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107 STAT. 2130 PUBLIC LAW 103-182—DEC. 8, 1993 (A) placement on lists prepared b^ the interagency groupunder subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) and (ii); (B) placement on prelixoinary candidate lists under subsection (c)(3)(A); (C) placement on final candidate lists under subsection (c)(4)(A); (D) placement by the Trade Representative on the rosters described in paragraph 1 of Annex 1901.2 and paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13; and (E) appointment by the Trade Representative for service on the panels and committees convened under chapter 19; shall be made on the basis of the criteria provided in paragraph 1 of Annex 1901.2 and paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13 and shall be made without regard to political affiliation. (2) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR ROSTER PLACEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 OF ANNEX 1901.2.—RosterS described in paragraph 1 of Annex 1901.2 shall include, to the fullest extent practicable, judges and former judges who meet the criteria referred to in paragraph (1). The Trade Representative shall, subject to subsection (b), appoint judges to binational panels convened under chapter 19, extraordinary challenge committees convened under chapter 19, and special committees established under £urticle 1905, where such judges offer and are available to serve and such service is authorized by the chiefjudge of the court on which they sit. (b) SELECTION OF CERTAIN JUDGES TO SERVE ON PANELS AND COMMITTEES. — (1) APPLICABILITY.— This subsection applies only with respect to the selection of individuals for oinational panels convened under chapter 19, extraordinary challenge committees convened under chapter 19, and special committees established under article 1905, who are judges of courts created under article III of the Constitution of the United States. (2) CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF JUDGES. —The Trade Representative shall consult, from time to time, with the chief judges of the Federal judicial circuits reganting the interest in, and availability for, participation in binational panels, extraordinary challenge committees, and special committees, of judges within their respective circuits. If the chief judge of a Federal judicial circuit determines that it is appropriate for one or more judges within that circuit to be included on a roster described in subsection (a)(l)(D), the chief judge shall identify all such judges for the Chief Justice of the United States who may, upon his or her approval, submit the names of such judges to the Trade Representative. The Trade Representative shall include the names of such judges on the roster. (3) SUBMISSION OF USTS TO CONGRESS.— The Trade Representative shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on tihe Judiciary of the Senate a list of all judges included on a roster under paragraph (2). Such Ust shall be submitted at the same time as the final candidate lists are submitted under subsection (c)(4)(A) and the final forms of amendments are submitted under subsection (c)(4)(C)(iv).