— OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
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(a) There is established within the Executive Office of the President the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Office").
(b) (1) The Office shall be headed by the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations shall hold office at the pleasure of the President, shall be entitled to receive the same allowances as a chief of mission, and shall have the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. (2) There shall be in the Office two Deputy Special Representatives for Trade Negotiations who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of a Deputy Special Representative submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Each Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of Ambassador. (3) (A) Section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof of the following new paragraph: "(13) Special Representative for Trade Negotiations." (B) Section 5314 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof of the following new paragraph: "(60) Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (2)."
(c) (1) The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations shall—
(A) be the chief representative of the United States for each trade negotiation under this title or section 301; (B) report directly to the President and the Congress, and be responsible to the President and the Congress for the administration of trade agreements programs under this Act, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930; (C) advise the President and Congress with respect to nontariff barriers to international trade, international commodity agreements, and other matters which are related to the trade agreements programs; (D) be responsible for making reports to Congress with respect to the matter set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B); (E) be chairman of the interagency trade organization established pursuant to section 242(a) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; and (F) be responsible for such other functions as the President may direct. (2) Each Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiation shall have as his principal function the conduct of trade negotiations under this Act and shall have such other functions as the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations may direct.