[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2002.1]



[Page 449-450]

 

                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

PART 2002_OPERATION OF COMMITTEES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 2002.1  Trade Policy Committee Review Group.



    (a) The Trade Executive Committee, established by regulations 

appearing by 36 FR 23620, December 11, 1971 (15 CFR 2002.1), is 

abolished and there is hereby established as a subordinate body of the 

Trade Policy Committee the Trade Policy Committee Review Group 

(hereinafter referred to as the ``Review Group''). The Review Group 

consists of a Deputy Trade Representative, designated by the Trade 

Representative, as chairman, and of high level officials designated from 

their respective agencies or offices by the Secretaries of Agriculture, 

Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, State and Treasury, and the 

Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy. The 

Special Representative or the Deputy Special Representative, as 

appropriate, and each head of an agency or office, may designate from 

his respective agency or office high level officials to serve as 

alternate members of



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the Review Group in the event the regular member is unable to attend any 

meeting of the Review Group.

    (b) The Review Group performs the following functions unless such 

functions are assigned to a different body by the Special Representative 

or his designee:

    (1) Coordinates interagency activities concerning the trade 

agreements program and related matters;

    (2) Recommends policies and actions, and transmits appropriate 

materials, to the Special Representative concerning the trade agreements 

program and related matters, or, when appropriate, approves such 

policies and actions; and

    (3) As appropriate, reviews and approves recommendations of the 

Trade Policy Staff Committee on policies and actions concerning any 

proposed trade agreements, the trade agreements program, and related 

matters.

    (4) [Reserved]

    (5) Performs such other functions as the Special Representative or a 

Deputy Special Representative may from time to time direct.



[40 FR 18420, Apr. 28, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 39497, Aug. 28, 1975; 

40 FR 60042, Dec. 31, 1975; 42 FR 55611, Oct. 18, 1977]