3.0.0 6106 2023-01-11T13:33:46Z 2023-01-11T13:33:46Z House HR 2016-09-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KUSTER:H.R. 6106.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``To regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,and with the Indian Tribes . . .''[Page H5800]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-21T14:00:26Z 2016-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 N B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2016-09-21 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural trade Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of State Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Performance measurement Small Business Administration Small business Trade and Development Agency Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2016-09-21 Introduced in House 2017-01-26T20:43:48Z Export Promotion Act

This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce, to be headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Promotion.

There are transferred to the Agency the functions of each of the following:

  • the International Trade Administration,
  • the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration,
  • the Trade and Development Agency,
  • the Export Credit Guarantee Program and the Facilities Guarantee Program of the Department of Agriculture, and
  • the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the Department of State.

The Under Secretary shall develop:

  • an organizational structure for the Agency that consolidates programs and eliminates duplicative programs; and
  • metrics to measure performance with respect to the total U.S. exports and number of U.S. businesses exporting (including exports assisted by the Agency), as well as number of businesses present in key foreign markets.
]]> Export Promotion Act Display Title Export Promotion Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a single export promotion agency in the executive branch, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Export Promotion Act Introduced in House 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6106ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6106ih.xml 2016-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.