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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5513 
To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff 
laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting exports 
of United States goods and services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, 
Mr. GARDNER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. HINOJOSA, and Mr. 
MULVANEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
countries affecting 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 ‘‘Transparent Rules 
Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs 
Act’’ or ‘‘TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOREIGN TARIFF AND NON-TARIFF LAWS, REGULA-
TIONS, AND PRACTICES AFFECTING EXPORTS 
OF UNITED STATES GOODS AND SERVICES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to as-
sist exporters of United States goods and services to ac-
cess new markets in foreign countries. 
(b) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce shall, in consultation with the 
United States Trade Representative and the Sec-
retary of State, collect information on tariff and 
non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
countries affecting exports of United States goods 
and services other than United States agricultural 
commodities. 
(2) BY
SECRETARY
OF
AGRICULTURE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, in consultation with 
the United States Trade Representative and the Sec-
retary of State, collect information on tariff and 
non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
countries affecting exports of United States agricul-
tural commodities. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall make available the infor-
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mation collected under subsection (b)(1) and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall make available the in-
formation collected under subsection (b)(2) to 
United States exporters on the website Export.gov 
or a successor website. 
(2) FORMAT.—The information collected under 
subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) shall be presented in 
a clear and easy-to-understand format to allow 
United States exporters to better understand and 
comply with tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, 
and practices of foreign countries described in sub-
sections (b)(1) and (b)(2), respectively. 
(3) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall update the information collected under sub-
section (b)(1) and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
update the information collected under subsection 
(b)(2) on the website Export.gov or a successor 
website not less than once every 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Commerce makes 
available the information collected under subsection 
(b)(1) and the Secretary of Agriculture makes avail-
able the information collected under subsection 
(b)(2), respectively. 
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