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FR Doc. 99-8547 Implementation of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
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Part VIII

The President

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Executive Order 13118--Implementation of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1998

                        Presidential Documents 

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Title 3--
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                Executive Order 13118 of March 31, 1999

                
Implementation of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
                Restructuring Act of 1998

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including section 621 of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2381), 
                and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is 
                hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Part 1-1 of Executive Order 12163, as 
                amended, is amended to read as follows:

                    ``1-1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                    ``1-100. Delegation of Functions. (a) Exclusive of 
                the functions otherwise delegated, or reserved to the 
                President, by this order, Executive Order 12884, 
                Executive Order 11579, and Executive Order 12757, and 
                subject to the provisions of such orders, there are 
                hereby delegated to the Secretary of State (referred to 
                in this Part as the ``Secretary'') all functions 
                conferred upon the President by:
                    L  ``(1) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) (``Act'');

 
 
 
   (i)  except that with respect to section 505(a) of the Act, such functions only insofar as those functions
         relate to other provisions which may be required by the President or only insofar as they relate to
         consent;
   (ii  except that with respect to section 505(b) of the Act, such functions only insofar as those functions
     )   pertain to countries that agree to the conditions set forth therein;
 

                    L  ``(2) section 1205(b) of the International 
                Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 
                (``ISDCA of 1985'');
                    L  ``(3) section 8(d) of the Act of January 12, 
                1971 (22 U.S.C. 2321b(d));
                    L  ``(4) section 607 of the International Security 
                Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 
                U.S.C. 2394a);
                    L  ``(5) section 402(b)(2) of title 10, United 
                States Code, which shall be exercised in consultation 
                with the Secretary of Defense;
                    L  ``(6) the third proviso under the heading 
                ``Development Assistance'' contained in title II of the 
                Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
                Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 
                Public Law 105-277);
                    L  ``(7) section 572 of the Foreign Operations, 
                Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
                Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-461);
                    L  ``(8) sections 508, 517, 518, 528(a), 535, 539, 
                544, 561, 563, 572, 574, 575, 585, 594 of the Foreign 
                Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
                Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Public Law 
                105-277);
                    L  ``(9) section 523 of the Foreign Operations, 
                Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
                Act, 1999 (as contained in Public Law 105-277), which 
                shall be exercised in consultation with the Secretary 
                of the Treasury;

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                    L  ``(10) section 551 of the Foreign Operations, 
                Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
                Act, 1999 (as contained in Public Law 105-277);
                    L  ``(11) section 591 of the Foreign Operations, 
                Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
                Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118), and the provisions of 
                law referenced therein;
                    L  ``(12) section 821(b) of the Western Hemisphere 
                Drug Elimination Act (as contained in Public Law 105-
                277).

                  ``(b) The functions under section 653 of the Act 
                delegated to the Secretary shall be exercised in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Defense, insofar as 
                they relate to functions under the Act administered by 
                the Department of Defense, and the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget.

                  ``(c) The functions under sections 239(f), 620(e), 
                620(g), 620(j), 620(q), and 620(s) of the Act delegated 
                to the Secretary shall be exercised in consultation 
                with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
                International Development.

                  ``(d) The Secretary shall perform all public 
                information functions abroad with respect to the 
                foreign assistance, aid, and development programs of 
                the United States Government, to the extent such 
                functions are not specifically assigned by statute to 
                be performed by a different officer.

                  ``(e) The Secretary may redelegate to any other 
                officer or agency of the Executive branch functions 
                delegated to the Secretary by this order to the extent 
                such delegation is not otherwise prohibited by law.''.

                Sec. 2. Part 1-2 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended to read as follows:

                    ``1-2. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                DEVELOPMENT
                    ``1-200. United States Agency for International 
                Development.

                  ``(a) The United States Agency for International 
                Development is an independent establishment within the 
                Executive branch. Any reference in the Act to the 
                agency primarily responsible for administering part I 
                of the Act, or to the Administrator of such agency, 
                shall be deemed to be a reference to the United States 
                Agency for International Development or to the 
                Administrator of that agency, as appropriate.

                  ``(b) The United States Agency for International 
                Development shall be headed by an Administrator 
                appointed pursuant to section 624(a) of the Act.

                  ``(c) The officers provided for in section 624(a) of 
                the Act shall serve in the United States Agency for 
                International Development.

                  ``(d) The Office of Small Business provided for in 
                section 602(b) of the Act shall be in the United States 
                Agency for International Development.

                  ``(e) To the extent practicable, the Administrator of 
                the United States Agency for International Development 
                will exercise functions relating to Foreign Service 
                personnel in a manner that will assure maximum 
                compatibility among agencies authorized by law to 
                utilize the Foreign Service personnel system. To this 
                end, the Administrator shall consult regularly with the 
                Secretary of State.''.

                Sec. 3. Part 1-3 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended in section 301(c) by striking ``part II of 
                the Act (except chapters 4, 6, and 8 thereof)'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``chapters 2 and 5 of part II 
                of the Act''.

                Sec. 4. Part 1-4 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is revoked.

                Sec. 5. Part 1-5 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended as follows:

                    L  (1) in section 1-501(c), by striking ``Director, 
                as provided in Executive Order 11269 of February 14, 
                1966, as amended'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Secretary of State'';

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                    L  (2) section 1-504 is revoked;
                    L  (3) section 1-505 is amended to read as follows:
                    L``1-505. Trade and Development Agency. There is 
                delegated to the Director of the Trade and Development 
                Agency the functions conferred upon the President by 
                section 661(d) of the Act.'';
                    L  (4) section 1-506 is revoked.

                Sec. 6. Part 1-6 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended as follows:

                    L  (1) in section 1-602, by striking ``Director of 
                IDCA, the Director'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Secretary of State, the Secretary''; and
                    L  (2) in section 1-604, by striking ``, title IV 
                of the IDC Act of 1979 or section 402 of the Mutual 
                Security Act of 1954''.

                Sec. 7. Part 1-7 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended as follows:

                    L  (1) in section 1-701(a)--
                    L    (A) by striking ``662(a),''; and
                    L    (B) by inserting ``493,'' after ``298(a),'';
                    L  (2) by striking section 1-701(b), and 
                redesignating subsections ``(c)'' and ``(d)'' as 
                subsections ``(b)'' and ``(c)'', respectively;
                    L  (3) in section 1-701(c) (as redesignated by this 
                section)--
                    L    (A) by inserting ``209(d),'' before ``303'';
                    L    (B) by striking ``481'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``490''; and
                    L    (C) by striking ``, 669(b)(1), 670(a), 
                670(b)(2), and 670(b)(3)'';
                    L  (4) in section 1-701(g), by striking ``131,'';
                    L  (5) in section 1-702--
                    L    (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Secretary'';
                    L  and
                    L    (B) by striking ``IDCA'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``the Department
                    L  of State'';
                    L  (6) by adding a new section 1-703 to read as 
                follows:

                  L``1-703. Office of Management and Budget. In this 
                    order the Director of the Office of Management and 
                    Budget shall retain all authorities related to the 
                    implementation of his budgetary and policy 
                    coordination functions, including the authority to:

 
 
 
          (a)  request and receive information from any agency that is subject to this delegation;
          (b)  carry out all responsibilities associated with implementing the Government Performance and
                Results Act, the Government Management Reform Act, and other comparable government-wide statutes
                dealing with management; and
          (c)  carry out all statutory budget and policy coordination responsibilities assigned to the Director
                of the Office of Management and Budget by statute or Executive order.
 

                Sec. 8. Part 1-8 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended to read as follows:

                    ``1-8 FUNDS

                  ``1-800. Allocation of Funds. Funds described below 
                that are appropriated or otherwise made available to 
                the President shall be deemed to be allocated without 
                any further action of the President, as follows:

                  ``(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
                there are allocated to the Secretary all funds made 
                available for carrying out the Act, including any funds 
                appropriated under the heading ``Nonproliferation, 
                Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs''.

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                  ``(b) There are allocated to the Secretary of Defense 
                all funds made available for carrying out chapters 2 
                and 5 of Part II of the Act.

                  ``(c) There are allocated to the Secretary of the 
                Treasury all funds made available for carrying out 
                section 129 of the Act.

                  ``(d) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
                Defense, and the Secretary of the Treasury may allocate 
                or transfer as appropriate any funds received under 
                subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, 
                respectively, to any agency or part thereof for 
                obligation or expenditure thereby consistent with 
                applicable law.

                Sec. 9. Part 1-9 of Executive Order 12163, as amended, 
                is amended as follows: (1) in section 1-902(c), by 
                striking ``hereafter-enacted''; and (2) by revoking 
                sections 1-903(c) and 1-903(d).

                Sec. 10. The following Executive orders are revoked or 
                amended:

                    (1) Executive Order 12884 of December 1, 1993, is 
                amended--
                    L  (a) in section 3, by striking the section 
                heading and all that follows through ``by:'', and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of State-
                Additional Functions. There are delegated to the 
                Secretary of State the functions conferred upon the 
                President by:''; and
                    L  (b) in section 6(a), by striking ``3, 4, and 5'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``4 and 5''.

                  (2) Executive Order 12703 of February 20, 1990, is 
                amended by amending section 2 to read as follows:

                    L  ``Sec. 2. Department of State. The functions 
                conferred upon the President by section 201 of the Act 
                relating to Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary are 
                hereby delegated to the Secretary of State.''.

                  (3) Executive Order 12599 of June 23, 1987, is 
                revoked.

                  (4) Executive Order 12293 of February 23, 1981, is 
                amended--

                    L  (A) in section 2, by striking ``Director of the 
                United States International Development Cooperation 
                Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Administrator 
                of the United States Agency for International 
                Development''; and
                    L  (B) in section 9, by striking ``United States 
                International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``United States Agency for 
                International Development'' in both places this phrase 
                appears.

                  (5) Executive Order 12301 of March 26, 1981, is 
                amended in subsection (b)(23) by striking ``Director of 
                the United States 8International Development 
                Cooperation Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
                International Development''.

                  (6) Executive Order 12188 of January 2, 1980, is 
                amended by striking ``Director of the United States 
                International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Administrator of the United 
                States Agency for International Development''.

                  (7) Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, is 
                amended in the annex thereto, by striking ``United 
                States International Development Cooperation Agency'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``United States Agency 
                for International Development''.

                  (8) Executive Order 11958 of January 18, 1977, is 
                amended in section 2 by striking ``the Director of the 
                United States International Development Cooperation 
                Agency, the Director of the Arms Control and 
                Disarmament Agency,''.

                  (9) Executive Order 11269 of February 14, 1966, is 
                amended--

                    L  (A) in section 1(b), by striking ``Director of 
                the International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Administrator of the United 
                States Agency for International Development'';
                    L  (B) in section 4(a), by striking ``Director of 
                the International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of State'', in 
                both places that it appears; and

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                    L  (C) in section 7, by striking ``Functions of the 
                Director of the International Development Cooperation 
                Agency. As the principal international development 
                advisor to the President, the Director of the 
                International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Functions of the Secretary 
                of State. The Secretary of State''.

                  (10) Executive Order 11223 of May 12, 1965, is 
                amended by striking ``Director of the United States 
                International Development Cooperation Agency (with 
                respect to functions vested in or delegated to the 
                Director)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
                International Development (with respect to functions 
                vested in or delegated to the Administrator)''.

                  (11) The Memorandum for the Secretary of State of 
                March 23, 1999, entitled ``Delegation of Authority 
                Under Section 577 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
                Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
                1999 (as contained in Public Law 105-277)'', is amended 
                by deleting the second sentence therein.

                Sec. 11. The provisions of this order shall become 
                effective as of April 1, 1999, except that the 
                authority contained in section 1-100(d), and the 
                amendment made by section 5(2) of this order, shall 
                become effective as of October 1, 1999.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    March 31, 1999.

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FR Doc. 99-8509 Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as Amended
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Part VII

The President

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Executive Order 13117--Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as 
Amended

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                Executive Order 13117 of March 31, 1999

                
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as 
                Amended

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America and in order to further the implementation of 
                the reorganization of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
                Agency (ACDA) into the Department of State, in this 
                instance by eliminating ACDA's vote on dual-use export 
                license decisions in the administration of export 
                controls, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 
                12981, as amended (``Executive Order 12981''), is 
                further amended as follows:

                Section 1. The second sentence of section 1 of 
                Executive Order 12981 is amended by deleting ``, and 
                the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency''.

                Sec. 2. The second sentence of section 5(a)(1)(A) of 
                Executive Order 12981 is amended by adding ``and'' 
                after ``the Secretary of Defense'' and before ``the 
                Secretary of Energy,'' and deleting ``, and the 
                Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''

                Sec. 3. The first sentence of section 5(a)(2) of 
                Executive Order 12981 is amended by deleting ``, and 
                the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''

                Sec. 4. The second sentence of section 5(a)(3)(A) of 
                Executive Order 12981 is amended by deleting ``, and 
                the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''

                Sec. 5. The first sentence of section 6 of Executive 
                Order 12981 is amended by deleting ``and the Arms 
                Control and Disarmament Agency''.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    March 31, 1999.

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FR Doc. 99-8433 Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities and Discriminatory Procurement Practices
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                Executive Order 13116 of March 31, 1999

                
Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities and 
                Discriminatory Procurement Practices

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including title III of the Act of March 3, 
                1993, as amended (41 U.S.C. 10d), sections 141 and 301-
                310 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the Act) (19 
                U.S.C. 2171, 2411-2420), title III of the Trade 
                Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511-
                2518), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 
                and to ensure that the trade policies of the United 
                States advance, to the greatest extent possible, the 
                export of the products and services of the United 
                States and that trade policy resources are used 
                efficiently, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Part I: Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities

                Section 1. Identification and Annual Report. (a) Within 
                30 days of the submission of the National Trade 
                Estimate Report required by section 181(b) of the Act 
                (19 U.S.C. 2241(b)) for 1999, 2000, and 2001, the 
                United States Trade Representative (Trade 
                Representative) shall review United States trade 
                expansion priorities and identify priority foreign 
                country practices, the elimination of which is likely 
                to have the most significant potential to increase 
                United States exports, either directly or through the 
                establishment of a beneficial precedent. The Trade 
                Representative shall submit to the Committee on Finance 
                of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
                the House of Representatives, and shall publish in the 
                Federal Register, a report on the priority foreign 
                country practices identified.

                    (b) In identifying priority foreign country 
                practices under paragraph (a) of this section, the 
                Trade Representative shall take into account all 
                relevant factors, including:

 
 
 
(1)  the major barriers and trade distorting practices described in the National Trade Estimate Report;
(2)  the trade agreements to which a foreign country is a party and its compliance with those agreements;
(3)  the medium-term and long-term implications of foreign government procurement plans; and
(4)  the international competitive position and export potential of United States products and services.
 

                    (c) The Trade Representative may include in the 
                report, if appropriate, a description of the foreign 
                country practices that may in the future warrant 
                identification as priority foreign country practices. 
                The Trade Representative also may include a statement 
                about other foreign country practices that were not 
                identified because they are already being addressed by 
                provisions of United States trade law, existing 
                bilateral trade agreements, or in trade negotiations 
                with other countries and progress is being made toward 
                their elimination.

                Sec. 2. Resolution. Upon submission of the report 
                required by paragraph (a) of section 1 of this part, 
                the Trade Representative shall, with respect to any 
                priority foreign country practice identified therein, 
                engage the country concerned for the purpose of seeking 
                a satisfactory resolution, for example, by obtaining 
                compliance with a trade agreement or the elimination of 
                the practice as quickly as possible, or, if this is not 
                feasible, by providing for compensatory trade benefits.

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                Sec. 3. Initiation of Investigations. Within 90 days of 
                the submission of the report required by paragraph (a) 
                of section 1 of this part, the Trade Representative 
                shall initiate under section 302(b)(1) of the Act (19 
                U.S.C. 2412(b)(1)) investigations with respect to all 
                of the priority foreign country practices identified, 
                unless during the 90-day period the Trade 
                Representative determines that a satisfactory 
                resolution of the matter to be investigated has been 
                achieved.

                Part II: Identification of Discriminatory Government 
                Procurement Practices

                Section 1. Identification and Annual Report. (a) Within 
                30 days of the submission of the National Trade 
                Estimate Report for 1999, 2000, and 2001, the Trade 
                Representative shall submit to the Committees on 
                Finance and on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
                the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Reform 
                and Oversight of the House of Representatives, and 
                shall publish in the Federal Register, a report on the 
                extent to which foreign countries discriminate against 
                U.S. products or services in making government 
                procurements.

                    (b) In the report, the Trade Representative shall 
                identify countries that:

 
 
 
(1)  are not in compliance with their obligations under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government
      Procurement (the GPA), Chapter 10 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), or other agreements
      relating to government procurement (procurement agreements) to which that country and the United States
      are parties; or
(2)  maintain, in government procurement, a significant and persistent pattern or practice of discrimination
      against U.S. products or services that results in identifiable harm to U.S. businesses and whose products
      or services are acquired in significant amounts by the United States Government.
 

                Sec. 2. Considerations in Making Identifications. In 
                making the identifications required by section 1 of 
                this part, the Trade Representative shall: (a) consider 
                the requirements of the GPA, NAFTA, or other 
                procurement agreements, government procurement 
                practices, and the effects of such practices on U.S. 
                businesses as a basis for evaluating whether the 
                procurement practices of foreign governments do not 
                provide fair market opportunities for U.S. products or 
                services;

                    (b) take into account, among other factors, whether 
                and to what extent countries that are parties to the 
                GPA, NAFTA, or other procurement agreements, and other 
                countries described in section 1 of this part:

 
 
 
(1)  use sole-sourcing or otherwise noncompetitive procedures for procurement that could have been conducted
      using competitive procedures;
(2)  conduct what normally would have been one procurement as two or more procurements, to decrease the
      anticipated contract values below the value threshold of the GPA, NAFTA, or other procurement agreements,
      or to make the procurement less attractive to U.S. businesses;
(3)  announce procurement opportunities with inadequate time intervals for U.S. businesses to submit bids; and
(4)  use specifications in such a way as to limit the ability of U.S. suppliers to participate in procurements;
      and
 

                    (c) consider information included in the National 
                Trade Estimate Report, and any other additional 
                criteria deemed appropriate, including, to the extent 
                such information is available, the failure to apply 
                transparent and competitive procedures or maintain and 
                enforce effective prohibitions on bribery and other 
                corrupt practices in connection with government 
                procurement.

                Sec. 3. Impact of Noncompliance and Denial of 
                Comparable Treatment. The Trade Representative shall 
                take into account, in identifying countries in the 
                annual report and in any action required by this part, 
                the relative impact of any noncompliance with the GPA, 
                NAFTA, or other procurement agreements, or of other 
                discrimination on U.S. commerce, and the extent

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                to which such noncompliance or discrimination has 
                impeded the ability of U.S. suppliers to participate in 
                procurements on terms comparable to those available to 
                suppliers of the country in question when seeking to 
                sell goods or services to the United States Government.

                Sec. 4. Resolution. Upon submission of the report 
                required by section 1 of this part, the Trade 
                Representative shall engage any country identified 
                therein for the purpose of seeking a satisfactory 
                resolution, for example, by obtaining compliance with 
                the GPA, NAFTA, or other procurement agreements or the 
                elimination of the discriminatory procurement practices 
                as quickly as possible, or, if this is not feasible, by 
                providing for compensatory trade benefits.

                Sec. 5. Initiation of Investigations. (a) Within 90 
                days of the submission of the report required by 
                section 1 of this part, the Trade Representative shall 
                initiate under section 302(b)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
                2412(b)(1)) investigations with respect to any practice 
                that:

 
 
 
(1)  was the basis for the identification of a country under section 1; and
(2)  is not at that time the subject of any other investigation or action under title III, chapter 1, of the
      Act,
 

                unless during the 90-day period the Trade 
                Representative determines that a satisfactory 
                resolution of the matter to be investigated has been 
                achieved.

                    (b) For investigations initiated under paragraph 
                (a) of this section (other than an investigation 
                involving the GPA or NAFTA), the Trade Representative 
                shall apply the time limits and procedures in section 
                304(a)(3) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)). The time 
                limits in subsection 304(a)(3)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
                2414(a)(3)(B)) shall apply if the Trade Representative 
                determines that:

 
 
 
(1)  complex or complicated issues are involved in the investigation that require additional time;
(2)  the foreign country involved in the investigation is making substantial progress in drafting or
      implementing legislative or administrative measures that will end the discriminatory procurement practice;
      or
(3)  such foreign country is undertaking enforcement measures to end the discriminatory procurement practice.
 

                Part III: Direction

                Section 1. Presidential Direction. The authorities 
                delegated pursuant to this order shall be exercised 
                subject to any subsequent direction by the President in 
                a particular matter.

                Sec. 2. Consultations and Advice. In developing the 
                annual reports required by part I and part II of this 
                order, the Trade Representative shall consult with 
                executive agencies and seek information and advice from 
                U.S. businesses in the United States and in the 
                countries involved in the practices under 
                consideration.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    March 31, 1999.

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