[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5145 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5145

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the position of Assistant 
         United States Trade Representative for Small Business.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2000

Mr. Manzullo (for himself and Mr. Mica) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the position of Assistant 
         United States Trade Representative for Small Business.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANT USTR FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

    (a) Establishment of Position.--Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) There is established in the Office the position of 
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business. The 
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business shall 
be appointed by the United States Trade Representative.
    ``(B) The primary function of the Assistant United States Trade 
Representative for Small Business shall be to promote the trade 
interests of small businesses, to remove foreign trade barriers that 
impede small business exporters, and to enforce existing trade 
agreements beneficial to small businesses. The Assistant United States 
Trade Representative for Small Business shall be a vigorous advocate on 
behalf of small businesses. In carrying out that advocacy function, the 
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business shall 
conduct meetings throughout the United States on a regular basis in 
order to solicit views and recommendations from small business 
exporters in the formulation of trade policy. The Assistant United 
States Trade Representative for Small Business shall perform such other 
functions as the United States Trade Representative may direct.
    ``(C) The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small 
Business shall be paid at the level of a member of the Senior Executive 
Service with equivalent time and service.''.
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