Textile Negotiator Promotion Act

Textile Negotiator Promotion Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as the Chief Textiles Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it a function of the Chief Textiles Negotiator to conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements regarding U.S. textile and apparel products and services.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 504 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 504

  To redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States 
 Trade Representative as the Chief Textiles Negotiator and confer the 
     rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2007

   Mr. Hayes (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Coble) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States 
 Trade Representative as the Chief Textiles Negotiator and confer the 
     rank of Ambassador upon that position, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Textile Negotiator Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. CHIEF TEXTILES NEGOTIATOR.

    (a) In General.--Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2171) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and one Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, one Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, and one Chief Textiles Negotiator'';
                    (B) by striking ``or the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, or the Chief Textiles Negotiator''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator'' and inserting ``, the Chief Agricultural 
                Negotiator, and the Chief Textiles Negotiator''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) The principal function of the Chief Textiles 
        Negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations and to 
        enforce trade agreements relating to United States textile and 
        apparel products and services. The Chief Textiles Negotiator 
        shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf of United States textile 
        and apparel interests. The Chief Textiles Negotiator shall 
        perform such other functions as the United States Trade 
        Representative may direct.''.
    (b) Effective Date; Continuation in Office.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the date that an individual nominated by 
        the President to the position of Chief Textiles Negotiator of 
        the United States Trade Representative is confirmed by the 
        United States Senate.
            (2) Continuation in office.--The individual serving as 
        Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade 
        Representative on the day before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act may serve in the Chief Textiles Negotiator position 
        established pursuant to subsection (a) as Acting Chief Textiles 
        Negotiator until the date that an individual nominated to such 
        position by the President is confirmed by the United States 
        Senate.
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