Sec. 4224. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE EXPORTECH PROGRAM

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## SEC. 4224 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE EXPORTECH PROGRAM ###

(a)In General There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $11,000,000 for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 18 months thereafter, to expand ExporTech, a joint program of the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program and the Export Assistance Centers of the Department of Commerce. ###

(b)Requirements In obligating and expending the funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall give preference to activities that— ####

(1)assist small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States; and ####

(2)the Secretary determines will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs in the United States and obtain the maximum return on investment.