II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2861 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2009 Ms. Snowe (for herself and Ms. Landrieu) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish an Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009.

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Assistant United States Trade Representative 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: (6)(A)There is established within the Office the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business, who shall be appointed by the United States Trade Representative. (B)The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business shall— (i)promote the trade interests of small-business concerns (as that term is defined in section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662)); (ii)advocate for the reduction of foreign trade barriers with respect to the trade issues of small-business concerns that are exporters; (iii)collaborate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration with respect to the trade issues of small-business concerns; (iv)assist the United States Trade Representative in developing trade policies that increase opportunities for small-business concerns in foreign and domestic markets, including polices that reduce trade barriers for small-business concerns; and (v)perform such other duties as the United States Trade Representative may direct. (C)The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. . (b)

Conforming repeal

Section 2112 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3812) is repealed. (c)

Technical corrections

Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1)in subsection (c), by moving paragraph (5) 2 ems to the left; and (2)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking 5314 and inserting 5315; and (B)in paragraph (2), by striking the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18 as provided in section 5332 and inserting the maximum rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule in section 5315.