[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2586 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2586

To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make improvements to the 
 trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2015

  Mr. Chabot (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to make improvements to the 
 trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government.

    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 ``Export Coordination Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, including identifying 
        opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices of agencies 
        involved in such activities'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including the use and 
                coordination of electronic databases,'' after ``the 
                appropriate levels and allocation of resources''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) to the maximum extent practicable, provide a detailed 
        listing of current and future Federal and State-led trade 
        missions, trade fairs, and related activities to ensure better 
        delivery of services to United States businesses; and''.
    (b) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
make available the information on Federal and State-led trade missions, 
trade fairs, and related activities described in paragraph (6) of 
section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as added by 
subsection (a)(4) of this section, on the Web site Export.gov or a 
successor Web site.

SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
4727(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) with respect to export promotion and export financing 
        activities of each agency that is a member of the TPCC--
                    ``(A) clearly identify and explain the role of each 
                agency; and
                    ``(B) describe the goals and objectives of each 
                agency and explain the rationale for measuring and 
                reporting the goals and objectives;'';
            (3) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and Congress'' after ``the 
                President''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph (4)'';
            (4) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking ``and'' 
        at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``United States National Tourism 
                Organization'' and inserting ``United States Travel 
                Association''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesignated) the 
        following:
            ``(8) include the recommendations of the Comptroller 
        General of the United States as the recommendations relate to 
        coordination of the TPCC and agencies that are members of the 
        TPCC;''.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP AND STAFF.

    (a) Membership.--Section 2312(d) of the Export Enhancement Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (L);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 
                subparagraph (N); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the 
                following:
                    ``(M) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) State trade promotion agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The TPCC shall also include one 
                ex officio, nonvoting member appointed by the President 
                who is a representative from a State trade promotion 
                agency and is a member of the working group established 
                under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Working group.--The TPCC shall establish a 
                working group to advise the TPCC on matters relating to 
                State trade promotion. The working group shall include 
                representatives from State trade promotion agencies.''.
    (b) Staff.--Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 4727) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Staff.--Upon request of the chairperson of the TPCC, the head 
of any Federal department or agency that is a member of the TPCC may 
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
department or agency to the TPCC to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this section.''.

SEC. 5. MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.

    Section 2312(e) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
4727(e)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``(other than 
members described in subsection (d)(2))'' after ``Members of the 
TPCC''.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Subsection (g) of section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727), as redesignated by section 4(b)(1) of this Act, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The chairperson of the TPCC shall 
        prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 
        not later than March 30 of each year, a report that--
                    ``(A) describes the strategic plan developed by the 
                TPCC pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of 
                such plan, and any revisions thereto; and
                    ``(B) describes the implementation of sections 303 
                and 304 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 
                5824) concerning funding for export promotion 
                activities and the interagency working groups on energy 
                of the TPCC.
            ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
                Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
                the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on 
                Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
                Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations, and the Committee on Small Business and 
                Entrepreneurship of the Senate.''.

SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Additional Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
        of Commerce shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, on a biennial basis, a report on the 
        extent to which the TPCC is successfully carrying out its 
        duties as described in subsection (b) and the extent to which 
        the strategic plan as described in subsection (c) is 
        successfully being implemented.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under 
        paragraph (1), the Inspector General of the Department of 
        Commerce shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult with 
        the inspector general of each other Federal department or 
        agency that is a member of the TPCC.
            ``(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' has the meaning given such term in subsection 
        (g)(2).''.
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