,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjac,mr4 ,schatz introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize appropriations to 
the ,secretary of ,commerce to establish
 public-private partnerships under the  
,market ,development ,cooperator        
,program of the ,international ,trade   
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,american ,export          
,promotion ,act of #bjac4  #b4          
,additional funding for the market      
development cooperator program of the   
,department of ,commerce  7a7 ,in       
general ,there is authorized to be      
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,commerce1 for the #ah-month period     
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 #h1jjj1jjj for the        
,industry and ,analysis unit of the     

,international ,trade ,administration-- 
7#a7 to establish public-private        
partnerships under the ,market          
,development ,cooperator ,program of the
 ,international ,trade ,administration2 
and  7#b7 to underwrite a portion of the
 start-up costs for new projects carried
 out under that ,program to strengthen  
the competitiveness and market share of 
,united ,states industry1 not to exceed1
 for each such project1 the lesser of-- 
7,a7  of the total start-up costs for   
the project2 or  7,b7 #ejj1jjj4  7b7    
,requirements ,in obligating and        
expending the funds appropriated        
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,commerce shall give      
preference to activities that the       
,secretary determines will-- 7#a7 assist
 small- and medium-sized businesses in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 7,a7     
create or sustain the greatest number of
 jobs in the ,united ,states2  7,b7     
obtain the maximum return on investment2
  7,c7 increase ,united ,states exports 

to the ,asia and ,pacific region2  7,d7 
increase ,united ,states exports in     
services2 or  7,e7 address export       
priorities set by the ,department of    
,commerce4