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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1909 

To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make improvements 

to the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States 

Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2013 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 

TIPTON, Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HANNA, Mr. COLLINS of 

New York, and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make 

improvements to the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Export Coordination 

5 Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DUTIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2312(b) of the Export 

3 Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(b)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end be6 fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including identi7 fying opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices 

8 of agencies involved in such activities’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including the use and 

11 coordination of electronic databases,’’ after ‘‘the 

12 appropriate levels and allocation of resources’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para16 graph (7); and 

17 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(6) to the maximum extent practicable, pro20 vide a detailed listing of current and future Federal 

21 and State-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related 

22 activities to ensure better delivery of services to 

23 United States businesses; and’’. 

24 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 

25 of Commerce shall make available the information on Fed26 eral and State-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related 


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1 activities described in paragraph (6) of section 2312(b) 

2 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as added by sub3 section (a)(4) of this section, on the Web site Export.gov 

4 or a successor Web site. 

5 SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN. 

6 Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 

7 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

9 (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(3) with respect to export promotion and ex13 port financing activities of each agency that is a 

14 member of the TPCC— 

15 ‘‘(A) clearly identify and explain the role of 

16 each agency; and 

17 ‘‘(B) describe the goals and objectives of 

18 each agency and explain the rationale for meas19 uring and reporting the goals and objectives;’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘and Congress’’ after ‘‘the 

22 President’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 


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1 (4) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by strik2 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as redesig4 nated) the following: 

5 ‘‘(7) include the recommendations of the Comp6 troller General of the United States as the rec7 ommendations relate to coordination of the TPCC 

8 and agencies that are members of the TPCC;’’; and 

9 (6) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated), by strik10 ing ‘‘United States National Tourism Organization’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘United States Travel Association’’. 

12 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP AND STAFF. 

13 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 2312(d) of the Export 

14 Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(d)) is amend15 ed— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub18 paragraph (L); 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 

20 subparagraph (N); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (L) 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(M) the Millennium Challenge Corpora24 tion;’’; 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para2 graph (3); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(2) STATE TRADE PROMOTION AGENCIES.— 

6 The TPCC shall also include one or more members 

7 appointed by the President who are representatives 

8 from State trade promotion agencies.’’. 

9 (b) STAFF.—Section 2312 of the Export Enhance10 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub12 section (g); and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(f) STAFF.—Upon request of the chairperson of the 

16 TPCC, the head of any Federal department or agency that 

17 is a member of the TPCC may detail, on a reimbursable 

18 basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency 

19 to the TPCC to assist it in carrying out its duties under 

20 this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS. 

22 Section 2312(e) of the Export Enhancement Act of 

23 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(e)) is amended in the first sentence 

24 by inserting ‘‘(other than members described in subsection 

25 (d)(2))’’ after ‘‘Members of the TPCC’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Subsection (g) of section 2312 of the Export En3 hancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727), as redesignated 

4 by section 4(b)(1) of this Act, is amended to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chairperson of the 

8 TPCC shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 

9 congressional committees, not later than March 30 

10 of each year, a report that— 

11 ‘‘(A) describes the strategic plan developed 

12 by the TPCC pursuant to subsection (c), the 

13 implementation of such plan, and any revisions 

14 thereto; and 

15 ‘‘(B) describes the implementation of sec16 tions 303 and 304 of the FREEDOM Support 

17 Act (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning 

18 funding for export promotion activities and the 

19 interagency working groups on energy of the 

20 TPCC. 

21 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap23 propriate congressional committees’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

25 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com26 mittee on Financial Services, the Committee on 


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1 Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Small Busi2 ness, and the Committee on Ways and Means 

3 of the House of Representatives; and 

4 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

5 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans6 portation, the Committee on Finance, the Com7 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Com8 mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

9 of the Senate.’’. 

10 SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

11 Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 

12 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 

16 the Department of Commerce shall prepare and sub17 mit to the appropriate congressional committees, not 

18 later than March 30 of each year, a report on the 

19 extent to which the TPCC is successfully carrying 

20 out its duties as described in subsection (b) and the 

21 extent to which the strategic plan as described in 

22 subsection (c) is successfully being implemented. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report 

24 required under paragraph (1), the Inspector General 

25 of the Department of Commerce shall, to the maxVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:19 May 14, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1909.IH H1909

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1 imum extent practicable, consult with the inspector 

2 general of each other Federal department or agency 

3 that is a member of the TPCC. 

4 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT5 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap6 propriate congressional committees’ has the meaning 

7 given such term in subsection (g)(2).’’. 

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