COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL.

SEC. 133. COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL. (a) Membership of Council.— Section 5205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4804) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking out “January 21, 1989” and inserting in lieu thereof “the date of the enactment of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990”; (2) by striking out subsections (e) and (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections: “(e) Conflict of Interest.— A member of the Council shall not serve as an agent for a foreign principal. “(f) Expenses.— Each member of the Council, while engaged in duties as a member of the Council, shall be paid actual travel expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses when away from the usual place of residence of such member, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.”; and (3) by striking out subsections (1) and (m). (b) Executive Director and Staff.— Section 5206 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4805) is amended by adding the following new subsections: 104 STAT. 649 “(c) Experts and Consultants.— The Council may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS-16 of the General Schedule. “(d) Details.— Upon request of the Council, the head of any other Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Council to assist the Council in carrying out its duties under this subtitle.”. (c) Powers of the Council.— Section 5207 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4806) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and (2) in subsection (c) (as redesignated under paragraph (1)) by striking out “60” and inserting in lieu thereof “120.”. (d) Annual Report.— Section 5208(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4807(a)) is amended by striking out “prepare and” and inserting in lieu thereof “on March 1”. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 5209 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4808) is amended by striking out “1989 and 1990” and inserting in lieu thereof “1991 and 1992”.