[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2002.0]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2002_OPERATION OF COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2002.0  Trade Policy Committee.

    (a) The Trade Policy Committee was created by section 3 of Executive 
Order 11846 of March 27, 1975 (40 FR 14291, March 31, 1975), as 
authorized by section 242(a) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
U.S.C. 1872), as amended by section 602(b) of the Trade Act.
    (b) The Trade Policy Committee is composed of:
    (1) The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Chairman;
    (2) The Secretary of State;
    (3) The Secretary of the Treasury;
    (4) The Secretary of Defense;
    (5) The Attorney General;
    (6) The Secretary of the Interior;
    (7) The Secretary of Agriculture;
    (8) The Secretary of Commerce;
    (9) The Secretary of Labor;
    (10) The Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs;
    (11) The Executive Director of the Council on International Economic 
Policy.

In addition, the Committee may invite the participation in its 
activities of any agency or office not listed above when matters of 
interest to such agency or office are under consideration.
    (c) The Trade Policy Committee meets at such times and with respect 
to such functions as the President or the Chairman of the Committee 
directs. It has the functions conferred by the Trade Expansion Act of 
1962, as amended, upon the interagency organization referred to in 
section 242 thereof, as amended, the functions delegated to it by the 
provisions of Executive Order 11846 (see Appendix), and such other 
functions as the President or the chairman may from time to time direct. 
Recommendations and advice of the Committee are submitted to the 
President by the chairman.

[40 FR 18420, Apr. 28, 1975]