Sec. 1205. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS
998 words·~5 min read·
/statute-compilations/comps-9466/sec-1205A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
## SEC. 1205 EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS ###
(a)Export Assistance Centers Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), as amended by this subtitle, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(k) Export Assistance Centers > > > #### “(1) Export finance specialists > > > ##### “(A) Minimum number of export finance specialists > > On and after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure that the number of export finance specialists is not less than the number of such employees so assigned on January 1, 2003. > > > ##### “(B) Export finance specialists assigned to each region of the administration > > On and after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure that there are not fewer than 3 export finance specialists in each region of the Administration. > > > #### “(2) Placement of export finance specialists > > > ##### “(A) Priority > > The Administrator shall give priority, to the maximum extent practicable, to placing employees of the Administration at any Export Assistance Center that— > > > ###### “(i) > > had an Administration employee assigned to the Export Assistance Center before January 2003; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > has not had an Administration employee assigned to the Export Assistance Center during the period beginning January 2003, and ending on the date of enactment of this subsection, either through retirement or reassignment. > > > ##### “(B) Needs of exporters > > The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, strategically assign Administration employees to Export Assistance Centers, based on the needs of exporters. > > > ##### “(C) Rule of construction > > Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the Administrator to reassign or remove an export finance specialist who is assigned to an Export Assistance Center on the date of enactment of this subsection. > > > #### “(3) Goals > > The Associate Administrator shall work with the Department of Commerce, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to establish shared annual goals for the Export Assistance Centers. > > > #### “(4) Oversight > > The Associate Administrator shall designate an individual within the Administration to oversee all activities conducted by Administration employees assigned to Export Assistance Centers. > > > ### “(l) Definitions > > In this section— > > > #### “(1) > > the term ‘Associate Administrator’ means the Associate Administrator for International Trade described in subsection (a)(2); > > > #### “(2) > > the term ‘Export Assistance Center’ means a one-stop shop for United States exporters established by the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2301(b)(8) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)(8)); > > > #### “(3) > > the term ‘export finance specialist’ means a full-time equivalent employee of the Office assigned to an Export Assistance Center to carry out the duties described in subsection (e); and > > > #### “(4) > > the term ‘Office’ means the Office of International Trade established under subsection (a)(1).” > . ###
(b)Study and Report on Filling Gaps in High-and-Low-Export Volume Areas **[**[15 U.S.C. 649 note](/us/usc/t15/s649)**]** ####
(1)Study and report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall— #####
(A)conduct a study of— ######
(i)the volume of exports for each State; ######
(ii)the availability of export finance specialists in each State; ######
(iii)the number of exporters in each State that are small business concerns; ######
(iv)the percentage of exporters in each State that are small business concerns; ######
(v)the change, if any, in the number of exporters that are small business concerns in each State— ######
(I)for the first study conducted under this subparagraph, during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act; and ######
(II)for each subsequent study, during the 10-year period ending on the date the study is commenced; ######
(vi)the total value of the exports in each State by small business concerns; ######
(vii)the percentage of the total volume of exports in each State that is attributable to small business concerns; and ######
(viii)the change, if any, in the percentage of the total volume of exports in each State that is attributable to small business concerns— ######
(I)for the first study conducted under this subparagraph, during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act; and ######
(II)for each subsequent study, during the 10-year period ending on the date the study is commenced; and #####
(B)submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report containing— ######
(i)the results of the study under subparagraph (A); ######
(ii)to the extent practicable, a recommendation regarding how to eliminate gaps between the supply of and demand for export finance specialists in the 15 States that have the greatest volume of exports, based upon the most recent data available from the Department of Commerce; ######
(iii)to the extent practicable, a recommendation regarding how to eliminate gaps between the supply of and demand for export finance specialists in the 15 States that have the lowest volume of exports, based upon the most recent data available from the Department of Commerce; and ######
(iv)such additional information as the Administrator determines is appropriate. ####
(2)Definition In this subsection, the term “export finance specialist” has the meaning given that term in section 22(l) of the Small Business Act, as added by this title.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources