Trade Reorganization Act of 1983

Trade Reorganization Act of 1983 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth congressional findings, the purposes of the Act, and definitions of terms used in the Act.

Title II: Department of Commerce and Trade - Part A: Establishment - Establishes the Department of Commerce and Trade which shall be administered by a Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Sets forth the functions of the Secretary.

Part B: Officers of the Department - Requires that there shall be three Deputy Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, one to act for the Secretary if the Secretary is absent or disabled, and the other two to act as international trade negotiators. Requires that there shall be in the Department an Under Secretary for International Trade and an Under Secretary for Domestic Commerce. Provides for other officers including eight Assistant Secretaries, a General Counsel, an Inspector General, a Chief Negotiator for Textile Matters, and, if requested by the Secretary of Agriculture, an Agricultural Adviser.

Part C: Offices and Administrations - Establishes the following offices in the Department which shall be under the supervision of the Under Secretary for International Trade: (1) the Office for Trade Policy Development; (2) the Office for Export Promotion; (3) the Office for Trade Administration; and (4) the Office for International Investment. Establishes in the Department the United States and Foreign Commercial Services which shall facilitate and promote U.S. business activity and exports of U.S. goods and services. Requires the Under Secretary for International Trade to report to the Secretary and to Congress within one year after the effective date of this Act on any plans for expanding and enhancing the policy functions of the Foreign Commercial Service.

Establishes the following offices in the Department which shall be under the supervision of the Under Secretary for Domestic Commerce: (1) the Office for Industrial Policy; (2) the Office for Sector Analysis; and (3) the Office for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation.

Establishes in the Department the: (1) United States Travel and Tourism Administration; (2) Office of Patents and Trademarks; (3) National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and (4) Bureau for Economic Analysis.

Part D: Transfers to the Department - Transfers to the Secretary: (1) all functions of the U.S. Trade Representative and of the Office of U.S. Trade Representative which relate to non-agricultural products under specified provisions of law; and (2) except for functions transferred by titles III, IV, and VI all functions of the Secretary of Commerce, of the Department of Commerce, and of specified officers and employees of the Department of Commerce.

Part E: Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to perform certain personnel functions. Sets forth further provisions governing the administration of the Department.

Part F: Related Agencies - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of the Assistant to the President for International Trade. Requires the Assistant to the President for International Trade to serve as the principal adviser to the President on international trade policy.

Amends the Trade Expansion Act to establish in the Executive Office of the President a Trade Policy Committee which shall assist the President in carrying out specified import relief provisions of the Trade Act of 1974. (Current law provides for an interagency trade organization to provide the President with such assistance.)

Requires the Committee to obtain advice from appropriate departments or agencies on the impact of international trade and investment policy.

Establishes as a subcommittee of the Committee the Subcommittee on Trade Negotiations which shall, with the concurrence of the Committee advise the President on the management of negotiations and on the appointment of delegations to international negotiations or meetings. Authorizes the Chairman of the Committee to establish additional subcommittees.

Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include the Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to give policy guidance to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Requires OPIC to carry out a specified trade development program. Requires the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OPIC, ex officio. Requires the Under Secretary of International Trade to be the Vice Chairman of the Board, ex officio.

Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to make the Assistant to the President for International Trade a member of the National Security Council.

Amends the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to require the U.S. executive director of the International Monetary Fund to consult with the Secretary of Commerce and Trade with respect to trade matters under consideration by the Fund.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) exercise primary responsibility, with the advice of the Trade Policy Committee, for developing and implementing international agricultural trade policy; (2) exercise lead responsibility, with the advice of the Trade Policy Committee and the Subcommittee for Trade Negotiations, for international trade negotiations with respect to agricultural products; (3) report to Congress on a specified trade agreements programs as it relates to agricultural products and on other issues pertaining to international agricultural trade; (4) keep each congressionally appointed adviser to U.S. international trade delegations informed on U.S. negotiating objectives; and (5) consult and cooperate with State and local governments and other parties interested in international agricultural trade.

Transfers to the Secretary all functions of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative which relates to agricultural products. Establishes in the Department of Agriculture a Deputy Secretary for International Trade Negotiations who shall act on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture as Chief Negotiator of the United States on international agricultural trade matters.

Requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Permanent Representative of the Department of Agriculture to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Changes the title of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Trade and Commodity Programs.

Part G: Conforming Provisions - Sets forth conforming amendments.

Title III: Establishment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an Independent Agency - Part A: Declaration of Findings and Purposes - Sets forth the congressional findings, purposes, and definitions of this title.

Part B: Establishment and Functions of Administration - Establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an independent Federal agency. Sets forth the principal officers of the Administration, including an Administrator, a Deputy Administrator, eight Assistant Administrators, and a General Counsel. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to detail to the Administrator a Navy flag officer who, as Naval Deputy to the Administrator, shall serve as liaison between the Administrator and the Secretary of the Navy and shall ensure that national security considerations are addressed in Administration policy matters.

Transfers all functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce to the independent Administration. Sets forth the functions of the Administrator.

Part C: Enforcement - Sets forth the enforcement authority and powers of the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to use State and local personnel to the extent necessary to enforce the laws for which the Administrator has enforcement authority. Grants U.S. district courts jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising under this title.

Part D: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth the administrative authorities of the Administrator. Requires recordkeeping by and audits of recipients of financial assistance from the Administrator or pursuant to a program administered by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to consolidate reports on programs administered by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to consult and coordinate with other Federal agencies and to cooperate with the Secretary of State with respect to international conferences. Provides for the transfer of personnel pursuant to this title.

Part E: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides that references to the functions transferred by this title in other Federal laws shall be deemed to conform to this title.

Title IV: Transfers to Other Federal Agencies - Part A: National Bureau of Standards - Transfers to the National Science Foundation all functions of the National Bureau of Standards.

Requires the National Bureau of Standards to be, for at least one year, a separate identifiable unit in the National Science Foundation. Requires the National Science Foundation through the Assistant Director for the National Bureau of Standards to perform all the functions of the transferred Bureau for at least one year. Provides that certain provisions of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 relating to the operation of laboratories and pilot plants shall not apply to functions transferred to the National Science Foundation under this part. Requires that an additional Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation shall be appointed who shall be the Assistant Director for the National Bureau of Standards.

Part B: Minority Business Development Agency - Transfers the Minority Business Development Agency from the Department of Commerce to the Small Business Administration. Requires that, for at least one year: (1) the Minority Business Development Agency shall be a separate identifiable unit in the Small Business Administration; and (2) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, through the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, shall perform all functions of the Minority Business Development Agency. Provides for the appointment within the Small Business Administration of a Director of the Minority Business Development Agency.

Part C: Economic Development Administration - Transfers the Economic Development Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Requires that, for at least one year: (1) the Economic Development Administration shall be a separate identifiable unit in the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall perform functions of the Economic Development Administration. Requires that an additional Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall be appointed who shall be the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.

Title V: Industrial Policy - Establishes the Industrial Competitiveness Council which shall: (1) prepare and publish reports on the U.S. industrial economy and its international competitiveness; (2) prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress a report analyzing the extent to which the United States needs an industrial base to maintain its economic and military position in the world; (3) provide policy recommendations and guidance to the President and Congress regarding the preservation and future growth of the U.S. industrial base; (4) identify critical sectors of the economy; (5) establish sectoral and area subcouncils to facilitate consultation about the performance and prospects of such sectors and areas; and (6) monitor the performance and prospects of critical sectors. Sets forth the powers of the Council and the membership of the Council.

Title VI: Bureau of the Census - Establishes the Bureau of the Census as an independent agency. Transfers all functions of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce to the independent Bureau.

Title VII: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth transitional, savings, and conforming provisions. Terminates the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Title VIII: Miscellaneous - Sets forth the effective dates of the provisions of this Act. Provides for interim appointments. Authorizes appropriations.