Trade Coordination Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Trade Coordination Act of 1979 - Title I: Amendments to Various Trade Acts - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to transfer authority for negotiation and implementation of commercial and foreign trade agreements from the Department of State to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Makes the Secretary of Commerce responsible regarding relief from unfair trade practices (presently the Special Representative's responsibility). Makes the Secretary of Commerce responsible for receiving workers' petitions for trade adjustment assistance (presently the Secretary of Labor's responsibility). Gives the Secretary of Commerce sole responsibility (presently shared with the U.S. International Trade Commission) for studies of: (1) existing commodity classification systems; (2) the formulation of an international commodity code; and (3) participation on the Harmonized Systems Committee. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to transfer the International Trade Commission to the Department of Commerce as an independent entity. Makes the Secretary of Commerce solely responsible for establishing a statistical enumeration of imported articles (presently shared with the Secretary of Treasury and the Comm…