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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5797 

To expand export promotion activities with respect to small- and mediumsized manufacturers in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 20, 2010 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To expand export promotion activities with respect to smalland medium-sized manufacturers in the United States, 

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 ‘‘Small Manufacturers 

5 Export Initiative Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PRO2 MOTION ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 

3 OF COMMERCE. 

4 (a) INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES WITH RESPONSIBILITY

5 FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION

6 ACTIVITIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 24-month period 

8 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Commerce shall increase the num10 ber of full-time departmental employees (including 

11 those employed overseas) whose primary responsibil12 ities involve promoting or facilitating participation 

13 by United States businesses in the global market14 place and facilitating the entry into, or expansion of, 

15 such participation by United States businesses. In 

16 carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall en17 sure that the cohort of such employees is increased 

18 by not less than 80 persons. 

19 (2) ENHANCED FOCUS ON UNITED STATES

20 SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS.—In 

21 carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall take 

22 such action as may be necessary to ensure that the 

23 activities of the Department of Commerce relating to 

24 promoting and facilitating participation by United 

25 States businesses in the global marketplace include 

26 promoting and facilitating such participation by 

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1 small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the 

2 United States. 

3 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec5 retary for the 24-month period beginning on the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, such sums as may 

7 be necessary to carry out this section. 

8 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS

9 DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF THE DE10 PARTMENT OF COMMERCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

12 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 

13 24-month period beginning on the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, $30,000,000 to promote or facili15 tate participation by United States businesses in the 

16 global marketplace and facilitating the entry into, or 

17 expansion of, such participation by United States 

18 manufacturers. 

19 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and ex20 pending the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

21 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall give 

22 preference to activities that— 

23 (A) assist small- and medium-sized manu24 facturers in the United States; and 

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1 (B) the Secretary determines will create or 

2 sustain the greatest number of jobs in the 

3 United States and obtain the maximum return 

4 on investment. 

5 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE EXPORTECH PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 24-month 

9 period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

10 $11,000,000 to expand ExporTech, a joint program of the 

11 Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program and the Ex12 port Assistance Centers of the Department of Commerce. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In obligating and expending 

14 the funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 

15 the Secretary of Commerce shall give preference to activi16 ties that— 

17 (1) assist small- and medium-sized manufactur18 ers in the United States; and 

19 (2) the Secretary determines will create or sus20 tain the greatest number of jobs in the United 

21 States and obtain the maximum return on invest22 ment. 

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1 SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING FEDERAL 

2 COLLABORATION WITH STATES ON EXPORT 

3 PROMOTION ISSUES. 

4 It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of 

5 Commerce should enhance Federal collaboration with the 

6 States on export promotion issues by— 

7 (1) providing the necessary training to the staff 

8 at State international trade agencies to enable them 

9 to assist the United States and Foreign Commercial 

10 Service (established by section 2301 of the Export 

11 Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)) in pro12 viding counseling and other export services to busi13 nesses in their communities; and 

14 (2) entering into agreements with State inter15 national trade agencies for those agencies to deliver 

16 export promotion services in their local communities 

17 in order to extend the outreach of United States and 

18 Foreign Commercial Service programs. 

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