,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eadf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjaf     
,mrs4 ,bu/os 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4
 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4
 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4  
,c>ney1 & ,mr4 ,k9d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= c]ta9 actions by ! ,int]national      
,trade ,adm9i/ration 9 ord] to increase 
exports by small- & m$ium-siz$          
ent]prises1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,boo/+ 
,am]ica's ,exports ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,comm]cial s]vice ,! t]m ,comm]cial     
,s]vice means ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,=eign  
,comm]cial ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,comm]ce4  7#b7 ,director ,g5]al ,! t]m 
,director ,g5]al means ! ,assi/ant      
,secret>y = ,global ,m>kets & ,director 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,=eign       
,comm]cial ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,small- &     
m$ium-siz$ ent]prises ,! t]m small- &   

m$ium-siz$ ent]prises or ,s,m,es means--
 7,a7 subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 firms
 ) less ?an #ejj employees2 &  7,b7 9 ! 
case ( a f>m1 a f>m ) few] ?an #ejj     
employees t g5]ates less ?an #bej1jjj 9 
income4  7#d7 ,"u ,secret>y ,! t]m ,"u  
,secret>y means ! ,"u ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce = ,int]national ,trade4  7#e7  
,,useac ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates ,export    
,assi/ance ,c5t] or ,,useac means a     
,unit$ ,/ates ,export ,assi/ance ,c5t]  
e/abli%$ by ! ,comm]cial ,s]vice to     
provide assi/ance to ,unit$ ,/ates firms
 9 export+ _! goods & s]vices4  #c4     
,assessm5t ( ,u4,s4 ,export ,assi/ance  
,c5t]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all conduct an assessm5t ( ! location (
 & s]vices provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,export ,assi/ance ,c5t]s 9 relation to 
! location ( ,s,m,es t are export]s or  
pot5tial export]s ( products or s]vices4
 ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 complete ! assessm5t & submit to       
,congress a report on ! assessm5t4 ,9 ! 

report1 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all id5tify ^? 
locations ( ,u,s,e,a,cs t %\ld be clos$ 
or mov$ bas$ on l[ productivity1 & ^?   
locations :]e a ,,useac %\ld be locat$  
bas$ on ne$4  7b7 ,implem5tation ,! ,"u 
,secret>y %all implem5t ! *anges        
recomm5d$ 9 ! report submitt$ to        
,congress "u subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4 ,! ,"u ,secret>y may e/abli% up to
 #cj new ,u,s,e,a,cs on ! basis ( !     
report4  #d4 ,activities ( ,comm]cial   
,s]vice  7a7 ,increas$ activities ,! ,"u
 ,secret>y %all take ! necess>y /eps1   
?r\gh actions by ! ,comm]cial ,s]vice1  
to increase ! exports1 by volume & types
 ( products & s]vices1 by small- &      
m$ium-siz$ ent]prises4 ,9 ord] to a*ieve
 t goal1 ! ,director ,g5]al %all set    
goals & measure exports by ,s,m,es 9 ea*
 cal5d> ye>1 9 p>ticul> exports by      
,s,m,es t _h n export$ previ\sly1       
includ+ measur+--  7#a7 ! total volume (
 exports1 by product & type ( s]vices1  
includ+ z comp>$ to ! volume ( su*      

exports 9 ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>2  7#b7 !  
numb] ( non-export+ ,s,m,es contact$    
?r\gh recruitm5t ef=ts ( ! ,comm]cial   
,s]vice2  7#c7 ! numb] ( new ,s,m,es    
export+ 9 ! cal5d> ye>2 &  7#d7 cu/om]  
s]vice1 su* z response times & cu/om]   
satisfaction1 to ,s,m,es t contact      
,u,s,e,a,cs1 9 p>ticul> non-export+     
,s,m,es4  7b7 ,p]sonnel = ,u,s,e,a,cs ,!
 ,"u ,secret>y %all ensure t ! foll[+ is
 c>ri$ out ^u ! implem5tation ( ! report
 submitt$ "u section #c3  7#a7          
,functions ( p]sonnel ,p]sonnel at ea*  
,,useac %all id5tify & conduct outrea*  
to pot5tial export]s t are ,s,m,es1     
att5d relevant bus9ess conf]5ces & trade
 %[s to adv]tise ! availability ( !     
res\rces ( ! ,,useac to ,s,m,es1 & p]=m 
o!r tasks design$ to help non-export+   
,s,m,es become export]s4  7#b7          
,additional p]sonnel ,! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all1 9 ! case ( ^? ,u,s,e,a,cs t !     
report submitt$ to ,congress "u section 
#c recomm5ds rema9 op51 increase !      
p]sonnel at ^? ,u,s,e,a,cs 7by an av]age

 ( n m ?an #e = ea* ,,useac7 to ! ext5t 
necess>y to enhance ! ability ( !       
,u,s,e,a,cs1 ?r\gh outrea* & provision (
 s]vices to ,s,m,es1 to increase exports
 by ,s,m,es1 9 p>ticul> non-export+     
,s,m,es4  7#c7 ,trade speciali/s ,!     
,director ,g5]al %all ensure t          
speciali/s 9 an increas$ numb] ( areas  
are on ! /aff ( ,u,s,e,a,cs 9 ord] to   
s]ve an increas$ numb] ( ,s,m,es4  7#d7 
,collaboration ) o!r entities ,!        
,director ,g5]al %all ensure t /aff at  
ea* ,,useac is assign$ to conduct       
outrea* to & collaborate ) entities ( ! 
,/ates & o!r non-,f$]al entities )      
respect to export promotion activities  
design$ to increase exports by ,s,m,es4 
7#e7 ,adm9i/rative p]sonnel ,! ,director
 ,g5]al %all ensure t ,u,s,e,a,cs h     
p]sonnel d$icat$ to adm9i/rative duties 
z ne$$ 9 ord] to enable o!r p]sonnel to 
"w m on cli5t-ori5t$ tasks4  #e4 ,annual
 report to ,congress ,! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all submit to ,congress an annual      
report on ! implem5tation ( ?is ,act1   

includ+ ! actions ( ! ,director ,g5]al  
"u section #d4