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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Export Promotion and Job 
Creation Act''.

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 Committee; 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 paragraph (5), review 
        the proposed annual budget of each agency described in 
        paragraph (5) 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 submitted 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), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) in conducting the review and developing the plan 
        under paragraph (2), take into account recommendations from a 
        representative number of United States exporters, in particular 
        small businesses and medium-sized businesses, and 
        representatives of United States workers;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Executive Order and Regulations.--The President shall issue 
an executive order and such regulations 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 develops 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 Commercial Service; 15 U.S.C. 
4721(c)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively;
            (2) by striking ``(4) Foreign offices.--(A) The Secretary 
        may'' and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Foreign offices.--(A)(i) The Secretary shall conduct 
        a global assessment of overseas markets to determine those with 
        the greatest potential for increasing United States exports, 
        and to redeploy the Commercial Service personnel and other 
        resources on the basis of the global assessment.
            ``(ii) The assessment conducted under clause (i) shall take 
        into account recommendations from a represented 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 American Export Promotion and Job Creation Act, the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress results of the global 
        assessment conducted under clause (i) and a plan for 
        redeployment of Commercial Service personnel and other 
        resources on the basis of the global assessment.
            ``(iv) The Secretary shall conduct an assessment and 
        redeployment described in clause (i) not less than once in 
        every 5-year period.
            ``(B) The Secretary may''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated, by striking ``is 
        authorized, upon the request of the Secretary, to provide'' and 
        inserting ``shall, upon the request of the Secretary, 
        provide''.

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--
            (1) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, including through the development of a plan, 
        drafted in consultation with the ambassador to such country, 
        the Director General of the United States and Foreign 
        Commercial Service, and the heads of other Federal departments 
        and agencies with export promotion programs acting through the 
        Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, for effective diplomacy 
        to remove or reduce obstacles to exports of United States goods 
        and services''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        chief of mission shall, prior to implementation of the plan 
        required under this subsection, submit to the Secretary such 
        plan for review by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Assessments and Promotions.--Section 603(a) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(a)) is amended, in the second 
sentence, by inserting before ``and (with respect to'' the following: 
``assessments (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 
accordance with a commercial diplomacy plan developed pursuant to 
section 207(c),''.
    (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 paragraph (6); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) the effectiveness of commercial diplomacy relating to 
        the promotion of exports of United States goods and services; 
        and''.

Summary: American Export Promotion and Job Creation Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC).

Requires the TPCC to review the proposed annual budget of each federal agency, before it is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President, when (as required by current law) assessing the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among such agencies in support of export promotion and export financing.

Requires the governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts, in conducting the review of current federal programs designed to promote the sale of U.S. exports and developing a plan to bring such activities into line with specified priorities, to take into account recommendations from a representative number of U.S. exporters, particularly small business and medium-sized businesses, and representatives of U.S. workers.

Directs the President to issue an executive order and necessary regulations to provide the TPCC chairperson with the authority to ensure that the TPCC carries out each of its duties and develops and implements the strategic plan.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct at least once every five years a global assessment of overseas markets to determine those with the greatest potential for increasing U.S. exports, and (2) redeploy U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service personnel and other resources on the basis of that assessment.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require each chief of mission to a foreign country to develop an approved plan for effective diplomacy to remove or reduce obstacles to exports of U.S. goods and services.