[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1916 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1916

 To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-
tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting 
  exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2013

  Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
Chabot, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Hinojosa, 
 and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-
tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting 
  exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Transparent Rules Allow Direct 
Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act'' or ``TRADE for Small 
Businesses and Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. FOREIGN TARIFF AND NON-TARIFF LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND PRACTICES 
              AFFECTING EXPORTS OF UNITED STATES GOODS AND SERVICES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist exporters of 
United States goods and services to access new markets in foreign 
countries.
    (b) Collection of Information.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in 
consultation with the United States Trade Representative and the 
Secretary of State, collect information on changes in tariff and non-
tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting 
exports of United States goods and services other than United States 
agricultural commodities.
    (c) Availability of Information.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall make 
        available the information collected under subsection (b) to 
        United States exporters on the Web site Export.gov or a 
        successor Web site.
            (2) Format.--The information collected under subsection (b) 
        shall be presented in a clear and easy-to-understand format to 
        allow United States exporters to better understand and comply 
        with tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries described in subsection (b).
            (3) Update.--The Secretary of Commerce shall update the 
        information collected under subsection (b) on the Web site 
        Export.gov or a successor Web site not less than once every 60 
        days after the date on which the Secretary of Commerce makes 
        available the information collected under subsection (b).
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