Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979

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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 is a U.S. presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured federal trade functions, elevating and defining the role of the United States Trade Representative in coordinating and leading U.S. trade policy.

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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential reorganization plan ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
affectedAgency Department of Commerce ⓘ
Department of the Treasury ⓘ
Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ
appliesTo federal trade functions of the United States ⓘ
assignedPrimaryResponsibilityFor conduct of international trade negotiations ⓘ
coordination of United States international trade policy ⓘ
development of United States international trade policy ⓘ
clarified cabinet-level status of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ
concerns allocation of trade-related functions among federal agencies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdOrReorganizedBody Trade Policy Committee structure within the Executive Office of the President ⓘ
definesRoleOf United States Trade Representative as chief trade negotiator ⓘ
United States Trade Representative as principal trade policy coordinator ⓘ
designatedAsPrincipalAdvisorTo President of the United States on international trade policy ⓘ
designatedAsPrincipalSpokespersonFor United States on international trade negotiations ⓘ
elevated Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ
empowered United States Trade Representative to chair interagency trade policy mechanisms ⓘ
focusesOn executive branch reorganization ⓘ
trade policy organization ⓘ
historicalContext post-Trade Act of 1974 evolution of United States trade policy institutions ⓘ
historicalSignificance major step in institutionalizing the Office of the United States Trade Representative as lead trade agency ⓘ
implementedBy executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalForm presidential reorganization plan transmitted to Congress ⓘ
locatedKeyFunctionsIn Executive Office of the President ⓘ
policyArea bilateral trade negotiations ⓘ
multilateral trade negotiations ⓘ
tariff and non-tariff trade measures ⓘ
trade agreements ⓘ
purpose to centralize responsibility for United States trade policy ⓘ
to enhance the effectiveness of United States trade negotiations ⓘ
to improve coordination of federal trade activities ⓘ
redefinedRoleOf United States Trade Representative ⓘ
relatedTo Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ
United States trade policy ⓘ
executive branch reorganization authority ⓘ
restructured federal trade functions ⓘ
resultedIn greater centralization of trade policy authority in the Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ
reduction of overlapping trade functions among federal departments ⓘ
strengthenedAuthorityOf United States Trade Representative ⓘ
subjectMatter executive branch organization ⓘ
international trade ⓘ
transferredFunctionsFrom Department of Commerce ⓘ
Department of the Treasury ⓘ
transferredFunctionsTo Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ

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USTR → legalBasis → Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 ⓘ