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 102 STAT. 1890

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PUBLIC LAW 100-449—SEPT. 28, 1988 tees under paragraph (4)(A) for a calendar year and before July 1 of such calendar year, the Trade Representative determines that additional individuals need to be added to a final candidate list, the Trade Representative shall— (i) request the interagency group established under paragraph (I)(A) to prepare a list of individuals who are qualified to be added to such candidate list, (ii) select individuals from the list prepared by the interagency group under paragraph (IXBXii) to be included in a proposed amendment to such final candidate list, and (iii) by no later than July 1 of such calendar year, submit to the appropriate Congressional Committees the proposed amendments to such final candidate list developed by the Trade Representative under clause (ii). (B) Upon submission of a proposed amendment under subparagraph (A)(iii) to the appropriate Congressional Committees, the Trade Representative shall consult with the appropriate Congressional Committees with regard to the individuals included in the proposed amendment. (C) The Trade Representative may add or delete individuals from any proposed amendment submitted under subparagraph (A)(iii) after consulting the appropriate Congressional (Committees with regard to such addition or deletion. The Trade Representative shall provide to the appropriate (Congressional Committees written notice of any addition or deletion of an individual from the proposed amendment. (D)(i) If the Trade Representative submits under subparagraph (A)(iii) in any calendar year a proposed amendment to a final candidate list, the Trade Representative shall, by no later than September 30 of such calendar year, submit to the appropriate Congressional (Committees the final form of such amendment. On October 1 of such calendar year, such amendment shall take effect and the individuals included in the final form of such amendment shall be added to the final candidate list. (ii) An individual may be included in the final form of an Eunendment submitted under clause (i) only if written notice of the addition of such individual to the proposed form of such amendment was submitted to the appropriate Congressional (Committees at least 15 days before the date on which the final form of such amendment is submitted under clause (i). (iii) Individuals added to a final candidate list under clause (i) shall be eligible to serve on binational panels or extraordinary challenge committees convened pursuant to chapter 19 of the Agreement, as the case may be, during the 6-month period beginning on October 1 of the calendar year in which such addition occurs. (iv) No additions may be made to the final form of an amendment described in clause (i) after the final form of such amendment is submitted to the appropriate Congressional Committees under clause (i). (6)(A) The Trade Representative is the only officer of the Government of the United States authorized to act on behalf of the Government of the United States in making any selection or appointment of an individual to— (i) the rosters described in Annex 1901.2(1) and Annex 1904.13(1) of the Agreement, or

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