Empower USTR to set trade from White House and dispose of legacy advisory committees
Mandate insists USTR be empowered to set trade policy from the White House, organize interagency committees, dispose of legacy advisory committees with special-interest members, and hold agencies accountable—rather than allowing fragmented, agency-driven trade policy.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 2 (Executive Office of the President) — USTR: empower USTR to set trade policy from the White House with budget/staff/analysis; organize interagency trade committees; dispose of legacy advisory committees with members who serve special interests; direct action, measure progress, and hold agencies accountable; leadership must set and enforce agenda internally.
Undo plan
1) Restore statutory multi-stakeholder trade advisory committees (labor, environment, industry, agriculture) abolished as ‘special interests.’
2) Rebalance USTR authority with Commerce, State, Agriculture, and Labor statutory roles.
3) Publish transparent consultation calendars and advisory membership criteria.
4) Codify that White House trade directives cannot waive Congressionally mandated negotiating objectives.
5) Verify: Federal Register notices reconstituting advisory committees; GAO review of interagency trade clearance.