119-s1265

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1265 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1265

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an Inspector General 
of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 2, 2025

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Finance

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 A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an Inspector General 
of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, 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 ``USTR Inspector General Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress makes the following findings:

    (1) Section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the 
 United States provides that Congress has the sole power to 
 regulate international trade.

    (2) Congress established the Office of the United States 
 Trade Representative in the Executive Office of the President 
 under 

section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) 
 with the primary responsibility for developing, and 
 coordinating implementation of, the international trade policy 
 of the United States.

    (3) The United States Trade Representative has primary 
 responsibility for administering a variety of trade statutes 
 and for monitoring the implementation and enforcement of trade 
 agreements.

    (4) Section 141
            (c) (1)
        (F) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
 U.S.C. 2171
            (c) (1)
        (F) ) states that the United States Trade 
 Representative shall ``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''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED 
 STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``or the National 
 Reconnaissance Office,'' and inserting ``the National 
 Reconnaissance Office, or the Office of the United States Trade 
 Representative,''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``or the Director of the 
 National Reconnaissance Office;'' and inserting ``the Director 
 of the National Reconnaissance Office; or the United States 
 Trade Representative;''.

    (b) Appointment of Inspector General.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office 
for the United States Trade Representative in accordance with 

section 403

    (a) of title 5, United States Code.
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