‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 745— 
‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011; and 
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary for 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available pursuant to an authorization of appropria-
tion in this subsection are authorized to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
TITLE VI—EXPORT PROMOTION 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE 
OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO CHINA. 
(a) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE 
OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to the total number of 
full-time employees assigned to the United States 
and Foreign Commercial Service as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act at the United States Em-
bassy in the People’s Republic of China and each 
United States consulate in China, the Secretary of 
Commerce is authorized to hire and assign an addi-
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tional 17 Commercial Service Officers as the Sec-
retary considers necessary and appropriate. 
(2) 
ASSIGNMENT.—Each 
such 
Commercial 
Service Officer shall be assigned to the United 
States Embassy in the People’s Republic of China or 
a United States consulate in China, including the 
consular facility established pursuant to section 201 
of this Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry 
out this section— 
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(B) $4,250,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
each subsequent fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 602. GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE 
OFFICES TO PROMOTE EXPORTS TO CHINA. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Direc-
tor General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service, shall provide grants to States to establish and op-
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erate State offices to provide assistance to United States 
exporters for the promotion of exports to the People’s Re-
public of China. 
(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. 
(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 to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011. 
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(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 
603. 
TRADE 
OUTREACH 
AT 
OFFICE 
OF 
INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE OF SMALL BUSINESS AD-
MINISTRATION. 
Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) PROMOTION OF EXPORTS TO CHINA.—The Of-
fice shall provide strategic guidance to small business con-
cerns with respect to exporting services and products to 
the People’s Republic of China.’’. 
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