Sec. 1207. STATE TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1207 STATE TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM **[**[15 U.S.C. 649b note](/us/usc/t15/s649b)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section— ####
(1)the term “eligible small business concern” means a small business concern that— #####
(A)has been in business for not less than the 1-year period ending on the date on which assistance is provided using a grant under this section; #####
(B)is operating profitably, based on operations in the United States; #####
(C)has demonstrated understanding of the costs associated with exporting and doing business with foreign purchasers, including the costs of freight forwarding, customs brokers, packing and shipping, as determined by the Associate Administrator; and #####
(D)has in effect a strategic plan for exporting; ####
(2)the term “program” means the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program established under subsection (b); ####
(3)the term “small business concern owned and controlled by women” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); ####
(4)the term “socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern” has the meaning given that term in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 6537(a)(4)(A)); and ####
(5)the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. ###
(b)Establishment of Program The Associate Administrator shall establish a 3-year trade and export promotion pilot program to be known as the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program, to make grants to States to carry out export programs that assist eligible small business concerns in— ####
(1)participation in a foreign trade mission; ####
(2)a foreign market sales trip; ####
(3)a subscription to services provided by the Department of Commerce; ####
(4)the payment of website translation fees; ####
(5)the design of international marketing media; ####
(6)a trade show exhibition; ####
(7)participation in training workshops; or ####
(8)any other export initiative determined appropriate by the Associate Administrator. ###
(c)Grants ####
(1)Joint review In carrying out the program, the Associate Administrator may make a grant to a State to increase the number of eligible small business concerns in the State that export or to increase the value of the exports by eligible small business concerns in the State. ####
(2)Considerations In making grants under this section, the Associate Administrator may give priority to an application by a State that proposes a program that— #####
(A)focuses on eligible small business concerns as part of an export promotion program; #####
(B)demonstrates success in promoting exports by— ######
(i)socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; ######
(ii)small business concerns owned or controlled by women; and ######
(iii)rural small business concerns; #####
(C)promotes exports from a State that is not 1 of the 10 States with the highest percentage of exporters that are small business concerns, based upon the latest data available from the Department of Commerce; and #####
(D)promotes new-to-market export opportunities to the People’s Republic of China for eligible small business concerns in the United States. ####
(3)Limitations #####
(A)Single application A State may not submit more than 1 application for a grant under the program in any 1 fiscal year. #####
(B)Proportion of amounts The total value of grants under the program made during a fiscal year to the 10 States with the highest number of exporters that are small business concerns, based upon the latest data available from the Department of Commerce, shall be not more than 40 percent of the amounts appropriated for the program for that fiscal year. ####
(4)Application A State desiring a grant under the program shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Associate Administrator may establish. ###
(d)Competitive Basis The Associate Administrator shall award grants under the program on a competitive basis. ###
(e)Federal Share The Federal share of the cost of an export program carried out using a grant under the program shall be— ####
(1)for a State that has a high export volume, as determined by the Associate Administrator, not more than 65 percent; and ####
(2)for a State that does not have a high export volume, as determined by the Associate Administrator, not more than 75 percent. ###
(f)Non-Federal Share The non-Federal share of the cost of an export program carried using a grant under the program shall be comprised of not less than 50 percent cash and not more than 50 percent of indirect costs and in-kind contributions, except that no such costs or contributions may be derived from funds from any other Federal program. ###
(g)Reports ####
(1)Initial report Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Associate Administrator shall 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, which shall include— #####
(A)a description of the structure of and procedures for the program; #####
(B)a management plan for the program; and #####
(C)a description of the merit-based review process to be used in the program. ####
(2)Annual reports The Associate Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives regarding the program, which shall include— #####
(A)the number and amount of grants made under the program during the preceding year; #####
(B)a list of the States receiving a grant under the program during the preceding year, including the activities being performed with grant; and #####
(C)the effect of each grant on exports by eligible small business concerns in the State receiving the grant. ###
(h)Reviews by Inspector General ####
(1)In general The Inspector General of the Administration shall conduct a review of— #####
(A)the extent to which recipients of grants under the program are measuring the performance of the activities being conducted and the results of the measurements; and #####
(B)the overall management and effectiveness of the program. ####
(2)Report Not later than September 30, 2012, the Inspector General of the Administration shall 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 regarding the review conducted under paragraph (1). ###
(i)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013. ###
(j)Termination The authority to carry out the program shall terminate 3 years after the date on which the Associate Administrator establishes the program.
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- 15 USC 6537(a)(4)(A)
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Sec. 1207
STATE TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM
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