,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjah ,ms4   
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hoev57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,rural ,export    
,c5t]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,promot+ ,rural ,exports ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,rural bus9esses are (t5 locat$ f> f   
in=mation clu/]s & major transportation 
corridors4  7#b7 ,because ( _! location1
 rural bus9esses face high] b>ri]s to   
access+ int]national m>kets4  7#c7 ,a   
d$icat$ ,rural ,export ,c5t] )9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ,=eign ,comm]cial ,s]vice     
provid+ bus9ess- & product-specific     
support c help companies 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates look+ to export _! products4  #c4
 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,rural ,export ,c5t]   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant    

,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,comm]ce & ,director ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,=eign ,comm]cial ,s]vice      
appo9t$ pursuant to section             
#bcja7;a77#b7 ( ! ,export ,enhancem5t   
,act ( #aihh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4             
#dgba7;a77#b774  7#b7 ,comm]cial ,s]vice
 ,! t]m ,comm]cial ,s]vice means !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ,=eign ,comm]cial       
,s]vice e/abli%$ "u section             
#bcja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,export ,enhancem5t   
,act ( #aihh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4             
#dgba7;a77#a774  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( !    
,rural ,export ,c5t]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a ,rural ,export ,c5t] 79 ?is   
section ref]r$ to z ! ,c5t]7 = ! purpose
 ( provid+ bus9esses locat$ 9 rural     
areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) res\rces to   
help ^? bus9esses export _! products4   
7#b7 ,location ( ! ,c5t]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,c5t] %all be e/abli%$ at an (fice ( 
! ,comm]cial ,s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 exi/5ce be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 

,act4  7,b7 ,crit]ia = select+ location 
,9 select+ a location = ! ,c5t]1 !      
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce--
 7i7 bas$ on exp]tise & op]ations at    
,comm]cial ,s]vice (fices t support     
rural bus9esses export+ to new m>kets   
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  
7ii7 to su* (fices n locat$ 9 major     
metropolitan areas4  7,c7 ,location (   
/aff ,any rese>*] or /aff directly      
support+ ! op]ation ( ! ,c5t] %all be   
prim>ily bas$ at ! ,c5t]4  7c7 ,export  
,c5t] op]ations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,c5t] 
%all-- 7,a7 provide 9-dep?1 cu/omiz$1 & 
actionable m>ket rese>* s]vices t--  7i7
 a bus9ess may opt into bas$ on ne$2 &  
7ii7 are--  7,i7 focus$ on actionable & 
measurable results = a bus9ess2  7,,ii7 
bus9ess- & product-specific2  7,,iii7   
t>get$ to n m ?an #c int]national       
m>kets2  7,,iv7 bas$ on high-quality    
data1 includ+ data f int]national trade 
association subscription databases2 &   
7,v7 bas$ on m>ket analysis & export    
s]vices ( ! ,comm]cial ,s]vice available

 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
includ+ ! ,rural ,am]ica's ,intellig5ce 
,s]vice = ,export]s program2 &  7,b7    
conduct /rategic plann+ & export support
 s]vices = rural bus9esses z ne$$4  7#b7
 ,measure ( effectiv5ess ,to measure !  
effectiv5ess ( ! ,c5t]1 ! ,c5t] %all    
collect & make available data on--  7,a7
 ! numb] ( bus9esses t sign up = m>ket  
rese>* assi/ance2  7,b7 ! numb] ( export
 assi/ance s]vices a bus9ess engages 9  
foll[+ ! rese>* assi/ance1 includ+--    
7i7 trade %[s2  7ii7 trade missions2 &  
7iii7 o!r s]vices facilitat$ by ! ,c5t]2
 &  7,c7 ! total monet>y value ( exports
 facilitat$ by ! s]vices provid$ by !   
,c5t]4  7#c7 ,website = ! ,c5t] ,! ,c5t]
 %all ma9ta9 an int]net website t       
includes-- 7,a7 data collect$ by !      
,c5t]2  7,b7 be/ practices = rural      
bus9esses beg9n+ to evaluate export     
opportunities2 &  7,c7 appropriate      
contact in=mation = /aff at ! ,c5t]4