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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2586 

To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make improvements 

to the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States 

Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 1, 2015 

Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make 

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

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DUTIES. 

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

8 Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(b)) is amend9 ed— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end be2 fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including identi3 fying opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices 

4 of agencies involved in such activities’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

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

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

8 appropriate levels and allocation of resources’’; 

9 and 

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

11 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para12 graph (7); and 

13 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(6) to the maximum extent practicable, pro16 vide a detailed listing of current and future Federal 

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

18 activities to ensure better delivery of services to 

19 United States businesses; and’’. 

20 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 

21 of Commerce shall make available the information on Fed22 eral and State-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related 

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

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1 section (a)(4) of this section, on the Web site Export.gov 

2 or a successor Web site. 

3 SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN. 

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

5 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(c)) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

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

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(3) with respect to export promotion and ex11 port financing activities of each agency that is a 

12 member of the TPCC— 

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

14 each agency; and 

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

16 each agency and explain the rationale for meas17 uring and reporting the goals and objectives;’’; 

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

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

20 President’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and in22 serting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 

23 (4) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by strik24 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

25 (5) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘United States National 

2 Tourism Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘United 

3 States Travel Association’’; and 

4 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

5 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesig7 nated) the following: 

8 ‘‘(8) include the recommendations of the Comp9 troller General of the United States as the rec10 ommendations relate to coordination of the TPCC 

11 and agencies that are members of the TPCC;’’. 

12 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP AND STAFF. 

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

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

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 

20 subparagraph (N); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (L) 

22 the following: 

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


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

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

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

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The TPCC shall also 

7 include one ex officio, nonvoting member ap8 pointed by the President who is a representative 

9 from a State trade promotion agency and is a 

10 member of the working group established under 

11 subparagraph (B). 

12 ‘‘(B) WORKING GROUP.—The TPCC shall 

13 establish a working group to advise the TPCC 

14 on matters relating to State trade promotion. 

15 The working group shall include representatives 

16 from State trade promotion agencies.’’. 

17 (b) STAFF.—Section 2312 of the Export Enhance18 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub20 section (g); and 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol22 lowing: 

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

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

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


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

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

3 this section.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS. 

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

6 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(e)) is amended in the first sentence 

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

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

9 SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

10 Subsection (g) of section 2312 of the Export En11 hancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727), as redesignated 

12 by section 4(b)(1) of this Act, is amended to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

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

16 TPCC shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees, not later than March 30 

18 of each year, a report that— 

19 ‘‘(A) describes the strategic plan developed 

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

21 implementation of such plan, and any revisions 

22 thereto; and 

23 ‘‘(B) describes the implementation of sec24 tions 303 and 304 of the FREEDOM Support 

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


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1 funding for export promotion activities and the 

2 interagency working groups on energy of the 

3 TPCC. 

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

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

8 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com9 mittee on Financial Services, the Committee on 

10 Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Small Busi11 ness, and the Committee on Ways and Means 

12 of the House of Representatives; and 

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

14 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans15 portation, the Committee on Finance, the Com16 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Com17 mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

18 of the Senate.’’. 

19 SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

20 Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 

21 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

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

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

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1 mit to the appropriate congressional committees, on 

2 a biennial basis, a report on the extent to which the 

3 TPCC is successfully carrying out its duties as de4 scribed in subsection (b) and the extent to which the 

5 strategic plan as described in subsection (c) is suc6 cessfully being implemented. 

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

8 required under paragraph (1), the Inspector General 

9 of the Department of Commerce shall, to the max10 imum extent practicable, consult with the inspector 

11 general of each other Federal department or agency 

12 that is a member of the TPCC. 

13 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT14 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap15 propriate congressional committees’ has the meaning 

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

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