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 102 STAT. 1260

President of U.S.

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PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988 (2) The provisions of subsection (c) of section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to any report submitted by the Secretary of Commerce to the President under section 2320?) of such Act after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) By no later than the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall make the determinations described in section 232(c)(l)(A) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended by this section, with respect to any report— (A) which was submitted by the Secretary of Commerce to the President under section 232(b) of such Act before the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) with respect to which no action has been taken by the President before the date of enactment of this Act.

Subtitle F—Trade Agencies; Advice, Consultation, and Reporting Regarding Trade Matters PART 1—FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF TRADE AGENCIES Subpart A—Office of the United States Trade Representative SEC. 1601. FUNCTIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(c)(1) The United States Trade Representative shall— "(A) have primary responsibility for developing, and for coordinating the implementation of, United States international trade policy, including commodity matters, and, to the extent they are related to international trade policy, direct investment matters; "(B) serve as the principal advisor to the President on international trade policy and shall advise the President on the impact of other policies of the United States Government on international trade; "(C) have lead responsibility for the conduct of, and shall be the chief representative of the United States for, international trade negotiations, including commodity and direct investment negotiations, in which the United States participates; "(D) issue and coordinate policy guidance to departments and agencies on basic issues of policy and interpretation arising in the exercise of international trade functions, to the extent necessary to assure the coordination of international trade policy and consistent with any other law; "(E) act as the principal spokesman of the President on international trade; "(F) report directly to the President and the Congress regarding, and be responsible to the President and the Congress for the administration of, trade agreements programs;

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