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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3084 

To increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly 

small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, in interstate and global 

commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United 

States businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in 

interstate and global commerce by expanding the ambit of the Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program to include projects that have potential for commercial 

exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an increase in related 

resources of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 5, 2010 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. LEMIEUX, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. 

WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, 

particularly small and medium-sized manufacturing 

firms, in interstate and global commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United States 

businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in interstate and global commerce by expanding the 

ambit of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program 

to include projects that have potential for commercial 

exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an 


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increase in related resources of the Department of Commerce, 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 ‘‘Export Promotion Act 

5 of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNER7 SHIPS; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART9 NERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 25(f) of the National Insti10 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(f)) 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(7) GLOBAL MARKETPLACE PROJECTS.—In 

13 making awards under this subsection, the Director, 

14 in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension 

15 Partnership Advisory Board and the Secretary of 

16 Commerce, shall encourage the submission of appli17 cations for projects that have significant potential 

18 for increasing the competitiveness of small and me19 dium-sized United States manufacturers in the glob20 al marketplace and may give a preference to applica21 tions for such projects to the extent the Director 

22 deems appropriate, taking into account the broader 

23 purposes of this subsection.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.—In 

2 awarding grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts 

3 under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards 

4 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), in addition to the 

5 award criteria set forth in subsection (c) of that section, 

6 the Director of the Institute may take into consideration 

7 whether an application has significant potential for en8 hancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized 

9 United States manufacturers in the global marketplace, 

10 including promoting interstate commerce in the United 

11 States and increasing participation by United States busi12 nesses in the global marketplace. The Director shall con13 sult with the TIP Advisory Board and the Secretary of 

14 Commerce in implementing this subsection. 

15 SEC. 3. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT GLOBAL BUSINESS DE16 VELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the 60-month period be18 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Commerce shall increase the number of full time de20 partmental employees whose primary responsibilities in21 volve promoting or facilitating participation by United 

22 States businesses in the global marketplace and facili23 tating the entry into, or expansion of, such participation 

24 by United States businesses. In carrying out this sub25 section, the Secretary shall ensure that— 


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1 (1) the cohort of such employees is increased to 

2 a strength that is not less than the number of indi3 viduals employed by the Department with such re4 sponsibilities in fiscal year 2004; and 

5 (2) a substantial portion of the increased cohort 

6 is stationed outside the United States. 

7 (b) ENHANCED FOCUS ON U.S. SMALL AND ME8 DIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES.—In carrying 

9 out this section, the Secretary of Commerce shall take 

10 such action as may be necessary to ensure that the en11 hanced global marketplace promotional activities of the 

12 Department include promoting and facilitating participa13 tion in the global marketplace by small and medium-sized 

14 manufacturing businesses. 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fis17 cal years 2011 through 2015, such sums as may be nec18 essary to carry out this section. 

19 SEC. 4. IMPROVED ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS FOR 

20 RURAL BUSINESSES. 

21 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec22 retary of Commerce $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2011 through 2015 for the Department of Commerce’s 


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1 program to improve access to the global marketplace for 

2 goods and services provided by rural businesses. 

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