Small Business Trade Promotion Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Trade Promotion. (Currently, there exists a Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), which the Office shall replace.)
Requires the Office to perform duties currently assigned to the TPCC, as well as advise the President and others within the Executive Office on matters relating to trade promotion policies and programs of the U.S. Government.
Requires the President to appoint an Office Director. Authorizes the President to appoint up to two Associate Directors.
Directs the President to establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion to advise the Office Director.
Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Associate Administrator for International Trade.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5196 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5196
To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish the Office of
Trade Promotion in the Executive Office of the President, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 26, 2006
Mr. Manzullo (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Mrs. Kelly) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish the Office of
Trade Promotion in the Executive Office of the President, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Trade Promotion Enhancement Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purpose.
TITLE I--OFFICE OF TRADE PROMOTION
Subtitle A--Amendments to Export Enhancement Act of 1988
Sec. 101. Establishment and purpose.
Sec. 102. Duties.
Sec. 103. Strategic plan.
Sec. 104. Director and Associate Directors.
Sec. 105. Staff; experts and consultants.
Sec. 106. Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.
Sec. 107. Report to Congress.
Sec. 108. Report on export policy.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 110. Clerical amendment.
Sec. 111. Effective date.
Subtitle B--Conforming Amendments to Other Laws; References
Sec. 121. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 122. References.
TITLE II--TRADE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS
Sec. 201. Establishment of Associate Administrator for International
Trade in Small Business Administration.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As the world's largest economy, the United States has
an enormous stake in the future of the global trading system.
(2) Exports are a crucial force driving the United States
economy and job creation.
(3) While nearly 97 percent of United States exporters are
small and medium enterprises (SMEs), SMEs account for just over
one-fourth of exports, leaving much room for growth.
(4) Two-thirds of United States exporters have fewer than
20 employees and sell to just one foreign market.
(5) Manufacturers account for 61 percent of total United
States exports with small manufacturers accounting for
approximately 15 percent of total United States exports. Thirty
percent of small manufacturers do not currently export but
would consider doing so if they had more help in securing vital
information on foreign markets, customers, and export
procedures.
(6) United States small and medium enterprises face tough
competition from trading partners of the United States that
aggressively undertake export promotion programs that directly
support and underwrite the expanded growth in trade of their
small and medium enterprises.
(7) United States trade promotion is carried out in part by
21 departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Representatives from these Federal departments and agencies are
members of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a
Federal committee that has not lived up to congressional intent
to provide a seamless offering of export promotion products and
services due in part to the inadequate allocation of resources
and a lack of ultimate decision making budget input authority
to ensure effective results are achieved for the invested
resources.
(8) United States small and medium enterprises lack an
effective voice in trade policy formulation, implementation,
and promotion due in part to inadequate resource distribution
by the Small Business Administration that would aggressively
champion trade issues for small and medium enterprises in all
fora.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
improve the performance and results of trade promotion policies and
programs of the Federal Government in accordance with the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62).
TITLE I--OFFICE OF TRADE PROMOTION
Subtitle A--Amendments to Export Enhancement Act of 1988
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``in the Executive Office
of the President'' after ``shall establish'';
(ii) by striking ``Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee'' and inserting ``Office
of Trade Promotion''; and
(iii) by striking ``TPCC'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Office'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and oversee''
after ``to coordinate''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and supervise
implementation of'' after ``to develop''; and
(2) in subsections (b) through (f), by striking ``TPCC''
each place it appears and inserting ``Office''.
SEC. 102. DUTIES.
Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated) the
following new paragraph:
``(1) advise the President, and others within the Executive
Office of the President, on matters relating to trade promotion
policies and programs of the United States Government;''.
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), by striking
``coordinate'' and inserting ``supervise'';
(4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``and attainment of
measurable results'' after ``better delivery of
services''; and
(ii) by inserting ``with emphasis on small
and medium enterprises'' after ``United States
businesses''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end
before the semicolon the following: ``, including
assistance to match United States businesses with
foreign businesses, as appropriate'';
(5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated), by inserting ``and
enhance the effectiveness of'' after ``prevent unnecessary
duplication in''; and
(6) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated) to read as follows:
``(6) review and make input on the appropriate levels and
allocation of resources among agencies in support of export
promotion and export financing and advise the President as to
the concurrence in these allocations based on its review;
and''.
SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``and explain'' and inserting ``,
explain''; and
(B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the
following: ``, and detail the benchmarks for the
implementation of the priorities'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and effectiveness''
after ``to improve coordination''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``propose to the President an
annual'' and inserting ``include in the annual Federal
budget submission to Congress a detailed'';
(B) by striking ``that supports'' and inserting
``and oversee its implementation so it supports''; and
(C) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(5) by striking paragraph (6).
SEC. 104. DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new
subsection:
``(d) Director and Associate Directors.--
``(1) Director.--There shall be at the head of the Office a
Director of the Office of Trade Promotion, who shall--
``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; and
``(B) be compensated at a rate consistent with the
compensation of the directors of other offices within
the Executive Office of the President.
``(2) Associate directors.--The President may appoint not
more than two Associate Directors of the Office of Trade
Promotion, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
who shall each--
``(A) be compensated at a rate not to exceed the
rate provided for other associate directors of offices
within the Executive Office of the President; and
``(B) perform such functions as the Director may
prescribe.''.
SEC. 105. STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new
subsection:
``(e) Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
``(1) Staff.--
``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office may
appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the
Director considers appropriate.
``(B) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of
the Director, the head of any Federal department or
agency that is represented on the Advisory Board on
Trade Promotion established pursuant to subsection (f)
may detail any of the personnel of that department or
agency to the Office to assist it in carrying out its
duties under this section.
``(2) Experts and consultants.--The Director of the Office
may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum
annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.''.
SEC. 106. ADVISORY BOARD ON TRADE PROMOTION.
(a) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--Section 2312 of the Export
Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
``(f) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--
``(1) Establishment and purpose.--The President shall
establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion (hereafter in
this subsection referred to as the `Advisory Board'). The
purpose of the Advisory Board shall be to advise the Director
of the Office in carrying out the duties of the Office under
this section and section 6 of the Export Enhancement Act of
1999 (15 U.S.C. 4727a).
``(2) Membership.--
``(A) In general.--Members of the Advisory Board
shall include representatives from--
``(i) the Department of Agriculture;
``(ii) the Department of Commerce;
``(iii) the Department of Defense;
``(iv) the Department of Energy;
``(v) the Department of the Interior;
``(vi) the Department of Labor;
``(vii) the Department of State;
``(viii) the Department of Transportation;
``(ix) the Department of the Treasury;
``(x) the Environmental Protection Agency;
``(xi) the Export-Import Bank of the United
States;
``(xii) the United States Agency for
International Development;
``(xiii) the Office of Management and
Budget;
``(xiv) the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation;
``(xv) the Small Business Administration;
``(xvi) the Trade and Development Agency;
``(xvii) the Office of the United States
Trade Representative; and
``(xviii) at the discretion of the
President, such other departments or agencies
as may be necessary.
``(B) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Board.
``(3) Member qualifications.--Members of the Advisory Board
shall be appointed by the heads of their respective departments
or agencies. Such members, as well as alternates designated by
any members unable to attend a meeting of the Advisory Board,
shall be individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking
authority in their respective departments or agencies.''.
(b) Environmental Trade Promotion.--
(1) Environmental trade working group.--Section 2313(b) of
the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4728(b)) is
amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Trade Promotion
Coordination Committee'' and inserting ``Advisory Board
on Trade Promotion'' ;
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Trade Promotion
Coordination Committee'' and inserting
``Advisory Board on Trade Promotion''; and
(ii) by striking ``TPCC'' and inserting
``Advisory Board'';
(C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``TPCC'' and
inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
(D) in paragraph (4) to read as follows:
``(4) Report to congress.--The chairperson of the Advisory
Board shall submit to the Director of the Office of Trade
Promotion a report on the activities of the Working Group to be
included in the annual report submitted to Congress by the
Director of the Office pursuant to section 2312(g).''.
(2) Environmental technologies trade advisory committee.--
Section 2313(c)(1) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4728(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' and
inserting ``Advisory Board''.
(3) International regional environmental initiatives.--
Section 2313(h) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4728(h)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''.
SEC. 107. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) Report to Congress.--Section 2312(g) of the Export Enhancement
Act of 1988 (as redesignated by section 106(a)(1) of this subtitle) is
amended to read as follows:
``(g) Report to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office shall prepare
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an
annual report that describes the strategic plan developed by
the Office pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of
the plan and any revisions thereto, and the extent to which
funding for the plan is appropriate.
``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on International Relations and
the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives.''.
SEC. 108. REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.
Section 2314(b)(1)(B) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) the report of the Director of the Office of
Trade Promotion that contains the strategic plan
submitted to Congress in accordance with section
2312(g);''.
SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727), as amended by this subtitle, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section and section 2313, section 6 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1999, and section 304 of the FREEDOM
Support Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007
and each subsequent fiscal year.
``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are
authorized to remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 110. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(a)) is amended in the heading by striking ``trade promotion
coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of trade promotion''.
SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The President shall establish the Office of Trade Promotion and the
Advisory Board on Trade Promotion pursuant to section 2312 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (as amended by this subtitle) not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B--Conforming Amendments to Other Laws; References
SEC. 121. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) Export Enhancement Act of 1999.--The Export Enhancement Act of
1999 is amended--
(1) in section 6 (15 U.S.C. 1547a)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``tpcc'' and
inserting ``the office of trade promotion'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``inclding'' and
inserting ``including''; and
(2) in the heading of section 7, by striking ``tpcc
reports'' and inserting ``reports of the office of trade
promotion''.
(b) FREEDOM Support Act.--The FREEDOM Support Act is amended--
(1) in section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 5823(b)), by striking
``Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
inserting ``Director of the Office of Trade Promotion'';
(2) in section 304 (22 U.S.C. 5824)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``trade promotion
coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of
trade promotion''; and
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and
inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
(3) by amending the item relating to section 304 of the
table of contents to read as follows:
``Sec. 304. Interagency working group on energy of the Office of Trade
Promotion''.
(c) Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and inserting
``Office of Trade Promotion''.
SEC. 122. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, document, or other record of
the United States to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee or TPCC
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Trade Promotion.
TITLE II--TRADE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL
TRADE IN SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Establishment.--Section 22(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 649(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
head of the Office shall be the Associate Administrator for
International Trade, who shall be an employee in the Senior Executive
Service and shall be responsible to the Administrator.''.
(b) Authority for Additional Associate Administrator.--Section
4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``five Associate
Administrators'' and inserting ``Associate Administrators'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``One of the
Associate Administrators shall be the Associate Administrator
for International Trade, who shall be the head of the Office of
International Trade established under section 22.''.
(c) Discharge of Administration International Trade
Responsibilities.--Section 22 of the Small Business Act, as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(h) The Administrator shall ensure that--
``(1) the responsibilities of the Administration regarding
international trade are carried out through the Associate
Administrator for International Trade;
``(2) the Associate Administrator for International Trade
has sufficient resources to carry out such responsibilities;
and
``(3) the Associate Administrator for International Trade
has direct supervision and control over the staff of the Office
of International Trade, and over any employee of the
Administration whose principal duty station is a United States
Export Assistance Center or any successor entity.''.
(d) Role of Associate Administrator in Carrying Out International
Trade Policy.--Section 2(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 631(b)(1)) is
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(1) by inserting ``the Administrator of'' before ``the
Small Business Administration''; and
(2) by inserting ``through the Associate Administrator for
International Trade'' before ``in cooperation with''.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 22 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 649), as amended by subsections (a) and (c) is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The Office'' and inserting ``The Associate
Administrator''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the director of
the Office'' and inserting ``the Associate
Administrator'';
(2) in subsection (c) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``The Office'' and inserting ``The Associate
Administrator'';
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Office'' both places
it appears and inserting ``Associate Administrator'';
(4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``The Office'' and inserting ``The Associate
Administrator''; and
(5) in subsections (f) and (g), by striking ``The Office''
and inserting ``The Associate Administrator''.
(f) Technical Amendment.--Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 649), as amended by subsections (a), (c), and (e), is further
amended by striking the period at the end of subsection (c)(5) and
inserting a semicolon.
(g) Effective Date.--The Administrator shall appoint an Associate
Administrator for International Trade pursuant to sections 4 and 22 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) (as amended by this section) not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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