[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 745 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 745

To provide for increased export assistance staff in areas in which the 
President declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina of 
                    2005 and Hurricane Rita of 2005.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2007

 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for increased export assistance staff in areas in which the 
President declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina of 
                    2005 and Hurricane Rita of 2005.

    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 ``Gulf Coast Export Recovery Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR NEW ORLEANS UNITED STATES EXPORT 
              ASSISTANCE CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall hire 1 additional 
full-time international trade specialist, to be located in the New 
Orleans, Louisiana, United States Export Assistance Center.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The international trade specialist hired 
under subsection (a) shall provide service to the parishes of East 
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, St. Martin, 
St. Landry, and Iberia, Louisiana, and any other parish selected by the 
Secretary of Commerce.

SEC. 3. GULF COAST EXPORT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Increase in Small Business International Trade Staff.--The 
Administrator shall hire an additional full-time international finance 
specialist to the Office of International Trade of the Administration.
    (b) Location and Service Area.--The international finance 
specialist hired under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be located in the New Orleans, Louisiana United States 
        Export Assistance Center;
            (2) help to carry out the export promotion efforts 
        described in section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        649); and
            (3) provide such services in the States of Louisiana, 
        Mississippi, and Alabama.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Administration such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available under 
        this subsection shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the terms ``Administration'' and 
``Administrator'' mean the Small Business Administration and the 
Administrator thereof, respectively.
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