Christopher DeLacy is a Partner for Holland &
Knight's
Washington, D.C. office
On April 25, the Senate Finance Committee
approved a waiver which was included in the FY17 Omnibus
Appropriations bill (H.R.
244), which passed the House and Senate on May 4, 2017, and was
signed into law on May 5, 2017. The waiver reads as
follows:
EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Sec. 541. (a) IN GENERAL.—The limitation under section
141(b) (4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(4)) shall
not apply to the first person appointed, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, as the United States Trade Representative
after the date of the enactment of this Act, if that person served
as a Deputy United States Trade Representative before the date of
the enactment of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.).
