S.Amdt. 1626

SA 1626. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Carper, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Young, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

SEC. 6302. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

(a) Definitions.--Section 12 of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), 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;'' and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or the National
Reconnaissance Office,'' and inserting ``the National
Reconnaissance Office, or the Office of 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 3(a) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
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