I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1409 
To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the 
promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further 
enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods 
and services, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Export Promotion Re-
form Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED COORDINATION EXPORT PROMOTION 
ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 
1988 (relating to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com-
mittee; 15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) in making the assessments under para-
graph (5), review the proposed annual budget of 
each agency described in paragraph (5), under pro-
cedures established by the TPCC for such review, 
before the agency submits that budget to the Office 
of Management and Budget and the President for 
inclusion in the budget of the United States sub-
mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) in conducting the review and developing 
the plan under paragraph (2), take into account rec-
ommendations from a representative number of 
United States exporters, in particular small busi-
nesses and medium-sized businesses, and representa-
tives of United States workers;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President shall take 
such steps as are necessary to provide the chairperson of 
the TPCC with the authority to ensure that the TPCC 
carries out each of its duties under subsection (b) and de-
velops and implements the strategic plan under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘small 
business’ means a small business concern as defined under 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. COMMERCIAL 
SERVICE RESOURCES. 
Section 2301(c)(4) of the Export Enhancement Act 
of 1988 (relating to the United States and Foreign Com-
mercial Service; 15 U.S.C. 4721(c)(4)) is amended— 
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(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(4) FOREIGN OFFICES.—(A) 
The Secretary may’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) FOREIGN OFFICES.—(A)(i) In consultation 
with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, 
the Secretary shall conduct a global assessment of 
overseas markets to determine those with the great-
est potential for increasing United States exports, 
and to deploy the Commercial Service personnel and 
other resources on the basis of the global assess-
ment. 
‘‘(ii) The assessment conducted under clause (i) 
shall take into account recommendations from a rep-
resentative number of United States exporters, in 
particular small- and medium-sized businesses, and 
representatives of United States workers. 
‘‘(iii) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of the Export Promotion Reform Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress results of the 
global assessment conducted under clause (i) and a 
plan for deployment of Commercial Service per-
sonnel and other resources on the basis of the global 
assessment. 
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‘‘(iv) The Secretary shall conduct an assess-
ment and deployment described in clause (i) not less 
than once in every 5-year period. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may’’. 
SEC. 4. STRENGTHENED U.S. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN 
SUPPORT OF U.S. EXPORTS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Section 207(c) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927(c)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including through the development of a plan, 
drafted in consultation with the Trade Promotion Coordi-
nating Committee, for effective diplomacy to remove or re-
duce obstacles to exports of United States goods and serv-
ices’’. 
(b) 
ASSESSMENTS
AND
PROMOTIONS.—Section 
603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4003(b)) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting 
after ‘‘expertise’’ the following: ‘‘and (with respect to 
members of the Service with responsibilities relating to 
economic affairs) of the effectiveness of efforts to promote 
the export of United States goods and services in accord-
ance with a commercial diplomacy plan developed pursu-
ant to section 207(c),’’. 
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(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 209(b) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the effectiveness of commercial diplomacy 
relating to the promotion of exports of United States 
goods and services; and’’. 
Æ 
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