,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aibf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4  
,chabot 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graves of   
,missouri1 ,ms4 ,chu1 and ,mr4 ,tipton7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,state ,trade  
,coordination ,act4  #b4 ,membership of 
representatives of ,state trade         
promotion agencies on ,trade ,promotion 
,coordinating ,committee ,section       
#bcab7;d7 of the ,export ,enhancement   
,act of #aihh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbg7;d77 
is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating     
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7  
the following new paragraph3  7#b7      
,representatives from ,state trade      
promotion agencies ,the ,,tpcc shall    
also include #a or more members         

appointed by the ,president who are     
representatives of ,state trade         
promotion agencies4  4  #c4 ,federal and
 ,state export promotion coordination   
plan  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of
 ,commerce1 acting through the ,trade   
,promotion ,coordinating ,committee and 
in coordination with representatives of 
,state trade promotion agencies1 shall  
develop a comprehensive plan to         
integrate the resources and strategies  
of ,state trade promotion agencies into 
the overall ,federal trade promotion    
program4  7b7 ,matters ,to be included  
,the plan required under subsection 7a7 
shall include the following3  7#a7 ,a   
description of the role of ,state trade 
promotion agencies in assisting         
exporters4  7#b7 ,an outline of the role
 of ,state trade promotion agencies and 
how it is different from ,federal       
agencies located within or providing    
services within the ,state4  7#c7 ,a    
plan on how to utilize ,state trade     
promotion agencies into the ,federal    

trade promotion program4  7#d7 ,an      
explanation of how ,federal and ,state  
agencies will share information and     
resources4  7#e7 ,a description of how  
,federal and ,state agencies will       
coordinate education and trade events in
 the ,united ,states and abroad4  7#f7  
,a description of the efforts to        
increase efficiency and reduce          
duplication4  7#g7 ,a clear             
identification of where businesses can  
receive appropriate international trade 
information under the plan4  7c7        
,deadline ,the plan required under      
subsection 7a7 shall be finalized and   
submitted to ,congress not later than   
#ab months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,annual    
,federal-,state export strategy  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary of ,commerce1  
acting through the head of the ,united  
,states ,commercial ,service1 shall     
develop an annual ,federal-,state export
 strategy for each ,state that submits  
to the ,secretary of ,commerce its      

export strategy for the upcoming        
calendar year4 ,in developing an annual 
,federal-,state export strategy under   
this subsection1 the ,secretary of      
,commerce shall take into account the   
,federal and ,state export promotion    
coordination plan developed under       
section #c4  7b7 ,matters ,to be        
included ,the ,federal-,state export    
strategy required under subsection 7a7  
shall include the following3  7#a7 ,the 
,state's export strategy and economic   
goals4  7#b7 ,the ,state's key sectors  
and industries of focus4  7#c7 ,possible
 foreign and domestic trade events4     
7#d7 ,efforts to increase efficiencies  
and reduce duplication4  7c7 ,report    
,the ,federal-,state export strategy    
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted to the ,trade ,promotion      
,coordinating ,committee not later than 
,february #a of each year4  #e4         
,coordinated metrics and information    
sharing  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,commerce1 in coordination with     

representatives of ,state trade         
promotion agencies1 shall develop a     
framework to share export success       
information1 and develop a coordinated  
set of reporting metrics4  7b7 ,report  
to ,congress ,not later than #a year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall 
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains the framework and reporting    
metrics required under subsection 7a74  
#f4 ,annual survey and analysis and     
report under ,national ,export ,strategy
 ,section #bcab of the ,export          
,enhancement ,act of #aihh 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #dgbg7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#e71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#g7 in coordination with   
,state trade promotion agencies1 include
 a survey and analysis regarding the    
overall effectiveness of ,federal-,state

 coordination and export promotion goals
 on an annual basis1 to further include 
best practices1 recommendations to      
better assist small businesses1 and     
other relevant matters4  2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7f71 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
inserting 7including implementation of  
the survey and analysis described in    
paragraph 7#g7 of that subsection7 after
 the implementation of such plan4