,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cuellar7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 and ,small ,business1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to abolish the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,trade ,modernization ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,abolishment of ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service 7a7 ,in general ,the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service is abolished4 7b7 ,transfer of functions ,there are transferred to the ,secretary of ,state all functions that1 on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act1 were authorized to be performed by the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service under any statute1 reorganization plan1 ,executive order1 or other provision of law4 #c4 ,transfer and allocation of property and appropriations ,the ,secretary of ,commerce shall transfer to the ,secretary of ,state all contracts1 property1 records1 and unexpended balance of appropriations1 authorizations1 allocations1 and other funds employed1 held1 used1 arising from1 available to1 or to be made available in connection with the functions of the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service transferred under section #b7;b71 as may be necessary to carry out this ,act4 #d4 ,transfer of personnel 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall transfer to the ,department of ,state those individuals who on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act1 were officers or employees of the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state shall1 in accordance with subsections 7b7 and 7c71 receive those individuals into the ,foreign ,service of the ,united ,states and convert them1 if need be1 to the appropriate class in the ,foreign ,service ,schedule established under the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj4 7b7 ,new positions 7#a7 ,in general ,those individuals transferred to the ,department of ,state under subsection 7a7 shall be deemed economic officers of the ,foreign ,service and shall not be subject to any exam or training under the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj as a condition of assuming such position4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment regarding title change of certain officers of the ,foreign ,service ,subsection 7d7 of section #gjh of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 is amended by striking and commercial before officers4 7#c7 ,savings provision regarding certain officers of the ,foreign ,service subject to title change ,any individual in the ,foreign ,service who as of the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act is a commercial officer shall be known and referred to as an economic officer on and after such date1 and shall otherwise-- 7,a7 maintain his or her grade1 rank1 and class in the ,foreign ,service ,schedule with the same tenure held immediately preceding such title change2 and 7,b7 maintain his or her same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate immediately preceding such title change4 7c7 ,savings provision regarding certain officers or employees of the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service ,any individual transferred to the ,department of ,state under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 maintain his or her grade1 rank1 and class in the ,foreign ,service ,schedule with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer2 7#b7 maintain his or her same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate immediately preceding transfer2 and 7#c7 be made subject to the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj and any other law1 rule1 regulation1 administrative action1 and ,executive order governing the ,foreign ,service of the ,united ,states4 #e4 ,incidental dispositions ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 if requested by the ,secretary of ,state1 shall make such incidental dispositions of personnel1 assets1 liabilities1 grants1 contracts1 property1 records1 and unexpended balances of appropriations1 authorizations1 allocations1 and other funds held1 used1 arising from1 available to1 or to be made available in connection with the functions of the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service transferred under section #b7;b71 as may be necessary to carry out this ,act4 #f4 ,savings provision ,all orders1 determinations1 rules1 regulations1 permits1 agreements1 registrations1 privileges1 and other administrative actions-- 7#a7 that have been issued1 made1 granted1 or allowed to become effective by the ,president1 any ,federal agency or official thereof1 or by a court of competent jurisdiction1 in the performance of functions exercised by the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 that are in effect or were final as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 or are to become effective on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified1 terminated1 superseded1 set aside1 or revoked in accordance with law by the ,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or other authorized official1 a court of competent jurisdiction1 or by operation of law4 #g4 ,activities to promote exports of goods and services from the ,united ,states ,the ,championing ,american ,business through ,diplomacy ,act of #bjai 7enacted as title ,,vii of subtitle ,h of title ,i of division ,j of the ,further ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iija et seq477 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #gab4 ,activities to promote exports of goods and services from the ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for ,economic and ,business ,matters and the relevant chiefs of mission1 shall place primary emphasis on the promotion of exports of goods and services from the ,united ,states1 particularly by small and medium-sized businesses1 and on the protection of ,united ,states business interests abroad by carrying out activities such as the following3 7#a7 ,identifying ,united ,states businesses with the potential to export goods and services and providing such businesses with advice and information on establishing export businesses4 7#b7 ,providing ,united ,states exporters with information and advice on the necessary adaptation of product design and marketing strategy to meet the differing cultural and technical requirements of foreign countries4 7#c7 ,providing ,united ,states exporters with actual leads and an introduction to contacts within foreign countries4 7#d7 ,assisting ,united ,states exporters in locating reliable sources of business services in foreign countries and in their dealings with foreign governments and enterprises owned by foreign governments4 7#e7 ,assisting the coordination of the efforts of ,state and local agencies and private organizations that seek to promote ,united ,states business interests in foreign countries so as to maximize the effectiveness and minimize the duplication of efforts of such agencies and organizations4 7#f7 ,utilizing district offices established under subsection 7b7 as one-stop shops for ,united ,states exporters by-- 7,a7 providing exporters with information on all export promotion and export finance activities of the ,federal ,government2 7,b7 assisting exporters in identifying which ,federal programs may be of greatest assistance2 and 7,c7 assisting exporters in making contact with such identified ,federal programs4 7#g7 ,providing ,united ,states exporters and export finance institutions with information on all financing and insurance programs of the ,export-,import ,bank of the ,united ,states1 the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation1 the ,trade and ,development ,program1 and the ,small ,business ,administration1 including providing assistance in completing applications for such programs and working with exporters and export finance institutions to address any deficiencies in such applications that have been submitted4 7b7 ,district offices ,the ,secretary of ,state shall establish1 or maintain if transferred to the ,secretary under the ,foreign ,trade ,modernization ,act of #bjbj1 district offices of the ,foreign ,service in any ,united ,states city in a region in which the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 determines that there is a need for ,federal ,government export assistance4 7c7 ,cooperation in ,federal financing and insurance programs ,to assist the ,foreign ,service in carrying out subsection 7a77#g71 the ,export-,import ,bank of the ,united ,states1 the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation1 the ,trade and ,development ,program1 and the ,small ,business ,administration shall each-- 7#a7 provide to the ,foreign ,service complete and current information on all the programs and financing practices of each such agency2 and 7#b7 undertake a training program regarding such programs and practices for economic officers of the ,foreign ,service4 4 #h4 ,conforming amendments 7a7 ,omnibus ,trade and ,competitiveness ,act of #aihh 7#a7 ,in general ,the following provisions of the ,omnibus ,trade and ,competitiveness ,act of #aihh are repealed3 7,a7 ,section #bcja 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgba74 7,b7 ,subsection 7c7 of section #bcjc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbc74 7,c7 ,section #bcjf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbe74 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bcjc of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbc7 is amended by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7c74 7b7 ,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code ,section #ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce and ,director ,general of the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service44 7c7 ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae ,section #eje7;c77#a7 of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dgba;a7c77#a77 is amended by striking acting through the head of the ,united ,states ,foreign and ,commercial ,service and inserting in consultation with the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,economic and ,business ,affairs4 7d7 ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj ,the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bjb7;a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c #cibb7;a77-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7,c7 by moving the margins of paragraph 7#c7 7as so redesignated7 two ems to the left2 and 7#b7 in section #cje7;c7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cide7;c77-- 7,a7 by striking 7#a7 ,appointments to the ,senior ,foreign ,service by the ,secretary of ,commerce shall be excluded and inserting ,appointments to the ,senior ,foreign ,service by the ,secretary of ,commerce made on or before the date of the enactment of the ,foreign ,trade ,modernization ,act of #bjbj shall be excluded2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 7e7 ,references ,any reference in any statute1 reorganization plan1 ,executive order1 regulation1 agreement1 determination1 or other official document or proceeding to-- 7#a7 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce and ,director ,general of the ,commercial ,service shall be deemed to refer to the ,secretary of ,state2 and 7#b7 the ,united ,states and ,foreign ,commercial ,service shall be deemed to refer to the ,department of ,state4