3.0.0 3084 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z Senate S S 2010-03-05 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-09-13T20:35:59Z Markup by 2010-06-09T20:56:23Z Referred to 2010-03-05T18:14:01Z S. Rept. 111-289 2010-09-13 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560. Calendars 2010-09-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-289. Committee 2010-09-13 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-289. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2010-06-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2010-03-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1496-1497) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2010-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N L000572 Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] George LeMieux R FL S. 2010-03-05 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2010-03-05 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2010-03-05 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2010-03-16 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2010-06-15 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-06-16 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2010-07-22 False 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21579 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered repoted by the Senate Committee on Comemrce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2010</p> 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21579 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered repoted by the Senate Committee on Comemrce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2010 Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Asia Colombia Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Commerce Free trade and trade barriers Intergovernmental relations Latin America Manufacturing Panama Rural conditions and development Small business South Korea Tariffs Technology transfer and commercialization Commerce 00 2010-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-21T19:15:27Z Export Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in making awards for the creation and support of regional centers for the transfer of manufacturing technology, to encourage the submission of applications with significant potential for increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers in the global marketplace. Authorizes the Director to: (1) give a preference to such applications; and (2) consider such potential when awarding grants under the NIST's technology innovation program.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to increase the number of full-time departmental employees whose primary responsibilities involve promoting or facilitating participation by U.S. businesses in the global marketplace and facilitating the entry into, or expansion of, such participation. Requires the Secretary to ensure that global marketplace promotional activities include promoting and facilitating participation by small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses.

Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Commerce's program to improve access to the global marketplace for goods and services provided by rural businesses.

]]> 01 2010-09-13 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-11-08T18:25:40Z Export Promotion Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to increase the number of full-time departmental employees whose primary responsibilities involve promoting or facilitating participation by U.S. businesses in the global marketplace and facilitating the entry into, or expansion of, such participation. Requires the Secretary to ensure that global marketplace promotional activities include promoting and facilitating participation by small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Commerce's program to improve access to the global marketplace for goods and services provided by rural businesses.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to promote or facilitate participation by U.S. businesses in the global marketplace and facilitate the entry into, or expansion of, such participation. Requires the Secretary to give preferences to activities that: (1) assist small and medium-sized businesses in the United States; and (2) will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs in the United States and obtain the maximum return on investment.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations to expand ExporTech, a joint program of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations for the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program. Requires, in the use of such funds, the same preference to be given to activities described in section 4, above.

(Sec. 7) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in making awards for the creation and support of regional centers for the transfer of manufacturing technology, to consider whether an applicant has significant potential for enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers in the global marketplace, and to give a preference to applicants for such projects. Authorizes the Director, in making awards under the technology innovation program, to make the same consideration.

(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary should enhance federal collaboration with the states on export promotion issues.

(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the tariff and nontariff barriers imposed by Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama with respect to exports of U.S. firms, including small and medium-sized manufacturing firms.

]]> Export Promotion Act of 2010 Display Title Export Promotion Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, in interstate and global commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United States businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in interstate and global commerce by expanding the ambit of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program to include projects that have potential for commercial exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an increase in related resources of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Export Promotion Act of 2010 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Export Promotion Act of 2010 S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-09-13T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2010-03-05T05:00:00Z 2010-09-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560. 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.