In general
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the United States Trade Representative, shall have primary responsibility for coordinating a whole-of-government effort to expand United States efforts in supporting United States economic and business interests abroad. The Secretary may delegate responsibilities under this chapter to a senior, Senate-confirmed Department of State official.
Responsibilities
Economic Diplomacy Action Group
Establishment
The President shall establish an interagency coordinating committee, to be known as the “Economic Diplomacy Action Group”, to coordinate and carry out the purposes of this section.
Leadership
The Group shall be chaired by the Secretary of State and the vice-chairs shall be the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Commerce. The Secretaries and the United States Trade Representative may delegate responsibilities under this chapter to appropriate, senior, Senate-confirmed officials.
Membership
The President may appoint to the Group senior officials from the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Treasury, the Export-Import Bank, the United States Development Finance Corporation, and any such other relevant executive branch department or agency as the President determines to be substantially involved in trade capacity building and related assistance efforts in developing countries.
Development of joint strategic plan
The Group shall develop a joint strategic plan for all United States capacity building and technical assistance programs.
Diplomacy trade expansion advisory committee
Establishment of TEAC
The Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group shall establish a trade expansion advisory committee with selected representatives of the United States private sector and other organizations, including labor organizations, with direct and relevant operational experience in importing from and exporting into developing countries, as appropriate, to provide comment and advice on priorities for trade expansion initiatives. The Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Group may also appoint representatives from select non-profit organizations to the advisory committee if such representatives can demonstrate both a presence in and relevant operational or programmatic experience with trade capacity building efforts in developing countries.
Meetings
The trade expansion advisory committee shall convene at least twice annually or more often as necessary at the call of the Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Group.
Strategic planning advice
Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title VII, § 708133 Stat. 3072 (, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 116–94133 Stat. 3069 section 3 of Pub. L. 116–94section 1 of Title 1Pub. L. 116–94section 9901 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(2), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title VII of div. J of , , , known as the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, notwithstanding , set out as a note under , General Provisions. This chapter referred to in subsec. (b)(5), was in the original “this title”, meaning title VII of div. J. of . Title VII is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title VII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Executive Documents
Establishment of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group and Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Memorandum of President of the United States, , 89 F.R. 57053, provided:
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary of Agriculture[,] the Secretary of Commerce[,] the United States Trade Representative[,] the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development[,] the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States[, and] the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation
section 301 of title 3Public Law 116–9422 U.S.C. 9904Supporting United States economic and business interests abroad is a foreign policy priority. United States business has a critical role to play in advancing broader United States national security and foreign policy interests. Economic diplomacy can help to promote broad-based, inclusive, responsible, and sustainable economic growth, which enhances regional stability and creates new and growing markets for United States companies and opportunities for United States workers. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including , United States Code, and section 708 of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (Title VII of Division J of ) (the “Act”) [], I hereby establish the Economic Diplomacy Action Group (EDAG) and delegate to you the functions and authorities vested in the President by subsection 708(c)(3) of the Act to appoint to the EDAG senior officials from your respective executive departments and agencies (agencies).
With respect to the performance of responsibilities under this memorandum, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies, shall encourage and coordinate the appointment of members of the EDAG by the heads of their respective agencies. Consistent with the Act, such members, as well as any designated alternates, shall be senior officials who exercise significant decision-making authority within their respective agencies.
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions of any future public laws that are the same or substantially the same as those provisions referenced in this memorandum.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.