[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S7633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. SCHATZ:
  S. 1608. A bill to authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA 
Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1608

       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 ``SelectUSA Authorization Act 
     of 2013''.

     SEC. 2. SELECTUSA INITIATIVE DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``SelectUSA Initiative'' means the 
     SelectUSA Initiative established by Executive Order 13577 of 
     June 15, 2011.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SELECTUSA 
                   INITIATIVE.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the SelectUSA 
     Initiative $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
     2018.

     SEC. 4. REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of 2014, 2015, 
     2016, 2017, and 2018, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the activities of the SelectUSA 
     Initiative during the preceding fiscal year.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the outreach activities of the 
     SelectUSA Initiative and the amounts used by the SelectUSA 
     Initiative for such activities.
       (2) The number of foreign firms that relocated to the 
     United States as a result of the activities of the SelectUSA 
     Initiative.
       (3) A description of the progress made by the United States 
     in increasing its share of foreign direct investment from the 
     Asia and Pacific regions.
       (4) Any findings that are made by the SelectUSA Initiative 
     in conducting its activities and are relevant to promoting 
     the United States as a destination for the location of 
     foreign direct investment.

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