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Union Calendar No. 198 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2992 
[Report No. 110–312] 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2007 
Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. LI-
PINSKI, Mr. CUELLAR, and Ms. CLARKE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 
Additional sponsor: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 11, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade 
programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SMALL BUSINESS TRADE POLICY 
Sec. 101. Develop and implement small business trade policies. 
Sec. 102. Establish an annual small business trade strategy. 
Sec. 103. Track small business exports and trade resource utilization. 
TITLE II—TRADE COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Trade Remedy and Dispute Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 202. Patent Assistance and Intellectual Property Protections Initiative. 
TITLE III—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
Sec. 301. Trade Adjustment Assistance Financing Initiative. 
Sec. 302. Technical resources for trade adjustment assistance. 
TITLE IV—EXPORT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Increase Small Business Administration participation at Export Assist-
ance Centers. 
Sec. 402. Increase access to capital for small and medium-sized exporters. 
Sec. 403. Clerical amendment. 
TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE I—SMALL BUSINESS 
TRADE POLICY 
SEC. 101. TRADE POLICY FOR SMALL BUSINESS. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) ROLE IN TRADE POLICY.— 
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‘‘(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The director of the 
Office shall present recommendations regarding small 
business exporters to trade negotiators. 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE POLICIES.—The 
director of the Office shall assist in the development 
of trade policies that increase opportunities for small 
businesses in domestic and foreign markets, including 
the removal of trade barriers. 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
TRADE
POLICIES.— 
The director of the Office shall assist in the imple-
mentation of trade policies through relationships de-
veloped with Federal trade policymakers, particularly 
the 
United 
States 
Trade 
Representative, 
and 
transnational organizations, such as the Organization 
for Economic Co-operation and Development. 
‘‘(4) 
SMALL
EXPORTER
PROMOTION
PRO-
GRAMS.—The director of the Office shall establish pro-
grams that will boost the export opportunities of en-
trepreneurs and encourage transnational organiza-
tions, such as the Organization for Economic Co-oper-
ation and Development, small exporter organizations, 
and ministries of foreign governments to support and 
publicize these programs. 
‘‘(5) STRATEGIC ALLIANCES.— 
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‘‘(A) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—The 
director of the Office shall notify the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate of pending stra-
tegic alliances. 
‘‘(B) FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES.—The director 
of the Office shall ensure that planned and docu-
mented follow-up activities for strategic alliances 
increase trade opportunities for small businesses. 
‘‘(C) STRATEGIC
ALLIANCE
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘strategic alliance’ 
means a working relationship, entered into be-
tween the Small Business Administration and 
foreign national ministries representing small 
business concerns, for the purpose of strength-
ening trade between United States small busi-
nesses and foreign small businesses by estab-
lishing overseas networks and buyers.’’. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS TRADE 
STRATEGY. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS TRADE STRATEGY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of the Office 
shall develop and maintain a small business trade 
strategy that is contributed as part of the National 
Export Strategy developed by the Department of 
Commerce that includes at least the following compo-
nents: 
‘‘(A) Strategies to increase small business 
export opportunities. The strategies shall include 
a specific strategy to increase small business ex-
port opportunities to the Asia Pacific Region. 
‘‘(B) Recommendations to increase the com-
petitiveness of domestic small business industries 
in the global economy. 
‘‘(C) Recommendations to protect small 
businesses from unfair trade practices, including 
intellectual property violations. 
‘‘(D) Strategies to expand small business 
representation in United States trade policy for-
mation and implementation. 
‘‘(E) Coordination efforts with the Trade 
Promotion Coordinating Committee of the De-
partment of Commerce, as well as with Federal 
agencies that also provide trade financing to 
small businesses, such as the Overseas Private 
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Investment Corporation and the Export-Import 
Bank. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—At the beginning of each fiscal 
year, the director shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate a report on the small business 
trade strategy required by paragraph (1). The report 
shall cover, at a minimum, each of the components re-
quired by paragraph (1) and shall include specific 
policies and objectives and timelines to implement 
those policies and objectives.’’. 
SEC. 103. TRACK SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTS AND TRADE 
RESOURCE UTILIZATION. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TRACKING SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of the Office 
shall develop a system to track small business exports 
and the use by small businesses of Federal trade pro-
motion resources. The director shall ensure that the 
system is consistent through each Federal agency 
member of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com-
mittee. 
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‘‘(2) DESIGN EMPHASIS.—The director shall give 
particular attention, in designing the system, to the 
tracking of data on the trade of services by small ex-
porters, in consultation with the Department of Com-
merce. 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The director shall work 
in consultation with members of the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee to ensure that the system is 
implemented and that the results of the system are re-
ported annually in the National Export Strategy con-
ducted by the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com-
mittee.’’. 
TITLE II—TRADE COMPLIANCE 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. TRADE REMEDY AND DISPUTE ASSISTANCE INI-
TIATIVE. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(k) TRADE REMEDY AND DISPUTE ASSISTANCE INI-
TIATIVE.—The director of the Office shall design, and the 
district offices of the Administration shall implement, a 
program that provides technical assistance, counseling serv-
ices, and reference materials to assist small businesses navi-
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gate the trade dispute and remedy processes. The program 
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 involved 
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 adding 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 protection in for-
eign countries. To implement the program, the Office shall 
collaborate with district office staff to provide on-on-one as-
sistance to small businesses involved in these activities.’’. 
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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 participate 
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 mar-
keting of international trade loans to district of-
fices and private lenders.’’. 
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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 adding 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 assist 
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 assistance 
centers of the Administration, including Small Busi-
ness Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, 
and SCORE, to offer the set of services established 
under paragraph (1) to small businesses in their local 
communities.’’. 
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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 adding 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 enact-
ment of this subsection, shall increase the num-
ber of trade finance specialists at Export Assist-
ance Centers by at least 6 and thereafter shall 
maintain the number of such trade finance spe-
cialists 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 appropriated 
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 
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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 suf-
ficient 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 na-
tional study to compare the rate of exports from 
each State and major metropolitan region to the 
availability of Administration staff partici-
pating 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 re-
quired 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— 
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(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 business 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 pro-
vided in subparagraph (C);’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking ‘‘$1,750,000, of which not 
more 
than 
$1,250,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,250,000, 
of 
which 
not 
more 
than 
$1,600,000’’. 
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SEC. 403. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 22(c)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649) is amended by striking the period at the end and in-
serting a semicolon. 
TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 198 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2992 
[Report No. 110–312] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade 
programs, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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