,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjai,mrs4 ,bu/os 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,ru!r=d7 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 
firms ) less ?an #ejj employees4  7#d7  
,"u ,secret>y ,! t]m ,"u ,secret>y means

 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =           
,int]national ,trade4  7#e7 ,unit$      
,/ates ,export ,assi/ance ,c5t] ,! 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 (      
,unit$ ,/ates ,export ,assi/ance ,c5t]s 
7a7 ,assessm5t ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all    
conduct an assessm5t ( ! location ( &   
s]vices provid$ by ,unit$ ,/ates ,export
 ,assi/ance ,c5t]s 9 relation to !      
location ( small- & m$ium-siz$          
ent]prises t are export]s or pot5tial   
export]s ( products or s]vices4  7b7    
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! assessm5t       
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,matt]s to be includ$ ,! report requir$ 
"u ?is subsection %all id5tify-- 7,a7 ^?
 locations ( ,u,s,e,a,cs t are s]v+ a   

comp>atively high numb] ( ,s,m,es2 &    
7,b7 o!r locations :]e ,u,s,e,a,cs %\ld 
be e/abli%$4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,! ,"u 
,secret>y %all implem5t ! *anges        
recomm5d$ 9 ! report submitt$ to        
,congress "u subsection 7b7 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*
 fiscal 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$+ fiscal ye>2  7#b7 !  
numb] ( non-export+ ,s,m,es contact$    

?r\gh recruitm5t ef=ts ( ! ,comm]cial   
,s]vice2  7#c7 ! numb] ( new ,s,m,es    
export+ 9 ! fiscal ye>2 &  7#d7 cu/om]  
s]vice1 su* z response times & cu/om]   
satisfaction1 to ,s,m,es t contact      
,unit$ ,/ates ,export ,assi/ance ,c5t]s1
 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 are exi/+ ,u,s,e,a,cs & n 
new ,u,s,e,a,cs e/abli%$ on ! basis ( ! 
report1 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 

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