,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,engel introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,export ,enhancement ,act of #aihh  
to further enhance the promotion of     
exports of ,united ,states goods and    
services1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,export ,promotion ,reform ,act4    
#b4 ,improved coordination export       
promotion activities of ,federal        
agencies ,section #bcab of the ,export  
,enhancement ,act of #aihh 7relating to 
the ,trade ,promotion ,coordinating     
,committee2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbg7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7--     
7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking and 
after the semicolon2  7,b7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as         
paragraph 7#g72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 in making the assessments under    

paragraph 7#e71 review the proposed     
annual budget of each agency described  
in paragraph 7#e71 under procedures     
established by the ,,tpcc for such      
review1 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 #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  2  7#b7 in          
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 as         
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g71           
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 in conducting the review and       
developing the plan under paragraph     
7#b71 take into account recommendations 
from a representative number of ,united 
,states exporters1 in particular small  
businesses and medium-sized businesses1 
and representatives of ,united ,states  
workers2  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7g7 ,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 7b7 and develops and         
implements the strategic plan under     
subsection 7c74  7h7 ,definition ,in    
this section1 the term small business   
means a small business concern as       
defined under section #c of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  4 
#c4 ,effective deployment of ,u4,s4     
,commercial ,service resources ,section 
#bcja7;c77#d7 of the ,export            
,enhancement ,act of #aihh 7relating to 
the ,united ,states and ,foreign        
,commercial ,service2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#dgba7;c77#d77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 through
 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 through     
7,g71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        
striking 7#d7 ,foreign offices4--7,a7   
,the ,secretary may and inserting the   
following3  7#d7 ,foreign offices  7,a7 

7i7 ,in consultation with the ,trade    
,promotion ,coordinating ,committee1 the
 ,secretary shall conduct a global      
assessment of overseas markets to       
determine those with the greatest       
potential for increasing ,united ,states
 exports1 and to deploy the ,commercial 
,service personnel and other resources  
on the basis of the global assessment4  
7ii7 ,the assessment conducted under    
clause 7i7 shall take into account      
recommendations from a representative   
number of ,united ,states exporters1 in 
particular small- and medium-sized      
businesses1 and representatives of      
,united ,states workers4  7iii7 ,not    
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of the ,export ,promotion     
,reform ,act1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to ,congress results of the      
global assessment conducted under clause
 7i7 and a plan for deployment of       
,commercial ,service personnel and other
 resources on the basis of the global   
assessment4  7iv7 ,the ,secretary shall 

conduct an assessment and deployment    
described in clause 7i7 not less than   
once in every #e-year period4  7,b7 ,the
 ,secretary may  4  #d4 ,strengthened   
,u4,s4 commercial diplomacy in support  
of ,u4,s4 exports  7a7 ,development of  
plan ,section #bjg7;c7 of the ,foreign  
,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cibg7;c77 is amended by inserting      
before the period at the end the        
following3 1 including through the      
development of a plan1 drafted in       
consultation with the ,trade ,promotion 
,coordinating ,committee1 for effective 
diplomacy to remove or reduce obstacles 
to exports of ,united ,states goods and 
services4  7b7 ,assessments and         
promotions ,section #fjc7;b7 of the     
,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #djjc7;b77 is amended1 in the 
second sentence1 by inserting after     
expertise the following3 and 7with      
respect to members of the ,service with 
responsibilities relating to economic   
affairs7 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 #bjg7;c714
  7c7 ,inspector ,general ,section      
#bji7;b7 of the ,foreign ,service ,act  
of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cibi7;b77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 the effectiveness of   
commercial diplomacy relating to the    
promotion of exports of ,united ,states 
goods and services2 and  4