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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3288 

To establish the SelectUSA program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2019 

Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and 

Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To establish the SelectUSA program, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Get Reinvesting in Op5 portunities for Workers American Jobs Act of 2019’’ or 

6 the ‘‘GROW American Jobs Act of 2019’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECTUSA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De9 partment of Commerce the SelectUSA program (in this 

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1 gram to attract and retain investment in the United 

2 States economy. 

3 (b) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of Com4 merce shall designate a senior staff member of the Depart5 ment of Commerce to be the Executive Director of 

6 SelectUSA, who shall coordinate activities relating to busi7 ness investment decisions within the Department of Com8 merce and with other Federal agencies with responsibility 

9 for such activities. 

10 (c) MISSION.—SelectUSA shall— 

11 (1) facilitate business investment in the United 

12 States in order to create jobs, spur economic growth, 

13 and promote United States competitiveness; 

14 (2) provide enhanced coordination of Federal 

15 activities in order to increase the impact of Federal 

16 resources that support domestic and foreign invest17 ment in the United States; 

18 (3) in providing assistance, work to maximize 

19 impact on business investment, job creation, and 

20 economic growth; and 

21 (4) work on behalf of the entire United States 

22 and exercise strict neutrality, except as specified in 

23 subsection (e), with regard to specific locations with24 in the United States. 

25 (d) FUNCTIONS.—SelectUSA shall— 


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1 (1) coordinate outreach and engagement by the 

2 Federal Government to promote the United States 

3 as the premier location to operate a business; 

4 (2) endeavor to coordinate and avoid duplica5 tion with other Federal agencies; 

6 (3) serve as an ombudsman that facilitates the 

7 resolution of issues involving Federal programs or 

8 activities related to pending investments; 

9 (4) provide information to domestic and foreign 

10 firms on— 

11 (A) the investment climate in the United 

12 States; 

13 (B) Federal programs and incentives avail14 able to investors; and 

15 (C) State and local economic development 

16 organizations; and 

17 (5) report periodically to the President, through 

18 the National Economic Council, the Domestic Policy 

19 Council, and the National Security Staff, on out20 reach activities of SelectUSA, requests for informa21 tion received by SelectUSA, and efforts of 

22 SelectUSA to resolve issues. 

23 (e) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL AREAS

24 AND SMALLER STATES.—SelectUSA shall endeavor— 


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1 (1) to increase foreign direct investment oppor2 tunities for rural areas and smaller States; and 

3 (2) to make its services increasingly available to 

4 rural areas and smaller States, including through— 

5 (A) teleconferencing; 

6 (B) geographic positioning of conferences 

7 and events of SelectUSA, when practicable; and 

8 (C) increased attention by staff of 

9 SelectUSA. 

10 (f) PARTICIPATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.—All Fed11 eral agencies with responsibility for activities relating to 

12 business investment decisions shall cooperate with 

13 SelectUSA, as requested by the Executive Director, to 

14 support the objectives of SelectUSA. 

15 SEC. 3. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY INVESTMENT WORKING 

16 GROUP. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Fed18 eral Interagency Investment Working Group (in this sec19 tion referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’), which shall be 

20 convened and chaired by the Executive Director of 

21 SelectUSA, in coordination with the Director of the Na22 tional Economic Council. 

23 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall consist 

24 of senior officials from— 


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1 (1) agencies represented on the Trade Pro2 motion Coordinating Committee established by sec3 tion 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 

4 (15 U.S.C. 4727); and 

5 (2) such other agencies as the Secretary of 

6 Commerce may designate. 

7 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Working Group shall coordi8 nate activities to promote business investment and re9 spond to specific issues that affect business investment de10 cisions. 

11 SEC. 4. REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 

13 each year, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Con14 gress a report on the activities of SelectUSA during the 

15 preceding fiscal year. 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub17 section (a) shall include, for the period covered by the re18 port, the following: 

19 (1) A description of the outreach activities of 

20 SelectUSA. 

21 (2) A statement of the funds used by 

22 SelectUSA. 

23 (3) An assessment of the number of foreign 

24 firms that located in the United States using the 

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1 nomic effect of such locations for the United States, 

2 and an assessment of related services provided by 

3 SelectUSA to State, local, regional, and tribal eco4 nomic development organizations and international 

5 investors. 

6 (4) A description of the progress made by the 

7 United States in increasing its share of foreign di8 rect investment from the Asia and Pacific regions. 

9 (5) A description of the efforts of SelectUSA in 

10 promoting foreign direct investment in rural areas or 

11 smaller States. 

12 (6) A description of the efforts of SelectUSA in 

13 coordinating with other Federal agencies, including 

14 the United States and Foreign Commercial Service 

15 established under section 2301 of the Export En16 hancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721), the De17 partment of State, and the Foreign Agricultural 

18 Service of the Department of Agriculture. 

19 (7) Any findings that are made by SelectUSA 

20 in conducting its activities and are relevant to pro21 moting the United States as a destination for for22 eign direct investment. 


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1 SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ASSESS2 MENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTUSA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

5 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 

6 assessing the effectiveness of SelectUSA in increasing, en7 couraging, and supporting foreign direct investment in the 

8 United States. 

9 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall include, as appropriate, recommenda11 tions for ways SelectUSA may— 

12 (1) increase foreign direct investment in the 

13 United States; 

14 (2) better coordinate with other Federal agen15 cies and other entities; 

16 (3) better serve rural areas and smaller States, 

17 including by tailoring activities to those areas and 

18 States; 

19 (4) increase foreign direct investment in those 

20 areas and States; and 

21 (5) more effectively use its resources. 


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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

2 SELECTUSA. 

3 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

4 SelectUSA $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

5 through 2024. 

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