee submits the report described in sub-5 |
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97 | 97 | | section (e); or 6 |
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98 | 98 | | (B) on July 1, 2028, 7 |
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99 | 99 | | whichever is later. 8 |
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100 | 100 | | (d) A |
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101 | 101 | | UTHORITIES; EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSA-9 |
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102 | 102 | | TION OFSTAFF.— 10 |
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103 | 103 | | (1) A |
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104 | 104 | | UTHORITY OF COMMITTEE .— 11 |
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105 | 105 | | (A) I |
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106 | 106 | | N GENERAL.—The Joint Ad Hoc 12 |
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107 | 107 | | Committee may— 13 |
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108 | 108 | | (i) subject to subparagraph (B), sit 14 |
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109 | 109 | | and act at such places and times as the 15 |
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110 | 110 | | Joint Ad Hoc Committee determines are 16 |
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111 | 111 | | appropriate during the sessions, recesses, 17 |
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112 | 112 | | and adjourned periods of Congress; and 18 |
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113 | 113 | | (ii) require the attendance of wit-19 |
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114 | 114 | | nesses and the production of books, pa-20 |
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115 | 115 | | pers, and documents, administer oaths, 21 |
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116 | 116 | | take testimony, and procure printing and 22 |
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117 | 117 | | binding. 23 |
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118 | 118 | | (B) M |
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119 | 119 | | EETINGS.—Beginning on the date 24 |
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120 | 120 | | that is 90 days after the date of the adoption 25 |
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124 | 124 | | of this resolution, the Joint Ad Hoc Committee 1 |
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125 | 125 | | may meet at the call of the Chair or a majority 2 |
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126 | 126 | | of its members that are appointed as of such 3 |
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127 | 127 | | date. 4 |
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128 | 128 | | (2) A |
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129 | 129 | | PPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF 5 |
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130 | 130 | | STAFF.—(A) The Joint Ad Hoc Committee may ap-6 |
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131 | 131 | | point and fix the compensation of such experts, con-7 |
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132 | 132 | | sultants, technicians, and clerical personnel as it 8 |
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133 | 133 | | deems necessary, but shall utilize existing staff to 9 |
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134 | 134 | | the extent possible. Staff shall be compensated and 10 |
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135 | 135 | | reimbursed in accordance with current rules, stat-11 |
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136 | 136 | | utes, practices, and procedures under which congres-12 |
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137 | 137 | | sional staff are currently compensated and reim-13 |
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138 | 138 | | bursed for their official expenses. 14 |
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139 | 139 | | (B) The Joint Ad Hoc Committee may utilize 15 |
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140 | 140 | | such voluntary and uncompensated services as it 16 |
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141 | 141 | | deems necessary and may utilize the services, infor-17 |
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142 | 142 | | mation, facilities, and personnel of other agencies of 18 |
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143 | 143 | | the legislative branch. 19 |
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144 | 144 | | (3) W |
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145 | 145 | | ITNESSES.—Witnesses requested to ap-20 |
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146 | 146 | | pear before the Joint Ad Hoc Committee shall be re-21 |
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147 | 147 | | imbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary 22 |
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148 | 148 | | expenses incurred in traveling to and from Joint Ad 23 |
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149 | 149 | | Hoc Committee proceedings. 24 |
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150 | 150 | | (4) E |
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151 | 151 | | XPENSES.— 25 |
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155 | 155 | | (A) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES .—There 1 |
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156 | 156 | | shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of 2 |
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157 | 157 | | the House of Representatives such sums as may 3 |
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158 | 158 | | be necessary for the portion of the expenses of 4 |
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159 | 159 | | the Joint Ad Hoc Committee which are allo-5 |
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160 | 160 | | cable to the House. Such payments shall be 6 |
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161 | 161 | | made on vouchers signed by the Chair of the 7 |
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162 | 162 | | Joint Ad Hoc Committee and approved in the 8 |
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163 | 163 | | manner directed by the Committee on House 9 |
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164 | 164 | | Administration of the House of Representatives. 10 |
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165 | 165 | | Amounts made available under this paragraph 11 |
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166 | 166 | | shall be expended in accordance with regula-12 |
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167 | 167 | | tions prescribed by the Committee on House 13 |
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168 | 168 | | Administration of the House of Representatives. 14 |
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169 | 169 | | (B) S |
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170 | 170 | | ENATE.—There shall be paid out of 15 |
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171 | 171 | | the contingent fund of the Senate such sums as 16 |
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172 | 172 | | may be necessary for the portion of the ex-17 |
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173 | 173 | | penses of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee which 18 |
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174 | 174 | | are allocable to the Senate. Such payments 19 |
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175 | 175 | | shall be made on vouchers signed by the Vice 20 |
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176 | 176 | | Chair of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee. 21 |
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177 | 177 | | (e) R |
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178 | 178 | | EPORT.—Not later than 16 months after the 22 |
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179 | 179 | | date on which all members of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee 23 |
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180 | 180 | | are appointed under subsection (b), the Committee shall 24 |
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184 | 184 | | submit to Congress a report that contains the plan de-1 |
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185 | 185 | | scribed in subsection (c). 2 |
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186 | 186 | | (f) T |
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187 | 187 | | ERMINATION.—The Joint Ad Hoc Committee 3 |
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188 | 188 | | shall terminate upon the expiration of the 1-year period 4 |
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189 | 189 | | which begins on the date the Joint Ad Hoc Committee 5 |
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190 | 190 | | submits the report required under subsection (e). 6 |
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191 | 191 | | SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD. 7 |
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192 | 192 | | (a) E |
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193 | 193 | | STABLISHMENT.—There is established a Con-8 |
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194 | 194 | | gressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities (re-9 |
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195 | 195 | | ferred to as the ‘‘Advisory Board’’). 10 |
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196 | 196 | | (b) M |
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197 | 197 | | EMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall consist 11 |
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198 | 198 | | of 21 members, who shall be appointed not later than 60 12 |
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199 | 199 | | days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, as 13 |
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200 | 200 | | follows: 14 |
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201 | 201 | | (1) Four members appointed by the Speaker of 15 |
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202 | 202 | | the House of Representatives, of whom— 16 |
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203 | 203 | | (A) one member shall be appointed from 17 |
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204 | 204 | | among the individuals described in subsection 18 |
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205 | 205 | | (c)(1); and 19 |
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206 | 206 | | (B) three members shall be appointed from 20 |
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207 | 207 | | among the individuals described in subsection 21 |
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208 | 208 | | (c)(2). 22 |
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209 | 209 | | (2) Four members appointed by the majority 23 |
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210 | 210 | | leader of the Senate, of whom— 24 |
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214 | 214 | | (A) one member shall be appointed from 1 |
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215 | 215 | | among the individuals described in subsection 2 |
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216 | 216 | | (c)(1); and 3 |
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217 | 217 | | (B) three members shall be appointed from 4 |
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218 | 218 | | among the individuals described in subsection 5 |
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219 | 219 | | (c)(2). 6 |
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220 | 220 | | (3) Three members appointed by the minority 7 |
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221 | 221 | | leader of the House of Representatives, of whom— 8 |
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222 | 222 | | (A) one member shall be appointed from 9 |
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223 | 223 | | among the individuals described in subsection 10 |
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224 | 224 | | (c)(1); and 11 |
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225 | 225 | | (B) two members shall be appointed from 12 |
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226 | 226 | | among the individuals described in subsection 13 |
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227 | 227 | | (c)(2). 14 |
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228 | 228 | | (4) Three members appointed by the minority 15 |
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229 | 229 | | leader of the Senate, of whom— 16 |
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230 | 230 | | (A) one member shall be appointed from 17 |
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231 | 231 | | among the individuals described in subsection 18 |
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232 | 232 | | (c)(1); and 19 |
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233 | 233 | | (B) two members shall be appointed from 20 |
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234 | 234 | | among the individuals described in subsection 21 |
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235 | 235 | | (c)(2). 22 |
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236 | 236 | | (5) Six members appointed by the United 23 |
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237 | 237 | | States Trade Representative, of whom— 24 |
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241 | 241 | | (A) three members shall be appointed from 1 |
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242 | 242 | | among the individuals described in subsection 2 |
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243 | 243 | | (c)(1); and 3 |
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244 | 244 | | (B) three members shall be appointed from 4 |
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245 | 245 | | among the individuals described in subsection 5 |
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246 | 246 | | (c)(2). 6 |
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247 | 247 | | (6) The United States Trade Representative (or 7 |
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248 | 248 | | the Trade Representative’s designee). 8 |
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249 | 249 | | (c) I |
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250 | 250 | | NDIVIDUALSELIGIBLE FORAPPOINTMENT.— 9 |
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251 | 251 | | The individuals eligible for appointment to the Advisory 10 |
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252 | 252 | | Board under subsection (b) are the following: 11 |
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253 | 253 | | (1) Individuals with expertise on the constitu-12 |
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254 | 254 | | tional roles of the President and Congress regarding 13 |
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255 | 255 | | United States trade policy and the development, ne-14 |
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256 | 256 | | gotiation, implementation, and administration of bi-15 |
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257 | 257 | | lateral and multilateral trade agreements. 16 |
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258 | 258 | | (2) Individuals who are representatives of non- 17 |
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259 | 259 | | Federal governments, labor, industry, agriculture, 18 |
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260 | 260 | | small business, service industries, retailers, non-19 |
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261 | 261 | | governmental environmental and conservation orga-20 |
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262 | 262 | | nization, and consumer interests. 21 |
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263 | 263 | | (d) D |
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264 | 264 | | UTIES.—The Advisory Board shall advise the 22 |
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265 | 265 | | Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities estab-23 |
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266 | 266 | | lished under section 2 in its development of the plan de-24 |
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267 | 267 | | scribed in section 2(c). 25 |
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271 | 271 | | (e) EXPENSES.—Members of the Advisory Board 1 |
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272 | 272 | | shall serve without pay, but each member who does not 2 |
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273 | 273 | | reside in the Washington Metropolitan Area shall receive 3 |
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274 | 274 | | travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 4 |
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275 | 275 | | in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter 5 |
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276 | 276 | | I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. In this sub-6 |
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277 | 277 | | section, the term ‘‘Washington Metropolitan Area’’ means 7 |
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278 | 278 | | the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and 8 |
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279 | 279 | | Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties of Arling-9 |
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280 | 280 | | ton, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William and the cities 10 |
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281 | 281 | | of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia. 11 |
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282 | 282 | | (f) A |
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283 | 283 | | VAILABILITY OFSTAFF OFJOINTADHOCCOM-12 |
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284 | 284 | | MITTEE.—The Advisory Board may not appoint staff, but 13 |
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285 | 285 | | upon request of the Advisory Board, the Joint Ad Hoc 14 |
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286 | 286 | | Committee on Trade Responsibilities may detail any of its 15 |
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287 | 287 | | personnel to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out the 16 |
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288 | 288 | | Advisory Board’s duties under this Act. 17 |
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289 | 289 | | (g) T |
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290 | 290 | | ERMINATION.—The Advisory Board shall termi-18 |
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291 | 291 | | nate upon the expiration of the 1-year period which begins 19 |
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292 | 292 | | on the date the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Re-20 |
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293 | 293 | | sponsibilities submits the report required under section 21 |
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294 | 294 | | 2(e). 22 |
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298 | 298 | | SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE OF UNITED STATES TRADE REP-1 |
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299 | 299 | | RESENTATIVE. 2 |
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300 | 300 | | The United States Trade Representative and other 3 |
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301 | 301 | | heads of offices in the executive branch, shall make avail-4 |
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302 | 302 | | able to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibil-5 |
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303 | 303 | | ities established under section 2 and the Congressional 6 |
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304 | 304 | | Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities established 7 |
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305 | 305 | | under section 3 such information and assistance the Joint 8 |
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306 | 306 | | Ad Hoc Committee and the Advisory Board may reason-9 |
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307 | 307 | | ably require to carry out their activities. 10 |
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