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TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF

THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA CONCERNING

CIVIL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR A PERIOD NOT TO

EXCEED MARCH 19, 2016; EXPORT PROMOTION REFORM

ACT; STATE TRADE COORDINATION ACT; AND ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES REVITALIZATION AND REFORM

ACT OF 2013

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 2449, H.R. 1409, H.R. 1926 and S. 793

JULY 24, 2013

Serial No. 113–49

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

MATT SALMON, Arizona 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 

ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

TOM COTTON, Arkansas 

PAUL COOK, California 

GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina 

RANDY K. WEBER SR., Texas 

SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania 

STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas 

RON DESANTIS, Florida 

TREY RADEL, Florida 

DOUG COLLINS, Georgia 

MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina 

TED S. YOHO, Florida 

LUKE MESSER, Indiana 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 

Samoa 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

BRIAN HIGGINS, New York 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

ALAN GRAYSON, Florida 

JUAN VARGAS, California 

BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER, Illinois 

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III, Massachusetts 

AMI BERA, California 

ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California 

GRACE MENG, New York 

LOIS FRANKEL, Florida 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas

AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director

JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director 

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C O N T E N T S 

Page

MARKUP OF 

H.R. 2449, To authorize the President to extend the term of the Agreement 

for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of 

Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed March 19, 2016 ............................. 2

H.R. 1409, To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance 

the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for 

other purposes ...................................................................................................... 4

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1409 offered by the 

Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs .............. 10

H.R. 1926, To further enhance the promotion of exports of United States 

goods and services, and for other purposes ........................................................ 18

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1926 offered by the 

Honorable Edward R. Royce ............................................................................ 24

S. 793, To support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American 

States, and for other purposes ............................................................................ 29

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 793 offered by the Honorable 

Edward R. Royce .............................................................................................. 37

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 793 

offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce .................................................... 45

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 58

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 59

Markup summary .................................................................................................... 61

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TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF 

THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA CONCERNING 

CIVIL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR A PERIOD NOT TO 

EXCEED MARCH 19, 2016; EXPORT PROMOTION REFORM 

ACT; STATE TRADE COORDINATION ACT; AND ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES REVITALIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:03 a.m., in room 

2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ed Royce (chairman of 

the committee) presiding. 

Chairman ROYCE. The committee will come to order. I will ask 

members to take their seats. 

And pursuant to notice, we meet today to mark up four bipartisan measures. As all members were notified on Monday, to expedite our consideration of these noncontroversial items, we will take 

up en bloc the text previously provided to every member’s offices, 

which you now have before you on your desk. 

And so without objection, the following items are considered as 

read and will be considered en bloc: H.R. 2449, authorizing an extension of the agreement between the United States and South 

Korea on civil nuclear cooperation; H.R. 1409, the Export Promotion Reform Act and the bipartisan amendment in the nature of 

a substitute offered by the Chair, which also incorporates the text 

approved by the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 

Trade; H.R. 1926, the State Trade Coordination Act and the bipartisan amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the Chair, 

which incorporates the text approved, again, by the Subcommittee 

on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and S. 793, the Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act, the bipartisan amendment in the nature of a substitute offered on behalf of 

myself and Mr. Engel, and the brief amendment to that amendment offered by the Chair. 

[The information referred to follows:]

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113TII CONGHESS 

1ST SE8SIO:-J H.R.2449 

To authorize the President to extend the term of the Agreement for VV'lIfJC'l"-

tion between the Government of the United States of ,:lmeriea and 

the Government of the R,epublie of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of 

N1lelear Energy for a period not to exe-eed Man·h 19, 2016. 

IN THE HOUSE (W R,EPR~SENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2013 

Mr. ROYCill (for himself, lVIr. E.'\IGEL, Mr. Cl:L'lli01', 1\11'. FALlD OlVL'l.VA.bJ CA, 1\1r. 

POE of Texas, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, and 1\1r. COLLIKS of ueur~:1al 

inLr'nelue-ed Ole following' bill: whieh was l"eferTed to the Commii.!.ee 011 

Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the PreMident to extend the term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the 

Unite(l StateM of Ameriea an(l the Government of the 

Hcpublic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed March 19, 2016. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou.sc (if Rcprc.wmta2 tives of the United States of Amer/;cain Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE UNITED STATES2 REPUBLIC OF KOREA NUCLEAR COOPERA3 TION AGREEMENT. 

4 The President is anthori7.ed to extend the term of the 

5 Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of 

6 the United States of America and the (Jovermnellt of the 

7 Republic. of Korea Conc.erning Civil Uses of Nuclear EnS ergy for a period not to exceed March 19, 2016, notwith9 standing any other provision of law. 
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113m CONGRES8 

181' 810:88101\ H. R. 1409 

To am~nd the Export Erulflnc8m8nt Art of 19R5 to tilrther erul:1IWe the 

promotion of exports of L nited States goods and services, and for ocher 

purposes. 

H\ THE HOUSE OP REPRESE~TArl'lVES 

.APRIL 9. 301;" 

Mr. EKGEL introduced the following bill; which was refened to the Committee 

011 l''c,reig-n Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the E}"l)Ort Enhan('ement Ad of 1988 to further 

enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods 

and services, and for other pUl1)oses. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 liI'es of the UnUecl Slates (!j'.America in Congress asselnbled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the "Exl)Ort Promotion Re5 form Act". 
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1 SEC. 2. IMPROVED COORDINATION EXPORT PROMOTION 

2 ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

3 8eetioll 2812 of the Export Enhallcement Ad of 

4 1988 (relating to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com5 mittee; 15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended6 ( 1) in subsection (b)-

7 (A) ill paragraph (5), by striking "and" 

8 after the semieoloH; 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

10 paragT1:lph (7); and 

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 

12 folloV\~ng: 

13 "( 6 ) ill making the assessments under para14 graph (5), review- the proposed annual budget of 

15 eadl agel1(~y deseribed in paragT1:tph ([)), under pro16 cedures established by the TPCC for such review, 

17 before the agency submits that budget to the Offiee 

18 of Management and Budget and the President for 

19 inclusion in the budget of the United States sub20 mitted to CongTess under section 11 05(a) of title 31, 

21 United States Code; and"; 

22 (2) in suhseetioll (e)-

23 

24 

25 

(A) hy redesigTulting paragraphs (8) 

through (6) as paragraphs (,1) through (7), 1'espe('tively; and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

2 follovving: 

3 "(:1) in (:oududing the reVIeW 1:Im1 developing 

4 the plan undcr paragraph (2), takc into accoullt rcc5 ommelldations from a representative llum bel' of 

6 Unitcd Statcs exporters, itl particular small busi7 nesses and medium-sized businesses, and represent a8 tives of 1~ nited States workers;"; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the follcl\ving: 

10 "(g) IMPLE1IE:'fTATION.-The President shall take 

11 81Wh 8tep8 as are neee88ary to provide the ('hairperson of 

12 the TPCC with the authority to ensure that the TPCC 

13 carries out each of its duties under subseetioll (b) and de14 vclops and implemellts the strategic pIau under subsection 

15 (e). 

16 "(h) DEFI:'fITIOK.-In thi8 seetion, the term '8mall 

17 business' means a slllall business eoncern as defined under 

18 section :3 of the Small Business Act (15 r.s.c. 6:32).". 

19 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. COMMERCIAL 

20 SERVICE RESOURCES. 

21 Section 2801 (c)( 4) of the E::ql0rt Enhancement Act 

22 of 1988 (relating to the rnited States and Foreign Com23 mereial Sen~ee; 15 U.S.C. 4721 (e)(4)) is amended-
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(1) by redesignating subparagnlphs (B) 

2 through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), re3 spedjvely; a11(l 

4 (2) by striking' "(4) }1'OllJ:i:lGN O}'l"lCi'~S.-(~,,") 

5 The Seeretary may" and inserting the follovvillg: 

6 "( 4) }1'ORJ:i:lGN Ol"}'ICES.-(A)(i) In consultation 

7 ,,'ith the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 

8 the Serretary shall conduct a glohal assest;ment of 

9 overseas markets to determine those with the great10 est potential for inereasing United States ezq)orts, 

11 and to deploy the Cornmen~ial Serviee personnel and 

12 other resources on the basis of the global assess13 ment. 

14 "(ii) The assessment conducted ullder elause (i) 

15 shall take into account rerommendations from a rep16 resentative number of U nitea States e:lqlOrters, in 

17 particular small- and medium-sized businesses, and 

18 representatives of rnited States workers. 

19 "(iii) Not later than () mouths after the date of 

20 enaetment of the Ezq)ort Promotion Reform Act, the 

21 Secretary shall submit to Congress results of the 

22 global assessment conducted under clause (i) and a 

23 plan for deploy"ment of Commercial Service per24 sonnel and other re::4ourees on the basis of the global 

25 assessment. 
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"(iv) The Se(~retary shall (~on(hl('t an asses'l2 ment and deplo:y-rnent described in clause (i) not less 

3 than onee in every i)-year perio(1. 

4 "(B) The Secretary may". 

5 SEC. 4. STRENGTHENED U.S. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN 

6 SUPPORT OF U.S. EXPORTS. 

7 (a) DKVELOPMENT OF PLAN.-Section 207(c) of the 

8 Foreign Service Act of 18MO (22 U.S.c. B827(c)) is 

9 amended by illsertillg' before the period at the eud the foI10 lowing: ", including through the development of a plan, 

11 arafted in (:on'lultation vvith the Trafle Promotion Coordi12 nating Committee, for effective diplomacy to remove or re13 duce obstacles to exl)Orts of United States goods and serv14 ices" 

15 (b) ASSESSMEKTS i,-,,\D PROMOTIO:{S.-Section 

16 60:1(b) of the Fon~ig'Il 8ervi(~e Ad of 18RO (22 U.8.C. 

17 400:3(b)) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting 

18 after "eXl)ertise" the follm\~ng: "and (with respect to 

19 members of the Service with respollsibilities relating' to 

20 economic affairs) of the effectiveness of efforts to promote 

21 the e::qlort of T~nited States goods and t;ervices in accord22 ance vvith a commen~ial diplomacy plan developed pursu23 ant to section 207(c),". 
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(e) I~8PECTOR GENERAL.-Seetion 209(b) of the 

2 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. :3929(b)) is 

3 amended4 (1) m paragraph (4), by striking "and" at the 

5 end; 

6 (2) by redesignating" paragraph (5) as para7 graph (6); and 

8 (8) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fo1-

9 lcnving new paragraph: 

10 "( 5) the effectiveness of commercial diplomacy 

11 relating' to the proHlotjon of e:Al)orts of 1~nited States 

12 goods and services; and". 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R.1409 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike all after the enacting (~lause and insert the 

follovving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the "E:l'q)Ort Promotion Re3 form Ad". 

4 SEC. 2. IMPROVED COORDINATION EXPORT PROMOTION 

5 ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

6 Seetioll 2:312 of the Export Enhaneemellt Act of 

7 1988 (relating to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com8 mittee; 15 CS.C. 4727) is amellclecl9 (1) in subsection (b)-

10 (A) in paragnlph (5)-

11 (i) by inserting ", including the use 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

and eo ordination of eleetronie databa::;e::;." 

after "the appropriate levels and allocation 

of re::;ouree::;"; and 

(ii) by striking "and" after the semIcolon; 

(B) by redesignatillg par'agraph (6) as 

paragraph (7): and 
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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 

2 follmving: 

3 "( 6) in making the assessments under para4 gTaph (5), re,riew the proposed an11ual budget of 

5 each agency descrihed in paragraph (;"5), under pro6 cedures established by the 'l'PCC for such review, 

7 before the ageney submits that budget to the Offiee 

8 of Management and Budget and the President for 

9 illclusioll ill the budget of the United States sub10 mitted to Congress under seetion 1105(a) of title :U, 

11 United States Code; and 

12 "(7) to thc maximum Cxtellt practicablc, com13 pile, and make available to United States businesses 

14 throough \Vcb sites of thc Dcpartmcnt of Commcrce, 

15 a listing of scheduled Federal- and State-led trade 

16 missiolls, troade fairs, and related activitieso": 

17 (2) in subsection (c)-

18 (A) by redesignating paragTaphs (!3) 

19 through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re20 speetivelYi 

21 (B) by illserting after pan1.graph (2) the 

22 follmving: 

23 "(;3) ill conducting the rocvlcw and devclopillg 

24 the plan under paragraph (2), take into account rec25 ommendatiolls from a reproesentative lIlunbero of 
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1 United States e}q)orters, 1Il particular small husi2 nesses and medium-sized businesses, including mi3 nority-owIled businesses and women-ovVL18d husi4 nesses, and representatives of United States work5 ers; 

6 "( 4) "with respect to export promotion and ex7 port fillalleillg aetivities of eaeh agellcy that is a 

8 member of the TPCC9 "(A) identify alld explain the role of each 

10 agency; and 

11 "(B) describe the goals and objectives of 

12 eaeh agellcy and the eriteria for measu ri IIg the 

13 effectiveness of such ageney in meeting such 

14 goal s alld olueetives;"; 

15 (e) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by 

16 i nserti lIg "alld COllgress" after "the Pr'esidellt": 

17 (D) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated), by 

18 adding "and" after the semicolon; 

19 (E) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by 

20 striking the period and inserting "; and"; and 

21 (F) by adding after paragraph (8) (as re22 designated) the following: 

23 "(9) include suell recommendatiolls made by 

24 the Comptroller General of the United States with 

25 respect to Federal trade pmmotion efforts as apply 
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1 to thc TPCC and dcpartmcntR and agcm~icR that arc 

2 members of the TPCC."; 

3 (B) in RubRPction (d)-

4 (A) in paragTaph (1)-

5 (i) hy Rtriking "and" at thc cnd of 

6 subparagraph (L); 

7 (ii) by redesignatillg subpan1.graph 

8 (.:\'1) as subparagraph (K); and 

9 (iii) by illsertillg after subpan1.graph 

10 (L) thc following: 

11 "(lVl) the l\Iillennium Challenge Corpora12 tion; and"; 

13 (D) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

14 pan1.graph (:3); and 

15 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

16 following: 

17 "(2) STATE TRADE PRmIOTIO~ AGENCIES.-

18 The TPCC shall also include one or more members 

19 appointcd hy thc PrcRidcnt who arc rcprcRcntativcR 

20 of State trade promotion agencies."; 

21 (4) in subseetioll (f)-

22 (A) by inserting "and the Committee on 

23 Small BusinC'ss and EntreprC'nC'urship" after 

24 "Urban Affairs": and 
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1 (B) by striking "International Relations" 

2 and in:-;erting "Foreign ~iU'fair:-; and the Corn3 mittee on Small Business"; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

5 "(g) STAFF.-Upon thc request of thc chail1)crson of 

6 the 'l'PCC, the head of any ]1'ederal department or agency 

7 that is a member· of the TPCC may detail to the TPCC, 

8 on a reimbursable basis and at the discretion of such de9 partment or agency head, any of the per:-;onnel of that de10 partmcnt or agcm~y to assist the TPCC in carrying out 

11 it:-; dutie:-; under thi:-; :-;ection. 

12 "(h) i\TmTTTO~ATj REPORT.-Not later thall 2 years 

13 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 

14 Comptroller Geller·al of the l~lIited States shall submit, to 

15 the committees of the Congress specified in subsection (f), 

16 a report evaluating tile extellt to which tile TPCC is car17 rying out the duties described in subsection (b) and the 

18 development and implementation of the :-;trategic plan de19 scribcd in suhscdion (c), and containing such rec20 ornmendation:-; a:-; the Comptroller General determine:-; are 

21 nec-essa ry for carryi IIg out the pr·ovisions of til is sectioll. 

22 "(i) DEFIKITION.-In this section, the term 'small 

23 busi ness' mealls a small busi ness eoncem as defi lied under 

24 section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).". 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. AND FOREIGN 

2 COMMERCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES. 

3 Seetion 2:301(e)(4) of the E:A1Jort Enhaneement Ad 

4 of 1988 (relating to the United States and Foreign Com5 mereial Serviee; 15 U.S.C. 4721(e)(4)) is amended6 (1) by redesignating suhparagraphs (B) 

7 through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), re8 spectivclYi and 

9 (2) by striking "( 4) FOREIG~ OFFICES.-(A) 

10 The Seeretary may" and i IIserti IIg the followi ng: 

11 "(4) FOREIGK OFFICE8.-(A)(i) In consultation 

12 vvith the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 

13 the Secretary shall conduct a global assessment of 

14 overseas markets to determine those vvith the great15 cst potcntial for illercasillg United States cxports, 

16 and to deploy Commereial Serviee personnel and 

17 other' resou rees 011 the basis of that global assess18 ment. 

19 "(ii) The assessment eondueted under elause (i) 

20 shall take into account recommendations from a rep21 resentative number of United States e:A1Jorters, in 

22 particular small- and medium-sized businesses, in23 duding minority-owned businesses and women24 owned businesscs, and reprcsentatives of l~nitcd 

25 States workers. 
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1 "(iii) Not later than 6 months after the date of 

2 the enactment of the E:A1Jort Promotion Reform Act, 

3 the Senretary shall submit to Congress results of the 

4 global assessment conducted under clause (i) and a 

5 plan for deploYlnent of Commernial Serviee per6 sonnel and other resources on the basis of that glob7 al assessmellt. 

8 "(iv) The Secretary shall conduct an assess9 mellt and deployment described in clause (i) not less 

10 than onee in every 5-year period. 

11 "( B) The Secretary may". 

12 SEC. 4. STRENGTHENED U.S. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN 

13 SUPPORT OF U.S. EXPORTS. 

14 (a) DEv'BLOP1\m~T OF' PhA.N.-Seetion 207(e) of the 

15 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927(e)) is 

16 amended by illserting before the period at the elld the fol17 lowing: ", including through the development of a plan, 

18 drafted in commltation 'with the Trade Promotion Coordi19 nating Committee, for effeetive diplomaey to remove or re20 duce obstacles to exports of United States goods and serv21 ices" 

22 (b) ASSESSlVIENTS AND PRo:YIOTIONS.-Section 

23 ()Q;3(b) of the Foreign Serviee Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

24 4003 (b)) is amended, in the second sentenee-
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1 (1) hy striking "and highly dcvelopcd" and m2 serting "highly developed"; and 

3 (2) by inserting after "expertise" the following: 

4 " and (with respect to members of the Service with 

5 rcsponsihilitics rclating to ceonOlmc affairs) thc cf6 fectiveness of efforts to promote the eA'f}Ort of 

7 Ullited States goods and services in aceordallC·e with 

8 a eommercial diplomacy plan developed pursuant to 

9 section 207(c)". 

10 (e) INSPECTOR GENERAL.-Scetion 209(h) of thc 

11 lj10reign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. ~392~)(b») is 

12 amended13 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking "and" at the 

14 elld; 

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para16 graph (()); and 

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol18 lmving new paragraph: 

19 "(;)) thc cffcetivcncss of commcrcial diplomaey 

20 relating to the promotion of eAl)orts of United States 

21 goods alld services; and". 
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113m CONGRESS 

Is'1' SBS810N H. R. 1926 

To further enhance the promotion of exports of Uniled Stales goods and 

senices, and for other pmvoses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

:VfAY 9, ~018 

Mr. CILwor (for himself, :Mr. GILn'ES of :Missollri, Ms. CnlT, and Mr. TIP-

"'01\) introduced the follo,v~ng bill; Wlli"h was referred to t.he Committee 

on Foreign ~\ffairs 

A BILL 

To further enhance the promotion of exports of United 

States goods and services, and for other purposes, 

Be d enacted by the Senate and llouse of Representa2 li1)eS of the United Slates ;rnIIFr'CSS assem.bled. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the "State Trade Coordina5 tion Act". 

6 SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE 

7 TRADE PROMOTION AGENCIES ON TRADE 

8 PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. 

9 Section 2312(d) of the E}q)ort Enhancement Act of 

10 lD88 (15 U.S.C. 4727(d)) is amemled-
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para2 graph (3); and 

3 (:2 ) hy inserting after para graph (1) the fo1-

4 Imoving new paragraph: 

5 "(2) RI,WKl<J8J<JN'l'A'I'IVl<J8 "'ROM 8TA'I'I<J TRAmJ 

6 PRQ}IOTION AGENCIES.-The TPCC shall also in7 elude 1 or more members appointed by the President 

8 who are representatives of State trade promotion 

9 agencies.". 

10 SEC. 3. FEDERAL AND STATE EXPORT PROMOTION COORD!-

11 NATION PLAN. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Commerce, act13 ing through the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 

14 and in coordination ,vith representatives of State trade 

15 promotion ageneies, shall develop a comprehensive plan to 

16 integrate the resources and strategies of State trade pro17 motion agencies into the overall Federal trade promotion 

18 program. 

19 (b) l\bTTERS To BE INCLTTDED.-The plan required 

20 under subseetion (a) shall include the follov,ing: 

21 (1) A deseription of the role of State trade pro22 motion agencies in assisting exporters. 

23 (2) An outline of the role of State trade pro24 motion agencies and llOW it is different from Pederal 
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1 agencies located vvithin or providing services v\rithin 

2 the State. 

3 (::~) A plan on how to utilize State trade pro4 motion agencies into the Federal trade promotion 

5 program. 

6 (4) ~An ex'})lanation of how Federal and State 

7 ag'encies will share information and resources. 

8 (Ei) A description of how f1'ederal and State 

9 agencies will coordinate education and trade events 

10 in the United States and abroad. 

11 (6) A de8cription of the effort8 to increa8e effi12 ciency and reduce duplication. 

13 (7) A clear identification of where businesses 

14 can receIve appropriate international trade informa15 tion under the plan. 

16 (c) DRADTJlKR,-'I'he plan required under subsection 

17 (a) shall be finalized and submitted to Congress not later 

18 than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 

19 Art. 

20 SEC. 4. ANNUAL FEDERAL-STATE EXPORT STRATEGY. 

21 (a) IN GB1NERAL.-The Secretary of Commerce, act22 ing through the head of the United States Commercial 

23 Service, shall develop all anllual Federal-State export 

24 strategy for eaeh State t11at submits to tl1e Secretary of 

25 Commerce its ex'})ort strategy for the upcoming ealendar 
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1 year. In developing an annual Federal-State export strat2 egy under this subsection, the Secretary of Commerce 

3 ~hall take into acrount the Federal and State export pro4 motion coordination plan developed under section 3. 

5 (11) }IA'I'T"JR8 To Bf<J TNcLumm.-The Federal-State 

6 eA'Port strategy required under subsection (a) shall include 

7 the follmving: 

8 (1) 'l'he State's eAl)Ort strategy and econOlme 

9 goals. 

10 (2) The State's key sectors and industries of 

11 focu~. 

12 (3) Possible foreign and domestic trade events. 

13 (,1) Efforts to inc~rea.se effieiellcies and reduce 

14 duplication. 

15 (e) R.EPORT.-Thc Federal-State eA'Port :strategy rc16 quired under subsection (a) shall be submitted to tl1e 

17 Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee not later than 

18 February 1 of each year. 

19 SEC. 5. COORDINATED METRICS AND INFORlVIATION SHAR20 ING. 

21 (a) IN GBNJijHAL.-The Secretary of Commeree, in 

22 eo ordination with representatives of State trade promotion 

23 ageneies, shall develop a framework to share export suc24 eess information, and develop a eoordinated set of report25 ing metries. 
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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-:~ot later than 1 year 

2 after the date of the enaetment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of Commerce shall submit to CongTess a report that con4 tains the framework and reporting metrics required under 

5 subseetioll 

6 SEC. 6. ANNUAL SURVEY AND ANALYSIS AND REPORT 

7 UNDER NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY. 

8 Seetion 2;j 12 of tlle l<]:q)ort f1Jllhancement Act of 

9 1988 (15 U.S.c. 4727) is amended10 (1) in subseetion (e)-

11 (A) in paragraph (5), hy striking "and" at 

12 the end; 

l3 (B) ltl paragraph (6), by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

15 by adding at the end the follm'\cing: 

16 "(7) ill eoordination ~with State trade promotion 

17 agencies, include a survey and analysis regarding the 

18 overall effeetivelless of Federal-State coordination 

19 and export promotion goals on an annual hasis, to 

20 further include best practices, recommendations to 

21 better assist small businesses, amI other relevant 

22 matters. ; and 

23 (2) ill subsection (f), in paragraph (1), by in24 serting "(including implementatiOll of the sUT"Veyand 
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1 analysis described in paragraph (7) of that sub2 seetioll)" after "the implemelltation of such plan". 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 1926 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Aet may be eitell as the "State Trade Coonlina3 tion Act". 

4 SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE 

5 

6 

TRADE PROMOTION AGENCIES ON TRADE 

PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. 

7 Section 2812(d) of the E:A1lort Enhancement Act of 

8 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(d)) is amendecl9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para10 gnlph (:1); and 

11 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fo1-

12 lo,ving new paragraph: 

13 "(2) REPRESEl\TATIVES }'ROlVl STATE TRADE 

14 PRCl:'IfO'l'TON AGENcmS.-The TPCC shall also ill15 dU(le 1 or more members appointed by the President 

16 who are representatives of State trade promotion 

17 ageneies." . 
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1 SEC. 3. FEDERAL AND STATE EXPORT PROMOTION COORDI2 NATION PLAN. 

3 (a) 11'\ GJ<;NERAL.-'1'he Secretary of Commerce, act4 ing through the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 

5 and in coordination with representatives of State trade 

6 promotion agencies, shall develop a comprehensive plan to 

7 integTate the resourees and strategies of State trade pro8 motion ageneies into the overall j1'ederal trade promotion 

9 program. 

10 (h) lVIATTERS To BE IXCLUDED.-The plan re(lllired 

11 ullder subseetion (a) shall inelude the following: 

12 (1) A deseription of the role of State trade pro13 motion agencies in assisting exporters. 

14 (2) A-Il outline of the role of State trade pro15 motion ageneies and how it is (lifferent from Federal 

16 agencies located within or providing services within 

17 the State. 

18 (3) A plan on how to utilize State trade pro19 motion agencies into the Federal trade promotion 

20 progTam. 

21 (4) ~\xl explanation of how j1'ederal and State 

22 ageneies V\~ll share information and resourees. 

23 (5) A des(~ription of how Federal and State 

24 agencies vvill coordinate education and trade events 

25 in the United States and abroad. 
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(6) A de~eription of the effort~ to inerea~e effi2 ciency and reduce duplication. 

3 (7) A dear identifi(~ation of where busine~~e~ 

4 can receive appropriate illternational trade informa5 tion under the plan. 

6 (8) An analysis of how State trade promotioll 

7 agencies could be further coordinated \vith the De8 partment of Commerce's DiRtrict E::q"lOrt Councils. 

9 (c) DJ<;ADLINE.-'l'he plan required under subsectioll 

10 (a) shall be finalized and submitted to Congress not later 

11 than 12 month~ after the date of the enaetment of thi~ 

12 Act. 

13 SEC. 4. ANNUAL FEDERAL·STATE EXPORT STRATEGY. 

14 (a) 11'\ GJ<;NERAL.-'l'he Secretary of Commerce, act15 mg through the head of the rnited States Commercial 

16 Serviee, shall develop an annual Federal-State e:Al)ort 

17 strategy for each State that submits to the Secretary of 

18 Commerce its e:Al)Ort strategy for the upcoming calendar 

19 year. III developing an amlUal j1'ederal-State export strat20 egy under this subsection, the Secretary of Commerce 

21 Rhall take into account the Federal and State export pro22 motion coordination plan developed under section :3. 

23 (b) MATTRHS To DR TNCT,UDRD.-The Federal-State 

24 e~q)()rt ~trategy re(luired u11(ler suh~edjon (a) ~hall indude 

25 the following: 
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(1) The State's export strategy and e(~onomw 

2 goals. 

3 (2) The State's key seetors and imlustries of 

4 focus. 

5 (:3) Possible foreign and domestic trade events. 

6 (4) Efforts to incrcasc cfficicllcics alld rcducc 

7 duplication. 

8 (c) REPORT.-The Federal-State eqlOrt strategy re9 quircd ulldcr subscction (a) shall bc submittcd to thc 

10 Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee not later than 

11 FebI1Ully 1 of eadl year. 

12 SEC. 5. COORDINATED METRICS AND INFORMATION SHAR13 ING. 

14 (a) IN GJ<;NERAL.-Thc Sccrctar,Y of Commcrcc, ill 

15 coordination ''lith representatives of State trade promotion 

16 ageneies, shall develop a framework to share e::q)()rt SlW17 cess information, and develop a coordinated set of report18 ing metrics. 

19 (b) REPORT TO COl\GRESS.-!\ot latcr than 1 ,Ycar 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaly 

21 of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report that con22 tains the framework and reporting metrics required under 

23 subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 6. ANNUAL SURVEY AND ANALYSIS AND REPORT 

2 UNDER NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY. 

3 Sectioll 2312 of the Export Enhallcement Act of 

4 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended5 (1) in :suhsedion (c)-

6 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking "and" at 

7 the end; 

8 (B) III paragraph (6), by striking the pe9 riod at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

10 (C) hy adding at the end the follmving: 

11 "(7) ill coordination with State trade promotioll 

12 ageneies, inelude a survey and analysis regarding the 

13 overall effeetiveness of ]11ederal-State coordillatioll 

14 and e:x'})ort promotion goals on an annual basis, to 

15 further indude hest praeti(~es, reeommemlations to 

16 better assist small businesses (induding manufactur17 ers, finaneial service firms, and veteran-owned busi18 nesses), and other relevant matters."; and 

19 (2) in subseetion (f), in paragraph (1), by in20 serting "(ineluding implementation of the survey and 

21 analysis described in paragraph (7) of that sub22 seetion)" after "the implementation of sueh plan". 
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113m CONGRESS 

hl'l'SBSSlOl\ S.793 

11'\ THE HOUSE OJ:<' REPRESE~TATIVES 

.JTTLY 9, 2013 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

AN ACT 

To support revitalization and reform of the Organization 

of Ameri(~an States, and for other purposes. 

Ie 

Be it enadu] by the 8enate and JJouse (if Representll2 tives of the United .8tates of~c!mBl'ica in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Aet may he eitea as the "Organization of Amer3 ican States Revitalization aud Reform Aet of 2013". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) The Charter of the Organization of Amer7 wan States recog11ihes that8 representative democracy IS iudispen9 sable for the stability, peace, and development 

10 of the ,N e~.;tern Hemisphere; awl 

11 (B) a purpose of the Orgalli:,-;atioll of' 

12 American States is to promote and consolidate 

13 representative democracy, with due respect for 

14 the principle of nonintervention. 

15 (2) The rnited States supports the purposes 

16 and principles enshrined in17 (A) the Charter of the Organization of 

18 ~uneriean Stat.es: 

19 (B) the Inter-American Democratic Char20 ter; and 

21 (C) the ~ll1nericall Declaration 011 the 

22 Rights and Duties of Mall. 

23 (:1) The United States supports the Organiza24 tion of American States in its efforts ,vith all mem25 her states to meet our commitments under the in26 struments set forth ill paragraph (2). 
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(4) Congre"" "upports the Organization of 

2 American States as it operates in a manner con3 "istent with the Inter-Ameriean Demoeratie Charter. 

4 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

5 It is the policy of the United States6 (1) to promote democracy and the rule of law 

7 throughout the \Vestern Hemisphere; 

8 (2) to promote and protect human rights and 

9 fUlldamental freedoms ill the \Vesterll Hemisphere; 

10 and 

11 (8) to ~mpport. the pnwti('es, pm'po"e", and prin12 ciples eA}Jressed in the Charter of the Organization 

13 of American States, the American Declaration on 

14 the Rights and Duties of IVlan, the lnter-limel'icall 

15 Democratic Charter, and other fundamental instnl16 ment" of demo(,nwy. 

17 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

18 It is the sense of Congress that19 (1) the Organization of .'ullerican States (OAS) 

20 should be the primary multi-lateral diplomatic entity 

21 for regional dispute resolution and promotion of 

22 democratic governance and institutions; 

23 (2) the OAS is a valuable platform from which 

24 to laUlwh initiative" aimed to benefit the ('ountries 

25 of the ·Western Hemisphere; 
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(:\) the Summit of the Ameri(~as institution and 

2 process embodies a valuable complement to regional 

3 dialogue amI eooperation: 

4 (4) the Summit of the l\.mel'icas process should 

5 be formally and more effectively integTated into the 

6 work of the OAS, the Inter-American Developmellt 

7 Bank, and other :.\Iembers of the .T oint Summit 

8 ~Workillg Group, and the OAS should playa central 

9 role in overseeing and managing the Summit proc10 ess; 

11 (5) the OAf.) General Assemhly and the Summit 

12 of the ~Americas events should be combined geo13 graphically and chronologically in the years ill which 

14 they coincide; 

15 (6) to ensure an appropriate balance of prior16 ities, the OAf.) should review its eore flUwtions no 

17 less than annually and seek opportunities to reduce 

18 the number of mandates not directly related to its 

19 core functions; 

20 (7) key OAS strengths lie m strengthening 

21 peace and security, promoting and consolidating rep22 reselltative democracy, regional dispute resolution, 

23 election assistance and monitoring, fostering eco24 nornw gTmllth and development (~ooperation, faeili25 tating trade, addressing migration, combating illicit 
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drng traffieking and transnational erlIne, amI sup2 port for the Inter-American Human Hights System; 

3 (R) the eore eornpeteneies referred to In para4 graph (7) should remain central to the strategic 

5 planning process of the OAS and the consideration 

6 of future mandates; 

7 (9) any changes to OAS mandates should be ac8 cepted by the member states only after an analysis 

9 is conducted and formally presented consisting of a 

10 calculation of the financial costs associated w'ith the 

11 mandate, an assessment of the eomparative aavan12 tage of the OAS in the implementation of the man13 date, and a description of the ways ill which the 

14 mandate adv<lllces the organization's eore mission; 

15 (10) any new mandates should inelude, in addi16 tion to the analysis des(~rihed in paragnJ.ph (0), an 

17 identification of the souree of funding to be used to 

18 implement the mandate; 

19 (11) the OAS would bellefit from enhanced co20 ordination between the OAS and the Inter-American 

21 Development nank on issues that relate to eeonomic 

22 development; 

23 (12) the OAS wonkl benefit from stamlard re24 porting re(luirements for eaeh prqje(~t and gnmt 

25 agreement; and 
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(18) the OAR wonIa benefit from effedive Hn2 plementation of3 (A) transparent and merit-based human 

4 resource standards and processes; and 

5 (B) transparent hiring, firing, and pro6 motiotl standards and processes, illcluding' with 

7 respect to factors such as gender and national 

8 origin. 

9 SEC. 5. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES REVITALIZAlOTION AND REFORM STRATEGY. 

11 STRATEGY.-

12 (1) 1K GENERAL.-Not later than 180 daYR 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of State shall submit to the Committee 011 

15 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 

16 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

17 a multiyear strategy that18 (A) identifies a path toward the adoption 

19 of llecessary reforms that pt'ioriti~e and rein20 force the ~AS's core competencies described in 

21 section 4(7); 

22 (B) outlines an approach to secure from 

23 the OAS effective adoptioll of24 a results-based hudgeting proeess 

25 m order to strategically prioritize, and 
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where appropriate, redu(~e eurrent and future mandates: and 

(iil transparent hiring, firing, and 

4 promotion practices; and 

5 (C) reflects the inputs and coordination 

6 from other Executive Branch agenCIes, as ap7 propriate. 

8 (2) POTJTC',{ PRTOTITTTRS i\~D COORDTNATTON.-

9 The Seeretal',Y of State shaH10 (A) carry out diplomatic engagement to 

11 huild support for reforms and budgetary burden 

12 sharing among OAS member states and observ13 ers; 

14 (B) promote donor eoordination among 

15 OAS member states; and 

16 (C) help set priorities for the OA8. 

17 (b) BmEFIKOS.-The Secretary of State shall offer 

18 to the committees referred to in subsection (a) ( 1) a quar19 ted}' briefing' that20 (1) reVIeWS assessed and voluntary contribu21 tiolls; 

22 (2) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to 

23 adopt and effectively implement a results-based 

24 111Hlgeting' proeess in onler to strategi(~ally prioritize, 
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and where appropriate, re<1U('e eurrent and future 

2 mandates; 

3 (:1) analyzes the progress made hy the OAf:-) to 

4 adopt and effeetively implemellt transparent alld 

5 merit-based human resource standards and practices 

6 and transparent hirillg', firing', and promotion stand7 ards and processes, including ~with respect to factors 

8 sueh as gender and national origin; 

9 (!1) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to 

10 adopt and effectively implement a praetice of solic11 iting rnemlwr quotas to be paid on 1:1 sdledule that 

12 vvlll improve the eonsisteney of its operating budget; 

13 and 

14 (5) analYlOes the progress made by the OAS to 

15 review, streamline, and prioritize mandates to focus 

16 on eore missions and make effieient and effe(~tive use 

17 of available funding. 

Passed the Senate ,July 8, 201:3. 

-<,Utest: NA~CY EIUCKSOl\, 

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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO S. 793 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Aet may be eitell as the "Organization of Amer3 ican States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) The Charter of the Organization of ~'illler7 lcan States recogl1ihes that8 (A) representative democracy IS indispen9 sable for the stability, peace, and development 

10 of the "Western Hemisphere; amI 

11 (B) a purpose of the Organization of 

12 American States is to promote and consolidate 

13 representative democracy, with due respect for 

14 the principle of nonintervention. 

15 (2) The 1~nited States supports the purposes 

16 and principles enshrined in17 (A) the Charter of the Organihation of 

18 l\.Jllerican States; 
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3 

2 

(B) the Inter-Ameriean Demoeratie Charter; and 

(C) the Ameriean Dedaration on the 

4 Rights and Duties of Man. 

S (:3) The United States supports the Organi7.a6 tion of l11nerican States in its efforts with all mem7 bel' states to meet our commitments uncleI' the in8 struments set forth in paragraph (2). 

9 (4) Congress supports the Organization of 

10 American States as it operates in a manner con11 sistent ~with the Inter-Ameriean Demoeratie Charter. 

12 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

13 It is the policy of the United States14 (1) to promote democracy and the rule of law 

15 throughout the ~Western Hemisphere; 

16 (2) to promote and prot ed, human rights and 

17 fundamental freedoms in the \Vestern Hemisphere; 

18 and 

19 (3) to support the practices, purposes, and prin20 ciples expressed in the Charter of the Organization 

21 of American States, the American Declaration on 

22 the Rights and Duties of Man, the Inter-A~lllerican 

23 Democratic Charter, and other fundamental instru24 ments of demo(~nwy. 
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1 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of CongTess that3 (1) the Organization of l\..merican States (OAS) 

4 should be the primary multi-lateral diplomatic entity 

5 for regional dispute resolution and promotion of 

6 democratic governance and institutions; 

7 (2) the OAS is a valuable platform from which 

8 to laullch initiatives aimed to benefit the coulltries 

9 of the "Western Hemisphere; 

10 (:1) the Summit of the Ameri(~as institution and 

11 process embodies a valuable complemellt to regional 

12 dialogl1e and cooperation; 

13 (4) the Summit of the Americas process should 

14 be formally and more effectively integTated into the 

15 work of the OAS, the Inter-American Development 

16 Bank, and other ~/[elllbers of the Joint Summit 

17 "Working Group, and the OAS should playa central 

18 role in overseeing and managing the Summit pro(~-

19 ess; 

20 (5) the OAS General Assembly and the Sumrnit 

21 of the Americas events should be combined geo22 graphically and chronologically in the years ill which 

23 they eoin(~ide; 

24 (6) the OAS has historically accepted too many 

25 mandates from itt; member states, resulting in hoth 

26 lack of clarity on priorities and loss of institutional 
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foeus, whieh in turn has redueed the effedjveness of 

2 the organization; 

3 (7) to ensure an appropriate halanee of prior4 ities, the OAS should review its core functions no 

5 less than annually and seek opportunities to reduce 

6 the number of malldates not directly related to its 

7 core functions; 

8 (8) key OAS strengths lie in strengthening 

9 peace and security, promoting and consolidating rep10 resentative democracy, regional dispute resolution, 

11 ele(~tion assistanee and monitoring, fostering eeo12 nOlIllC growth and development cooperation, facili13 tating trade, combating illicit drug trafficking and 

14 transllatiollal crime, and support for the Inter-l\.Jller15 ican Human Rights System; 

16 (9) the eore eornpeteneies referred to In para17 graph (8) should remain central to the strategic 

18 planning process of the OAS and the consideration 

19 of future mandates; 

20 (10) any new OAS mandates should be accept21 ed by the member states only after an analysis is 

22 conducted and formally presented consisting of a 

23 calculation of the financial costs associated vvith the 

24 mandate, an assessment of the eomparative advan25 tage of the OAS in the implementation of the man-
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date, and 1:1 des(~ription of the ways in whi(~h the 

2 mandate advances the organization's core mission; 

3 (11) any new mandates should in(~lude, in addi4 tion to thc analysis dcscribed in paragraph (10), all 

5 identification of the source of funding to be used to 

6 implement the malldate; 

7 (12) the OAS wunld benefit from enhanced co8 ordination between the OAS and the Inter-American 

9 Development Bank on issues that relate to economic 

10 development; 

11 (18) the OAS would benefit from stand anI re12 porting requirements for each project and grant 

13 agTeement; 

14 (14) the OAS would benefit from effective lIn15 plementation of16 (A) transparent amI merit-based human 

17 resource standards and processes; and 

18 (B) transparent hiring, firing, and pro19 motioll standards and processes, illcludillg with 

20 respect to factors such as gender and national 

21 origin; and 

22 (15) it is in the interest of the United States, 

23 OAS member states, and a moderni7.ed OAS to move 

24 towanl an assessed fee stru(~ture that assures the fi25 nancial sustainability of the organization and estab-
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lishes, not later than five years after the !late of the 

2 enactment of this Act, that no member state pays 

3 more than 50 pereent of the organization's assessed 

4 fees. 

5 SEC. 5. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES REVITALIZA· 

6 TION AND REFORM STRATEGY. 

7 (a) STRATEGY.-

8 (1) 11\ GENER.Ah-Not later than 180 days 

9 after the date of the ellactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of State shall submit to the Committee on 

11 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

13 a multiyear strategy that14 (A) identifies a path toward the adoption 

15 of necessary reforms that prioritize and rein16 foree the OAS's eore (~ompetell(~ies deseribed in 

17 section 4(8); 

18 (B) outlines an approach to secure from 

19 the OAS effective adoption of20 (i) a results-based budgeting process 

21 111 order to strategically prioriti7.e, and 

22 where appropriate, reduce current and fu23 ture mandates; and 

24 (ii) transparent hiring, firing, and 

25 promotion practices; 
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(C) refleets the inputs and eoonlination 

2 from other Executive Branch agencies, as ap3 propriate; and 

4 (D) identifies a path toward the adoption 

5 of necessary reforms that would6 (i) lead to an assessed fcc structure in 

7 which no member state would pay more 

8 than 50 percent of the ~AS's assessed 

9 yearly fees; and 

10 (ii) seek to mmlllllze the negative fiII naneial impad on the OAS and its oper12 ations. 

13 (2) POTJTCY PRTOTIT'T'mS i\~D COORDTNA'T'TON.-

14 The Secretary of State shall15 (A) carry out diplomatic engagement to 

16 huild support for reforms and hudgetal7 burden 

17 sharing among OAS member states and observ18 ers; 

19 (B) promote donor coordination among 

20 OAS member states; and 

21 (0) help set priorities for the ~AS. 

22 (b) BRIEFIKOS.-The Secretary of State shall offer 

23 to the committees referred to in subsection (a)(l) a quar24 terly briefing that-
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(1) reVlew~ a~~e~~ed and voluntary eontrihu2 tions; 

3 (2) analyze~ the progres~ made by the OAS to 

4 adopt and cffcctively implcmcnt a rcsults-bascd 

5 budgeting process in order to strategically prioritize, 

6 and whcrc appropriate, rcducc currcnt and futurc 

7 mandates; 

8 (3) analyzes the progress made by the OAS to 

9 adopt and effectively implement transparent and 

10 merit-based human resource standards and practices 

11 and tran~parent hiring, firing, and promotion ~tand12 ards and processes, including ~with respect to factors 

13 such as gender and national origin; 

14 (4) analyzcs thc progrcss madc by thc OAS to 

15 adopt and effectively implement a practice of solic16 iting member quota~ to he paid on a ~dledule that 

17 yvill improve the consistency of its operating budget; 

18 and 

19 (5) analyzcs thc progrcss madc by thc OAS to 

20 review, streamline, and prioritize mandates to focus 

21 on core missions and make efficient and effective use 

22 of available funding. 
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Chairman ROYCE. All members may have 5 days to submit statements for the record on any of today’s measures. And after recognizing myself and the ranking member for brief opening remarks, 

I will be glad to recognize any committee members seeking recognition to speak on any of these measures. 

So today the committee is marking up two export promotion bills, 

H.R. 1409 and H.R. 1926, which aim to strengthen the export promotion activities to help domestic job growth at little or no net cost. 

And I would like to thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on 

Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Congressman Ted Poe, for 

his leadership in marking up these bills last month. 

Of the 30 million companies doing business in the United States 

today, less than 1 percent export goods or export services abroad. 

That is just 1 percent. And this is significantly lower than all other 

developed countries. American businesses provide high-quality 

goods and services and can and should be more competitive on the 

world market. Most important are trade agreements that knock 

down trade barriers, and we can do some other things, too. 

And with regard to H.R. 1409, the Export Promotion Reform Act, 

I would like to recognize Ranking Member Engel for his work to 

strengthen and rationalize U.S. Government efforts to increase 

American exports. And I would like to thank him for collaborating 

with our colleagues on the Small Business Committee to help ensure that America’s small and medium-sized businesses benefit 

from this legislation. 

The Export Promotion Act requires the Secretary of Commerce to 

assess global markets and deploy foreign commercial officers where 

there is the greatest potential for export promotion. This legislation 

is about smartly deploying our resources. It would further require 

evaluations of those foreign commercial officers on the basis of the 

effectiveness of their export promotion work, and that, of course, 

would promote accountability in this. 

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H.R. 1926 is the State Trade Coordination Act. And I would like 

to commend Asia Subcommittee Chairman Chabot for his work to 

enhance U.S. exports by requiring the integration of State trade 

promotion agencies into Federal efforts. 

The State Trade Coordination Act would require at least one representative from the State-based trade promotion agency to sit on 

the Department of Commerce’s Interagency Export Promotion Task 

Force. The act directs the Department to integrate the strategies 

of the State trade promotion agencies into overall Federal trade 

promotion efforts, and this improved coordination should result in 

a more efficient delivery of services to small businesses, whose efforts to export are often thwarted by complicated export regulations 

and ever-changing tariff and nontariff barriers. 

And I would like to note in passing Mr. Yoho’s interest in an additional trade bill that has been referred to the subcommittee, and 

that is Representative Tipton’s H.R. 1916. We will give 1916 a 

careful look moving ahead. 

Moving on to H.R. 2449. For more than six decades, the U.S. and 

South Korea forged a strong political, military, and economic alliance. A key part of our relationship is peaceful nuclear cooperation, 

especially with regard to energy. 

The nuclear cooperation agreement that has been in place for 40 

years will expire in March 2014, but the negotiations for a new 

agreement have not yet been completed. To address this situation 

I, along with Ranking Member Engel and several other members 

of the committee, introduced this bill to extend the existing agreement for 2 years until March 2016. 

This legislation makes no other change to the existing agreement, but it will ensure that U.S. businesses are able to continue 

to supply parts and services to South Korea, and will enable the 

negotiators to focus on substance rather than the clock in striking 

a long-term agreement. 

And then lastly, the Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act, that is Senate bill 793. This seeks to push the 

OAS to refocus on its core principles of promoting democratic governance and institutions and resolving regional disputes. Over time 

the OAS has accepted too many mandates from its member states, 

resulting in a loss of institutional focus, which, in turn, has reduced the organization’s effectiveness. This bipartisan bill requires 

the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress that identifies a path toward the adoption of necessary reforms that prioritize 

and reinforce the OAS’ core competencies. 

And I want to commend Ranking Member Engel for his leadership in helping craft the Royce-Engel amendment in the nature of 

a substitute. Our amendment seeks to strengthen the bill, adding 

that it is in the interests of the U.S. and, frankly, in the interests 

of OAS member states and a modernized OAS to move toward an 

assessed fee structure that establishes that no member state pays 

more than 50 percent of the organization’s assessed fees. 

I now recognize my good friend, the ranking member, for his remarks. 

Mr. ENGEL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for holding 

this markup and for advancing these important pieces of legislation. 

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First, Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to be the lead Democratic cosponsor of H.R. 2449, your bill to extend the current U.S.-South 

Korea civil nuclear cooperation agreement until 2016. The legislation will provide 2 additional years for our two nations to complete 

negotiations on extending the existing agreement, which is set to 

expire early next year. This will prevent an interruption in our 

peaceful nuclear cooperation which would have a negative impact 

on our bilateral relationship and on U.S. businesses. 

This legislation enjoys strong bipartisan support, and I urge my 

colleagues to support the measure. You and I traveled together to 

South Korea a few months ago, Mr. Chairman, and we both support and understand how important the bonds are between our two 

countries, and this will help to enhance that. 

I also urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1409, the Export Promotion Reform Act. This bill, which I authored, is based on recommendations from the GAO and numerous outside groups. It 

would benefit many of the Nation’s 293,000 exporting firms, including more than 40,000 firms in my home State of New York, more 

than 97 percent of which are small- and medium-sized businesses. 

And by enhancing export opportunities, it would lead to the creation of new jobs here in the United States. 

Specifically, H.R. 1409 would make three key changes. Firstly, it 

would require the Secretary of Commerce to identify the best opportunities for increased U.S. exports and then redeploy U.S. commercial service personnel to help our exporters find customers to 

deal with foreign customs and other trade rules and act as advocates with foreign governments. 

Secondly, it would strengthen the authority of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee to review annual export promotion 

budget submissions and coordinate the export promotion activities 

across the government. 

And thirdly, it would require our Ambassadors to develop commercial diplomacy plans aimed at increasing U.S. exports. 

I would like to thank Chairman Royce along with subcommittee 

Chairman Poe and Ranking Member Sherman for their work in 

moving H.R. 1409 forward. 

H.R. 1926, introduced by our colleague Congressman Chabot as 

the chairman of the Asia Subcommittee, would strengthen the coordination between State trade development agencies and the Federal Government. This legislation is complementary to my export 

promotion bill, and I look forward to working with Representative 

Chabot as our two measures move through the House and Senate. 

Finally, I would like to say a few words about Senate 793, introduced by Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a longtime member of our committee 

when he was in the House. 

The OAS remains the premier regional forum for the countries 

of the Americas to conduct multilateral business. The bill before us 

today seeks to support the organization in particular with respect 

to democracy promotion and protection of human rights. 

I would like to thank Chairman Royce for working with me to 

strengthen the bill. Our amendment would require the State Department to examine ways to ensure that no OAS member state 

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pays more than 50 percent of the regular budget, and that obviously affects the United States. 

I believe a modernized OAS would benefit from a more egalitarian fee structure. This amendment asks the State Department 

to lay out a road map to achieve it, and hopefully opens up that 

conversation with our fellow member states in the OAS in the spirit of consensus and partnership. 

Again, thank you to Chairman Royce for working in a truly bipartisan manner on this bill and on the markup as a whole. And 

as I said before, it has been a pleasure to work with the chairman. 

I think that this committee has shown once again that it is the 

most bipartisan committee in the Congress, and I am very proud 

of that. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank my friend for his remarks and for his 

contribution to this legislation. And I would ask if any of the members would like to speak. 

At this time I will go to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairman of The 

Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee. 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so much. First, thank you, Chairman Royce, for convening this markup to consider four important 

bills. And I am honored to cosponsor your bill, Mr. Chairman, to 

extend the term of the agreement for cooperation with South Korea 

concerning civil uses of nuclear energy. 

South Korea is one of our strongest allies in the region and continues to be under the threat of the Pyongyang regime. It is vital 

that we send the message to the North Korean dictatorship that 

our strong partnership with South Korea will continue to be 

strengthened under the ideals of freedom and democracy. 

Second, I would like to thank Ranking Member Engel for bringing forward his bill to improve our export policies. We must advance policies that support American manufacturing in order to 

bolster private investment and create more jobs in our Nation. At 

the same time, we must balance our economic interests with our 

national security interests. We must strengthen our controls so 

that we can prevent terrorists and rogue regimes from acquiring 

our military technologies and sensitive information. 

I am also pleased to be a cosponsor of Mr. Chabot’s bill, seeking 

to develop a comprehensive plan to integrate the resources and 

strategies of State trade promotion agencies into the overall Federal trade promotion programs. This bill is crucial in order to develop real and concrete metrics to improve transparency and accountability with State promotion agencies. 

Lastly, I would like to commend my dear friends Senators 

Menendez and Rubio, who, along with Senators Corker and Udall, 

brought forth an important bipartisan bill to reform a wasted agency, which is the Organization of American States. 

I remain extremely disappointed that the OAS continues to fail 

to live up to its obligations to support the respect for human rights 

and uphold democratic principles. The OAS wastes time attacking 

our Nation and discussing issues that are of no relevance to its 

charter, all the while we in the United States contribute approximately 60 percent of the this bloated OAS budget. 

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For example, 2 weeks ago the OAS met regarding Edward 

Snowden and the Evo Morales plane, and the Secretary General 

issued a press release stating, and I quote, ‘‘It is very clear that 

this is an event that goes beyond the explanations that have been 

given here. This incident leaves a wound, and the best way to heal 

that wound, to mend that wound, is to know what really happened, 

what really took place.’’ What a waste. 

What about the illegitimate elections in Venezuela? What about 

the illegitimate elections in Nicaragua? And are we to expect a 

similar statement calling for investigations regarding the North 

Korean-flagged ship that left from Cuba to North Korea with missile equipment in clear violation of several U.N. Security Council 

resolutions? And we thank the Government of Panama for stopping 

that illicit shipment. What about the continued human rights 

abuses against prodemocracy advocates in Cuba? 

The OAS remains silent on all of these important topics, fails to 

live up to any of its obligations, and does not hold accountable any 

despotic regime that oppresses millions of people within our hemisphere. So I fully support reforming the OAS, changing its funding 

stream by moving the dollars from assessed contributions to voluntary contributions in order to strengthen our mission at the U.S. 

and ensuring that U.S. taxpayer dollars are put to good use and 

no longer go to waste, as they are in the OAS right now. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank the gentlelady. 

Mr. Faleomavaega. 

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Chairman, thank you. 

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I certainly want to commend you 

and our ranking member, Mr. Engel, for your leadership and your 

sponsorships of this very important legislation. Specifically, I also 

want to commend my colleague, the chairman of our Asia Pacific 

Subcommittee, Chairman Chabot, for his authorship of H.R. 1926, 

to better facilitate our export capabilities with countries in dealing 

with the Department of Commerce. 

Certainly, as alluded to earlier by our colleague, Mr. Engel, Senate bill 793, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Mr. 

Menendez, who is a former member of our committee, I certainly 

commend him for his initiative and leadership in trying to make 

better improvements in the OAS organization, and I believe these 

pieces of legislation will go a long way in helping in the interests 

of our country. 

I thank you, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank the gentleman. 

We go now to Mr. Smith, the chairman of the Africa, Global 

Health, Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee. 

On to Mr. Rohrabacher, chairman of the Europe, Eurasia, and 

Emerging Threats Subcommittee. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Congratulations, Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Rohrabacher. 

Okay. Mr. Sherman, the ranking member on the Terrorism Subcommittee. Go ahead. 

Mr. SHERMAN. I join with the ranking member’s observation that 

this is perhaps the most bipartisan committee in Congress and 

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commend the chairman and the ranking member for that being the 

case. 

I support the passage of all four bills before us, and I have cosponsored the two export promotion bills that are on the agenda 

today. Both these members came through the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, on which I serve as ranking member. 

Given the very extensive export promotion activities of our competitors, it is critical that we have effective commercial diplomacy, 

and the two export promotion bills move us in that direction. 

I disagree with the chair when he points us in the direction of 

more free trade agreements under the policies that have given us 

the free trade agreements we have now. Our last 20 years of trade 

policy have coincided with an ever-worsening trade deficit. But the 

chairman and I both agree that we need export promotion diplomacy, and that the two bills before us will help achieve that. 

In particular, the measure will make a number of changes to the 

operation and planning procedures of the multiagency Trade Promotion Coordination Committee and provide for State trade promotion agency representation on that committee. The GAO has recommended our export promotion activities be better organized 

across disparate agencies, and these two bills are a good step in 

that direction. 

I join with the other speakers in support of S. 793 because, 

among other things, we should not be paying over half the dues at 

the OAS while all the other countries in the Hemisphere pick up 

less than the other half. 

Finally, I would like to discuss H.R. 2449, which would extend 

the expiring U.S.-South Korea nuclear cooperation agreement for 2 

years, in effect kicking the can down the road another 2 years. The 

two governments have been negotiating a long-term extension of 

the agreement. They have failed to reach accord after 3 years of 

work. And we certainly wish them success as they work for the 

next 2 years, assuming this bill is able to clear all the other hurdles and become law. But we do need to give them those additional 

2 years. We had joint hearings with the Asia Subcommittee and 

the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee on June 

27, where we learned the importance of providing this 2-year extension. And I would like to make two points about our nuclear cooperation with South Korea. 

First, cooperation in commerce with foreign nations can be sensitive, but especially when it involves nuclear technology. We have 

sold reactors to South Korea, we transferred technology to South 

Korea, and that allowed them to develop their own reactors based 

on American technology. 

South Korea now markets its competing reactors abroad. They 

have won the contract for the UAE. The two consortia with the 

greatest American presence, GE-Hitachi on the one hand and Westinghouse, which is now owned by Toshiba, would beat on price. 

And the reason South Korea was an effective competitor was because of our transfer of technology. 

This highlights a greater concern I have, and that is that the 

transfer of technology from Westinghouse to China, Westinghouse 

wanted to sell four reactors to China, China demanded a massive 

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transfer of technology. Now China is marketing a reactor based on 

Westinghouse technology. That will raise substantial nonproliferation concerns that we would not have if our competitors were our 

friends, the Japanese, French, Koreans, and others. 

The second point I would like to make is that a long-term extension, a One-Two-Three agreement with Seoul, the hang-up is that 

the South Koreans would like advance consent to reprocess American-origin spent fuels in a process known as pyroprocessing. Experts disagree about the proliferation of pyroprocessing, with some, 

including the South Korean Government, arguing that it is not 

really reprocessing at all since the plutonium has never fully separated from the other elements. The United States Government has 

quite correctly taken the line that pyroprocessing is, in fact, reprocessing because it could lead to the separation of weapons-usable 

plutonium. South Korea is among our closest allies, but the administration is quite correct not to yield on this advance consent point, 

and I urge them to stay firm on this issue. 

And I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank the gentleman. 

We now go to Judge Poe, chairman of the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee. 

Mr. POE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Finding new trading partners and ensuring that American goods 

and services reach new markets is a way to help promote the 

American economy. 

In June, my Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 

Trade marked up two job-promoting bills. H.R. 1409 requires the 

Commerce Department to conduct an assessment of overseas markets that would be ideal destinations for U.S. goods and services. 

H.R. 1926 helps promote coordination between State and Federal 

Governments so that small businesses all around America can start 

getting the support and assistance from Uncle Sam they deserve. 

I want to thank the ranking member, Mr. Sherman, for his work 

on both of these pieces of legislation. 

Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the 

United States. American exports are primed and ready to take advantage of the global market. I support these bills, and I urge my 

colleagues to do the same. 

I also support the chairman’s bill, H.R. 2449. I cochaired a hearing on the extension of the civilian nuclear energy agreement with 

South Korea in June with Chairman Chabot. The U.S. and the Republic of Korea partnership is one of the most valued and meaningful relationships we have with a foreign country. It is a unique relationship because our Nations have shed blood together on the 

same soil. So it is of economic, political, and historical importance. 

H.R. 2449 authorizes the President to extend the term of the 

agreement for cooperation between our two countries until March 

19, 2016. My hope is that both of our countries will work through 

some of the more complicated challenges and strike an agreement 

well before 2016. Ambassador Countryman testified at our subcommittee hearing that we have made significant progress since 

the talks began in 2010, but there is still a lot to be done. I think 

given the special nature of the relationship we have with South 

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Korea, we owe it to ourselves, and really the Koreans to give us 

more time to figure this out. 

I want to thank the chairman, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank the gentleman. Other members seeking recognition? 

Mr. Sires. 

Mr. SIRES. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you, and 

I want to thank the ranking member. 

I am proud of the fact that I am a member of a committee that 

works on a bipartisan basis on some of the most important issues, 

and I strongly support the four amendments that are here. 

And certainly I especially want to associate myself with the 

words of former Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen regarding the OAS. 

Certainly the OAS is very silent when it comes to many of the 

abuses in the region, but they are very vocal when it comes to criticizing this country. So I especially support Senator Menendez’s effort to make sure that 50 percent of the organization’s assessed 

fees are paid by members, but more than 50 percent. So certainly 

I thank you for that. 

Chairman ROYCE. We thank the gentleman. 

We go now to Mr. Chabot, the chairman of the Asia Subcommittee. 

Mr. CHABOT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I would like to speak very briefly on behalf of H.R. 1926 and 

thank some of the members who said nice things about the bill 

prior to my arrival. 

Last year, U.S. international trade totaled $4.9 trillion. This flow 

of goods and services supported nearly 10 million American jobs. In 

my district, the greater Cincinnati area, exports reached record levels, topping $20 billion. 

As great as some of these numbers seem, there is no question 

that we can do better. Currently only 1 percent of all small businesses participate in the export process, yet these small firms still 

make up 97 percent of all exporting firms. Can you imagine if 2 

or 3 percent of small businesses exported? We would experience 

tremendous economic growth and job creation. Therefore, we need 

to do everything possible to make the export process simple, 

straightforward, and accessible to all businesses. 

One thing that is holding America back is the lack of coordination between the Federal Government and the States. To date 

there are over 20 Federal trade agencies and even more State trade 

agencies that try to assist businesses through the export process. 

While all these different entities are well intentioned, they quickly 

add to the complexity of the export process. 

The present lack of coordination between these groups is creating 

inefficiencies that ultimately undermine our national trade goals. 

This legislation would address those challenges by facilitating better collaboration between these groups. The State Trade Coordination Act gives States a voice where they currently don’t have one 

in crafting our national export tragedy. Presently States are not 

represented on the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 

which is the primary board in charge of determining our trade 

goals. This bill would give them a seat at the table. 

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This bill will also better inform the Federal Government’s trade 

policy by having the Secretary of Commerce work with States to 

develop individual State strategies and incorporate those plans into 

the Federal strategy. States are one of the most important actors 

in our trade discussions because they are more able to account for 

their industries and resources than the Federal Government. They 

also have a much clearer understanding of the businesses in their 

economic landscape. By including States in our trade discussions, 

we will facilitate the selling of more American-made goods that in 

turn support more American jobs. 

I want to thank the chairman and those involved in this legislation for considering the bill. I ask for its passage immediately. 

I yield back. Thank you. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank the gentleman. 

Anyone else seeking recognition? 

Karen Bass, Congresswoman. 

Ms. BASS. Thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member 

Engel. Once again, I want to commend you on your leadership and 

for moving today’s bills through the committee. 

While I offer my support to the legislation before the committee, 

I did want to make specific reference to H.R. 1409, the Export Promotion Reform Act, which I look forward to cosponsoring. 

As you are well aware, the Africa Subcommittee on several occasions addressed the economic opportunities that exist throughout 

the African Continent. We know that for more than a decade now, 

six of the world’s ten fastest-growing economies have been found in 

sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this fact being referenced before this 

very committee by Secretaries of State Clinton and Kerry, former 

Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnny Carson and many 

others, there are only 7 foreign commercial service officers for subSaharan Africa’s 48 countries. 

For a continent of over 1 billion people, where youth are not only 

eager, but hungry to become global consumers, there is a real need 

to reevaluate our engagement with Africa. We know our strengths 

as a Nation and our private sector’s comparative advantage. More 

so than any other foreign investors, the added significance of greater U.S. investment in the continent is that many American companies have a well-earned reputation not only for their products and 

services, but for their commitment to the training of host-country 

nationals in management training programs. This approach helps 

to address the youth bulge experienced by many countries on the 

continent and speaks to a growing partnership with Africa. And 

above all, increased engagement with Africa will create jobs here 

in America. Africa’s economic growth can be mutually beneficial opportunity, but only if we fully engage. 

Thank you, and I yield back my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you very much, Congresswoman. Do 

any other members seek recognition? 

Mr. Kinzinger. 

Mr. KINZINGER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I want to deeply thank you for taking up 2449 before the full 

committee. This is an important measure that I am fully support 

of its easy and timely passage. 

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For 60 years the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has brought stability, security, and prosperity to 

the Korean Peninsula and to the Asian-Pacific region. Recently the 

U.S.-Korean Free Trade Agreement has demonstrated our mutual 

commitment of shared future economic growth and prosperity. 

Trade between our countries totaled around $100 billion in 2012 

and is expected to grow significantly in the coming years because 

of liberalized trade between our two nations. 

It is not to say that we don’t face our challenges on the Korean 

Peninsula and in the wider region. North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program and its repeated provocations pose grave 

threats to the peace and stability of the area. The international 

community must continue to insist that North Korea adheres to its 

international obligations and commitments. 

I would like to briefly discuss an extension of the existing bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, better known as the 

One-Two-Three. As an original cosponsor of this bill, I fully support 

the 2-year extension that has been agreed to in principle by negotiators from the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. While substantial 

progress has been made by the negotiators, more time is needed to 

properly complete a new agreement that recognizes both our countries’ status as global leaders in nuclear energy. I agree with Assistant Secretary Countryman’s testimony that swift passage of 

this 2-year extension would give both our countries confidence that 

cooperation between our two Nations will continue smoothly. So I 

encourage this committee and Congress to work quickly on passing 

the 2-year extension. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Are other members seeking recognition? 

Mr. Schneider. 

Mr. SCHNEIDER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the time. 

I would also like to thank both the chair and ranking member 

for working with me to include important language into H.R. 1926 

which will help to enhance promotion of exports from States like 

Illinois into the global economy. 

The Department of Commerce currently utilizes district export 

councils to promote local companies abroad. The Schneider amendment included in this underlying legislation will encourage the Department of Commerce to further coordinate their export promotion 

activities with State trade promotion agencies in order to better 

harmonize resources and efforts to stimulate global investment in 

local economies and manufacturers. 

The Schneider amendment will also help promote small businesses which face particularly high barriers to engaging in global 

commerce. The bill requires State trade promotion agencies to survey how well exports from their States are being advertised and coordinated with the Department of Commerce. 

The amendment also explicitly includes manufacturers, financial 

service firms, and veteran-owned businesses in a list of companies 

promoted through the State-Federal partnership. 

I applaud the efforts of Representative Chabot, Ranking Member 

Engel, and Chairman Royce to bring this important bipartisan legislation before the committee. I urge passage of this bill, and I yield 

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Chairman ROYCE. Any other members seeking recognition on the 

committee? 

Without objection, then, and hearing no further requests, the 

question occurs on agreeing to the items being considered en bloc. 

Madam Clerk, we are going to take the vote at this time. 

All those in favor, say aye. 

All those opposed, no. 

In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it, and the items considered en bloc are agreed to. 

Without objection, the measures agreed to en bloc, H.R. 2449; 

H.R. 1409, as amended; H.R. 1926, as amended; and Senate bill 

793, as amended, are ordered favorably reported to the House, and 

staff are directed to make technical and conforming changes. 

Again, I want to thank Ranking Member Engel and all of our 

committee members for their contributions and their assistance 

with today’s markup. 

This committee stands adjourned. 

[Whereupon, at 10:38 a.m., the committee was adjourned.] 

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7/24/13 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary 

The Chair called up the following measures for consideration by the Committee. By unanimous 

consent, the four measures and four amendments (previously provided to Members of the Committee) 

were considered en bloc: 

I. H.R. 2449 (Royce - CAl, "To authorize the President to extend the tenn of the Agreement for 

Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 

the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed 

March 19,2016." 

2. H.R. 1409 (Engel), "To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the 

promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes." 

a. As amended by Royce 319 (amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by 

Chairman Royce). 

" H.R. 1926 (Chabot), "To further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and 

services, and for other purposes." 

a. As amended by Royce ANS (amendment in the nature ofa substitute offered by 

Chairman Royce). 

4. S. 793 (Menendez), "A bill to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of 

American States, and for other purposes." 

a. As amended by Royce-Engel 763 (amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by 

Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel), 

a I Royce 2nd degree amendment to the Royce-Engel ANS. 

The measures and respective amendments were adopted by voice vote. By unanimous consent, the 

measures (as amended) were ordered favorably reported to the House. 

The Committee adjourned.