,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4 
,ruiz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1   
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 and ,mr4 
,gonzalez of ,texas7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the            
,select,u,s,a program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,get ,reinvesting in
 ,opportunities for ,workers ,american  
,jobs ,act of #bjai or the ,,grow       
,american ,jobs ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,establishment of ,select,u,s,a  7a7 ,in
 general ,there is established in the   
,department of ,commerce the            
,select,u,s,a program 7in this ,act     
referred to as ,select,u,s,a71 a        
,government-wide program to attract and 
retain investment in the ,united ,states
 economy4  7b7 ,executive director ,the 
,secretary of ,commerce shall designate 
a senior staff member of the ,department

 of ,commerce to be the ,executive      
,director of ,select,u,s,a1 who shall   
coordinate activities relating to       
business investment decisions within the
 ,department of ,commerce and with other
 ,federal agencies with responsibility  
for such activities4  7c7 ,mission      
,select,u,s,a shall-- 7#a7 facilitate   
business investment in the ,united      
,states in order to create jobs1 spur   
economic growth1 and promote ,united    
,states competitiveness2  7#b7 provide  
enhanced coordination of ,federal       
activities in order to increase the     
impact of ,federal resources that       
support domestic and foreign investment 
in the ,united ,states2  7#c7 in        
providing assistance1 work to maximize  
impact on business investment1 job      
creation1 and economic growth2 and  7#d7
 work on behalf of the entire ,united   
,states and exercise strict neutrality1 
except as specified in subsection 7e71  
with regard to specific locations within
 the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,functions   

,select,u,s,a shall-- 7#a7 coordinate   
outreach and engagement by the ,federal 
,government to promote the ,united      
,states as the premier location to      
operate a business2  7#b7 endeavor to   
coordinate and avoid duplication with   
other ,federal agencies2  7#c7 serve as 
an ombudsman that facilitates the       
resolution of issues involving ,federal 
programs or activities related to       
pending investments2  7#d7 provide      
information to domestic and foreign     
firms on-- 7,a7 the investment climate  
in the ,united ,states2  7,b7 ,federal  
programs and incentives available to    
investors2 and  7,c7 ,state and local   
economic development organizations2 and 
7#e7 report periodically to the         
,president1 through the ,national       
,economic ,council1 the ,domestic       
,policy ,council1 and the ,national     
,security ,staff1 on outreach activities
 of ,select,u,s,a1 requests for         
information received by ,select,u,s,a1  
and efforts of ,select,u,s,a to resolve 

issues4  7e7 ,increased opportunities   
for rural areas and smaller ,states     
,select,u,s,a shall endeavor-- 7#a7 to  
increase foreign direct investment      
opportunities for rural areas and       
smaller ,states2 and  7#b7 to make its  
services increasingly available to rural
 areas and smaller ,states1 including   
through-- 7,a7 teleconferencing2  7,b7  
geographic positioning of conferences   
and events of ,select,u,s,a1 when       
practicable2 and  7,c7 increased        
attention by staff of ,select,u,s,a4    
7f7 ,participation of other agencies    
,all ,federal agencies with             
responsibility for activities relating  
to business investment decisions shall  
cooperate with ,select,u,s,a1 as        
requested by the ,executive ,director1  
to support the objectives of            
,select,u,s,a4  #c4 ,federal interagency
 investment working group  7a7          
,establishment ,there is established the
 ,federal ,interagency ,investment      
,working ,group 7in this section        

referred to as the ,working ,group71    
which shall be convened and chaired by  
the ,executive ,director of             
,select,u,s,a1 in coordination with the 
,director of the ,national ,economic    
,council4  7b7 ,membership ,the ,working
 ,group shall consist of senior         
officials from-- 7#a7 agencies          
represented on the ,trade ,promotion    
,coordinating ,committee established by 
section #bcab of the ,export            
,enhancement ,act of #aihh 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #dgbg72 and  7#b7 such other  
agencies as the ,secretary of ,commerce 
may designate4  7c7 ,functions ,the     
,working ,group shall coordinate        
activities to promote business          
investment and respond to specific      
issues that affect business investment  
decisions4  #d4 ,reports and            
notifications to ,congress  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than ,december #ca of
 each year1 the ,secretary of ,commerce 
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the activities of ,select,u,s,a during  

the preceding fiscal year4  7b7         
,contents ,each report submitted under  
subsection 7a7 shall include1 for the   
period covered by the report1 the       
following3  7#a7 ,a description of the  
outreach activities of ,select,u,s,a4   
7#b7 ,a statement of the funds used by  
,select,u,s,a4  7#c7 ,an assessment of  
the number of foreign firms that located
 in the ,united ,states using the       
services provided by ,select,u,s,a1     
including the economic effect of such   
locations for the ,united ,states1 and  
an assessment of related services       
provided by ,select,u,s,a to ,state1    
local1 regional1 and tribal economic    
development organizations and           
international investors4  7#d7 ,a       
description of the progress made by the 
,united ,states in increasing its share 
of foreign direct investment from the   
,asia and ,pacific regions4  7#e7 ,a    
description of the efforts of           
,select,u,s,a in promoting foreign      
direct investment in rural areas or     

smaller ,states4  7#f7 ,a description of
 the efforts of ,select,u,s,a in        
coordinating with other ,federal        
agencies1 including the ,united ,states 
and ,foreign ,commercial ,service       
established under section #bcja of the  
,export ,enhancement ,act of #aihh 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #dgba71 the ,department of    
,state1 and the ,foreign ,agricultural  
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture4  7#g7 ,any findings that  
are made by ,select,u,s,a in conducting 
its activities and are relevant to      
promoting the ,united ,states as a      
destination for foreign direct          
investment4  #e4 ,government            
,accountability ,office assessment of   
effectiveness of ,select,u,s,a  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to ,congress a    
report assessing the effectiveness of   
,select,u,s,a in increasing1            
encouraging1 and supporting foreign     

direct investment in the ,united        
,states4  7b7 ,recommendations ,the     
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
include1 as appropriate1 recommendations
 for ways ,select,u,s,a may--  7#a7     
increase foreign direct investment in   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 better       
coordinate with other ,federal agencies 
and other entities2  7#c7 better serve  
rural areas and smaller ,states1        
including by tailoring activities to    
those areas and ,states2  7#d7 increase 
foreign direct investment in those areas
 and ,states2 and  7#e7 more effectively
 use its resources4  #f4 ,authorization 
of appropriations for ,select,u,s,a     
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out ,select,u,s,a #ae1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjbj through  
#bjbd4