I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2310 
To authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses to promote 
exports to the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized busi-
nesses to promote exports to the People’s Republic of 
China, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘United States-China Market Engagement and Export 
Promotion Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
Sec. 101. Grants to States to establish and operate offices to promote exports 
to China. 
Sec. 102. Program to establish China market advocate positions in United 
States Export Assistance Centers. 
Sec. 103. Assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses for trade missions 
to China. 
Sec. 104. Plan to consolidate fees for Gold Key matching services in China. 
TITLE II—PROGRAMS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 201. Trade outreach at the Office of International Trade of the Small 
Business Administration. 
Sec. 202. Grants for Chinese business education programs. 
TITLE I—PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SEC. 101. GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE 
OFFICES TO PROMOTE EXPORTS TO CHINA. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and 
Director of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service, shall provide grants to States to establish and op-
erate State offices in the People’s Republic of China to 
provide assistance to United States exporters for the pro-
motion of exports to China, with a particular focus on es-
tablishment of offices in locations in addition to Beijing 
and Shanghai. 
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under sub-
section (a) shall not exceed 33 percent of the total costs 
to establish and operate a State office described in such 
subsection. 
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(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2301(j)(5) of the Ex-
port Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
4721(j)(5)). 
(2) UNITED
STATES
EXPORTER.—The term 
‘‘United States exporter’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2301(j)(3) of the Export Enhance-
ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(3)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 102. PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH CHINA MARKET ADVO-
CATE POSITIONS IN UNITED STATES EXPORT 
ASSISTANCE CENTERS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Com-
merce, in the Secretary’s role as chairperson of the Trade 
Promotion Coordinating Committee, shall establish a pro-
gram to provide comprehensive assistance to small- and 
medium-sized businesses in the United States for purposes 
of facilitating exports to China. 
(b) CHINA MARKET ADVOCATES.— 
(1) POSITIONS AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall create not fewer than 50 China 
market advocate positions in United States Ex-
port Assistance Centers. 
(B) APPOINTMENT
AND
TRAINING.—The 
China market advocates authorized under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary from among individuals with expertise in 
matters relating to trade with China and shall 
receive the training authorized under paragraph 
(2). 
(C) RATE OF PAY.—China market advo-
cates shall be paid at a rate equal to the rate 
of basic pay for grades GS–10 through GS–13 
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of the General Schedule under section 5332 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(D) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, China market ad-
vocates shall be assigned to United States Ex-
port Assistance Centers in a manner that 
achieves an equitable geographic distribution of 
China market advocates among United States 
Export Assistance Centers. 
(2) TRAINING
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
shall provide training to China market advocates in 
the business culture of China, the market of China, 
and the evolving political, cultural, and economic en-
vironment in China. 
(c) SERVICES PROVIDED
BY ADVOCATES.—China 
market advocates authorized under subsection (b) shall 
provide comprehensive assistance to small- and medium- 
sized businesses in the United States for purposes of facili-
tating exports of United States goods to China. Such as-
sistance may include— 
(1) assistance to find and utilize Federal and 
private resources to facilitate entering into the mar-
ket of China; 
(2) continuous direct and personal contact with 
businesses that have entered the market of China; 
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(3) assistance to resolve disputes with the Gov-
ernment of the United States or China relating to 
intellectual property rights violations, export restric-
tions, and additional trade barriers; and 
(4) to the extent practicable, locating and re-
cruiting businesses to enter the market of China. 
(d) ADVERTISING OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall make available to the public through ad-
vertising and other appropriate methods information 
about services offered by China market advocates under 
the program authorized under subsection (a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, of which— 
(1) $5,000,000 are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection (b)(2); and 
(2) $2,000,000 are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection (d). 
SEC. 103. ASSISTANCE TO SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSI-
NESSES FOR TRADE MISSIONS TO CHINA. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Commerce, in the Secretary’s role as chairperson of the 
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, shall provide 
assistance through United States Export Assistance Cen-
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ters to eligible small- and medium-sized businesses in the 
United States for business-related expenses for trade mis-
sions to China. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall— 
(1) develop a transparent and competitive scor-
ing system for selection of small- and medium-sized 
businesses to receive assistance authorized under 
subsection (a) that focuses on the feasibility of ex-
porting goods and services to China; and 
(2) develop specific criteria for a definition of 
‘‘business-related expenses’’, as the term is used in 
subsection (a), that is compatible with best business 
practices. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 104. PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE FEES FOR GOLD KEY 
MATCHING SERVICES IN CHINA. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—As soon as is practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Trade Promotion and Director of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Service, shall submit to Congress a 
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