3.0.0 4250 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z House H HR 2005-11-08 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-11-08T13:43:20Z 2005-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 N M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2005-11-08 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative fees Alien labor Americans in foreign countries Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Commerce Developing countries Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Embassies Executive reorganization Exports Federal employees Federal officials Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Immigration International Affairs Internet Labor and Employment Law Marketing Relocation Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Small business Web sites Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2005-11-08 Introduced in House 2006-01-23T21:17:40Z United States Export Promotion Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce, the International Trade Administration, and the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) from charging fees to U.S. exporters, businesses, or persons for assistance provided to them under export promotion programs.

Revises the capital security cost-sharing program under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 to exclude from determination of an agency's total overseas presence any positions or activities attributable to export promotion programs.

Requires the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress plans to: (1) locate and relocate USFCS offices, officers, and employees in other countries at places other than the U.S. embassy or the U.S. chief diplomatic mission; and (2) place a USFCS office where the United States has diplomatic relations or, where viable in countries with smaller markets, one or more foreign nationals working under a regional USFCS officer's supervision to carry out export promotion functions.

Directs the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress a plan for conducting at least 100 U.S. trade missions abroad in FY2006-FY2007.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) increase the participation in global markets of small and medium-sized U.S. businesses; (2) review, reorganize, and expand the Department of Commerce Web site to increase its usability and scope; and (3) create a database of U.S. exporters.

]]> United States Export Promotion Act of 2005 Display Title United States Export Promotion Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To eliminate fees for assistance provided by the Department of Commerce and agencies thereof under export promotion programs, to authorize appropriations for such purpose, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to take certain steps to expand export promotion activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States Export Promotion Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4250ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4250ih.xml 2005-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.