services, and reference materials to assist small businesses 
navigate the trade dispute and remedy processes. The pro-
gram shall include— 
‘‘(1) information on available resources, proce-
dures, and requirements for trade remedy investiga-
tions; 
‘‘(2) an approach for district office staff to pro-
vide one-on-one assistance to small businesses in-
volved in these activities; and 
‘‘(3) an identification of legal resources and 
other tools to ensure small businesses can navigate 
the trade dispute and remedy processes affordably.’’. 
SEC. 202. PATENT ASSISTANCE AND INTELLECTUAL PROP-
ERTY PROTECTIONS INITIATIVE. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) PATENT ASSISTANCE AND INTELLECTUAL PROP-
ERTY PROTECTIONS INITIATIVE.—In consultation with 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the 
United States Copyright Office, the Office shall design 
counseling services, including identifying legal resources 
for small businesses to secure intellectual property protec-
tion in foreign countries. To implement the program, the 
Office shall collaborate with district office staff to provide
on-on-one assistance to small businesses involved in these 
activities.’’. 
TITLE III—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
SEC. 301. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FINANCING 
INITIATIVE. 
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D) by inserting after 
‘‘paragraph (14)(A),’’ the following: ‘‘or to partici-
pate in a loan made under paragraph (16),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (16)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) is impacted by— 
‘‘(I) increased competition with 
foreign firms in the relevant market; 
or 
‘‘(II) unfair trade practices, par-
ticularly intellectual property viola-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) is injured by such impacts.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) OUTREACH
AND
MARKETING.—The 
Administration shall increase outreach and 
marketing of international trade loans to dis-
trict offices and private lenders.’’. 
SEC. 302. TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of the Office 
shall establish a comprehensive set of services to as-
sist small business readjustment, including access to 
training, technology, marketing assistance, and re-
search and information on domestic and global mar-
kets. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator 
shall, by regulation, establish such requirements as 
may be necessary to carry out paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—The Office shall work with 
the district offices and the outreach business assist-
ance centers of the Administration, including Small 
Business Development Centers, Women’s Business 
Centers, and SCORE, to offer the set of services es-
tablished under paragraph (1) to small businesses in 
their local communities.’’. 
TITLE IV—EXPORT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
PARTICIPATION 
AT 
EXPORT 
ASSISTANCE 
CENTERS. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) TRADE FINANCE POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL
TRADE
FINANCE
SPECIAL-
ISTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office, over the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, shall increase the 
number of trade finance specialists at Export 
Assistance Centers by at least 6 and thereafter 
shall maintain the number of such trade finance 
specialists at or above that number. Candidates 
for the positions are required to have sufficient 
qualifications and experiences. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subparagraph (A) such 
sums as may be necessary.
‘‘(2) FILLING VACANT POSITIONS.—The Office, 
over the 3-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, shall fill all trade fi-
nance positions that have been vacant since 2003. 
Candidates for the positions are required to have 
sufficient qualifications and experiences. 
‘‘(3) FILLING GAPS IN HIGH-EXPORT-VOLUME 
AREAS.—The director of the Office shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, carry out 
a national study to compare the rate of exports 
from each State and major metropolitan region 
to the availability of Administration staff par-
ticipating in Export Assistance Centers in such 
State or region; 
‘‘(B) not later than 2 years after such date 
of enactment, design a formula to eliminate 
gaps between supply of, and demand for, such 
staff in areas with high export volumes; and 
‘‘(C) request the additional staff that are 
required to eliminate such gaps and place them 
in those areas.’’.
SEC. 402. INCREASE ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL AND 
MEDIUM-SIZED EXPORTERS. 
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D) by amending the head-
ing to read as follows: ‘‘PARTICIPATION UNDER EX-
PORT
WORKING
CAPITAL
AND
INTERNATIONAL 
TRADE PROGRAMS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B) and (C)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as (C) and (D), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) if the total amount outstanding and 
committed (by participation or otherwise) solely 
for the purposes provided in paragraphs 
(14)(A) and (16) to the borrower from the busi-
ness loan and investment fund established by 
this Act would exceed $2,250,000 (or if the 
gross loan amount would exceed $3,000,000), 
except as provided in subparagraph (C);’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking ‘‘$1,750,000, of which not