S-4493 : Still Just a Bill


USTR Inspector General Act of 2020

This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who shall conduct an audit of the process for excluding articles from certain duties with respect to articles imported from China.

The required audit shall include an assessment of whether USTR officials (1) uniformly applied the criteria used to review a request for, or objection to, excluding such articles from duties; (2) met with any interested parties to discuss a request or objection while the request or objection was pending; and (3) at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-08-06IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2020-08-06IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Foreign Trade and International Finance
Related Subjects
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Tariffs
  • Trade agreements and negotiations
Related Geographic Entities
  • Asia
  • China
Related Organizations
  • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

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