[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15401-15410]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1321. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:

     SEC. _. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF 
                   SPOUSE, ETC. ACCOMPANYING TAXPAYER ON BUSINESS 
                   TRAVEL.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (m) of section 274 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional 
     limitations on travel expenses) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 1322. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1023, to 
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry 
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel 
to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 9. EXEMPTION OF FISHING GUIDES AND OTHER OPERATORS OF 
                   UNINSPECTED VESSELS ON LAKE TEXOMA FROM COAST 
                   GUARD AND OTHER REGULATIONS.

       (a) Exemption.--
       (1) Exemption of state licensees from coast guard 
     regulation.--Residents or non-residents who assist, 
     accompany, transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of 
     fish for monetary compensation or other consideration on Lake 
     Texoma who are licensed by the State in which they are 
     operating shall not be subject to any requirement established 
     or administered by the Coast Guard with respect to that 
     operation.
       (2) Exemption of coast guard licensees from state 
     regulation.--Residents or non-residents who assist, 
     accompany, transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of 
     fish for monetary compensation or other consideration on Lake 
     Texoma who are currently licensed by the Coast Guard to 
     conduct such activities shall not be subject to State 
     regulation for as long as the Coast Guard license for such 
     activities remains valid.
       (b) State Requirements Not Affected.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (a)(2), this section does not affect any 
     requirement under State law or under any license issued under 
     State law.

     SEC. 10. WAIVER OF BIOMETRIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD 
                   REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS MERCHANT 
                   MARINERS.

       Section 70105(b)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and serving under the authority of 
     such license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners 
     document on a vessel for which the owner or operator of such 
     vessel is required to submit a vessel security plan under 
     section 70103(c) of this title'' before the semicolon.
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  SA 1323. Mr. LIEBERMAN- submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit 
corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise 
promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 19, strike line 13 and all that follows through 
     page 25, line 10, and insert the following:

     SEC. 5. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Travel Promotion Fund Fees.--Section 217(h)(3)(B) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Fees.--
       ``(i) In general.--No later than September 30, 2009, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fee for the 
     use of the System and begin assessment and collection of that 
     fee. The initial fee shall be the sum of--
       ``(I) $10 per travel authorization; and
       ``(II) an amount that will at least ensure recovery of the 
     full costs of providing and administering the System, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Disposition of amounts collected.--From the amounts 
     collected under clause (i)(I), $100,000,000 shall be credited 
     to the Travel Promotion Fund established under section 4 of 
     the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and any additional amounts 
     shall be used by the Secretary for travel security programs 
     authorized under section 217 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), including the Electronic 
     System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and the United States 
     Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT). 
     Amounts collected under clause (i)(II) shall be transferred 
     to the general fund of the Treasury and made available to pay 
     the costs incurred to administer the System.
       ``(iii) Sunset of travel promotion fund fee.--The Secretary 
     may not collect the fee authorized by clause (i)(I) for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014.''.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Section 217(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(E) Strategic plan.--
       ``(i) Submission.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall prepare and submit a 
     strategic plan to the recipients listed under clause (ii) 
     that describes how the full implementation of the System will 
     ensure that all individuals traveling by airplane to the 
     United States from a program country have their travel 
     authorization verified before boarding the airplane.
       ``(ii) Recipients.--The strategic plan prepared under 
     clause (i) shall be submitted to--

       ``(I) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(II) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(III) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(IV) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(V) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(VI) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(VII) the Comptroller General of the United States.

       ``(iii) Milestones.--The strategic plan prepared under 
     clause (i) shall include a detailed timeline that describes 
     the specific actions that will be taken to achieve the 
     following milestones:

       ``(I) Enrollment of all travelers from program countries 
     into the System.
       ``(II) Incorporation of the airlines into the System.
       ``(III) Deployment of the technology of the System in all 
     airports located in program countries, either through the use 
     of standalone kiosks or through the participation of the 
     airlines.
       ``(IV) Verification of travel authorizations of all aliens 
     described in subsection (a) before they board an airplane 
     bound for the United States.
       ``(V) Administration of the System solely with fees 
     collected under subparagraph (B)(i)(II).

       ``(iv) Communications strategy.--The strategic plan 
     prepared under clause (i) shall include--

       ``(I) an analysis of the System's communications strategy; 
     and
       ``(II) recommendation for improving the communications 
     strategy to ensure that all travelers to the United States 
     from program countries are informed of the requirements under 
     this section.''.

       (2) GAO review.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a 
     copy of the strategic plan under section 217(h)(3)(E) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by paragraph

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     (1), the Comptroller General shall complete a review of the 
     plan to determine whether the plan addresses the main 
     security risks associated with the Electronic System for 
     Travel Authorization in an efficient, cost effective, and 
     timely manner.
       (c) Funding Limitation.--None of the amounts made available 
     to the Secretary of Homeland Security under section 
     217(h)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     as added by subsection (a), to carry out the Electronic 
     System for Travel Authorization authorized under section 
     217(h)(3) of such Act may be expended until the Secretary 
     submits the strategic plan required by section 217(h)(3)(E) 
     of such Act.

     SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the Corporation may impose an annual assessment on 
     United States members of the international travel and tourism 
     industry (other than those described in section 2(b)(1)(C) or 
     (H)) represented on the Board in proportion to their share of 
     the aggregate international travel and tourism revenue of the 
     industry. The Corporation shall be responsible for verifying, 
     implementing, and collecting the assessment authorized by 
     this section.
       (b) Initial Assessment Limited.--The Corporation may 
     establish the initial assessment after the date of enactment 
     of the Travel and Tourism Promotion Act at no greater, in the 
     aggregate, than $20,000,000.
       (c) Referenda.--
       (1) In general.--The Corporation may not impose an annual 
     assessment unless--
       (A) the Corporation submits the proposed annual assessment 
     to members of the industry in a referendum; and
       (B) the assessment is approved by a majority of those 
     voting in the referendum.
       (2) Procedural requirements.--In conducting a referendum 
     under this subsection, the Corporation shall--
       (A) provide written or electronic notice not less than 60 
     days before the date of the referendum;
       (B) describe the proposed assessment or increase and 
     explain the reasons for the referendum in the notice; and
       (C) determine the results of the referendum on the basis of 
     weighted voting apportioned according to each business 
     entity's relative share of the aggregate annual United States 
     international travel and tourism revenue for the industry per 
     business entity, treating all related entities as a single 
     entity.
       (d) Collection.--
       (1) In general.--The Corporation shall establish a means of 
     collecting the assessment that it finds to be efficient and 
     effective. The Corporation may establish a late payment 
     charge and rate of interest to be imposed on any person who 
     fails to remit or pay to the Corporation any amount assessed 
     by the Corporation under this Act.
       (2) Enforcement.--The Corporation may bring suit in Federal 
     court to compel compliance with an assessment levied by the 
     Corporation under this Act.
       (e) Investment of Funds.--Pending disbursement pursuant to 
     a program, plan, or project, the Corporation may invest funds 
     collected through assessments, and any other funds received 
     by the Corporation, only in obligations of the United States 
     or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State or 
     any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing 
     account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member 
     of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully 
     guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.

     SEC. 7. OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION.

       Title II of the International Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2121 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 201 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 202. OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION.

       ``(a) Office Established.--There is established within the 
     Department of Commerce an office to be known as the Office of 
     Travel Promotion.
       ``(b) Director.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Office shall be headed by a 
     Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The Director shall be a citizen of 
     the United States and have experience in a field directly 
     related to the promotion of travel to and within the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Duties.--The Director shall--
       ``(A) report to the Secretary;
       ``(B) ensure that the Office is effectively carrying out 
     its functions; and
       ``(C) perform a purely advisory role relating to any 
     responsibilities described in subsection (c) that are related 
     to functions carried out by the Department of Homeland 
     Security or the Department of State.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to override the preeminent role of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security in setting policies relating to the 
     Nation's ports of entry and the processes through which 
     individuals are admitted into the United States.
       ``(c) Functions.--The Office shall--
       ``(1) serve as liaison to the Corporation for Travel 
     Promotion established by section 2 of the Travel Promotion 
     Act of 2009 and support and encourage the development of 
     programs to increase the number of international visitors to 
     the United States for business, leisure, educational, 
     medical, exchange, and other purposes;
       ``(2) work with the Corporation, the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security--
       ``(A) to disseminate information more effectively to 
     potential international visitors about documentation and 
     procedures required for admission to the United States as a 
     visitor;
       ``(B) to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on ways 
     to improve the experience of incoming international 
     passengers and to provide these passengers with more accurate 
     information;
       ``(C) to collect accurate data on the total number of 
     international visitors that visit each State; and
       ``(D) to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on ways 
     to enhance the entry and departure experience for 
     international visitors through the use of advertising, 
     signage, and customer service; and
       ``(3) support State, regional, and private sector 
     initiatives to promote travel to and within the United 
     States.
       ``(d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, 
     and periodically thereafter, as appropriate, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives, which describes the Office's work 
     with the Corporation, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out subsection 
     (c)(2).''.
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  SA 1324. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

               TITLE I--COMMISSIONS ON WARTIME TREATMENT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wartime Treatment Study 
     Act''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) During World War II, the United States Government 
     deemed as ``enemy aliens'' more than 600,000 Italian-born and 
     300,000 German-born United States resident aliens and their 
     families, requiring them to carry Certificates of 
     Identification and limiting their travel and personal 
     property rights. At that time, these groups were the two 
     largest foreign-born groups in the United States.
       (2) During World War II, the United States Government 
     arrested, interned, or otherwise detained thousands of 
     European Americans, some remaining in custody for years after 
     cessation of World War II hostilities, and repatriated, 
     exchanged, or deported European Americans, including 
     American-born children, to European Axis nations, many to be 
     exchanged for Americans held in those nations.
       (3) Pursuant to a policy coordinated by the United States 
     with Latin American nations, thousands of European Latin 
     Americans, including German and Austrian Jews, were arrested, 
     relocated to the United States, and interned. Many were later 
     repatriated or deported to European Axis nations during World 
     War II and exchanged for Americans and Latin Americans held 
     in those nations.
       (4) Millions of European Americans served in the Armed 
     Forces and thousands sacrificed their lives in defense of the 
     United States.
       (5) The wartime policies of the United States Government 
     were devastating to the German American and Italian American 
     communities, individuals, and their families. The detrimental 
     effects are still being experienced.
       (6) Prior to and during World War II, the United States 
     restricted the entry of Jewish refugees who were fleeing 
     persecution or genocide and sought safety in the United 
     States. During the 1930s and 1940s, the quota system, 
     immigration regulations, visa requirements, and the time 
     required to process visa applications affected the number of 
     Jewish refugees, particularly those from Germany and Austria, 
     who could gain admittance to the United States.
       (7) The United States Government should conduct an 
     independent review to fully assess and acknowledge these 
     actions. Congress has previously reviewed the United States 
     Government's wartime treatment of Japanese Americans through 
     the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of 
     Civilians. An independent review of the treatment of German 
     Americans and Italian Americans and of Jewish refugees 
     fleeing persecution and genocide has not yet been undertaken.

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       (8) Time is of the essence for the establishment of 
     commissions, because of the increasing danger of destruction 
     and loss of relevant documents, the advanced age of potential 
     witnesses and, most importantly, the advanced age of those 
     affected by the United States Government's policies. Many who 
     suffered have already passed away and will never know of this 
     effort.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) During world war ii.--The term ``during World War II'' 
     refers to the period between September 1, 1939, through 
     December 31, 1948.
       (2) European americans.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``European Americans'' refers to 
     United States citizens and resident aliens of European 
     ancestry, including Italian Americans, German Americans, 
     Hungarian Americans, Romanian Americans, and Bulgarian 
     Americans.
       (B) German americans.--The term ``German Americans'' refers 
     to United States citizens and resident aliens of German 
     ancestry.
       (C) Italian americans.--The term ``Italian Americans'' 
     refers to United States citizens and resident aliens of 
     Italian ancestry.
       (3) European latin americans.--The term ``European Latin 
     Americans'' refers to persons of European ancestry, including 
     German or Italian ancestry, residing in a Latin American 
     nation during World War II.
       (4) Latin american nation.--The term ``Latin American 
     nation'' refers to any nation in Central America, South 
     America, or the Caribbean.

   Subtitle A--Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans

     SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF 
                   EUROPEAN AMERICANS.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of European Americans (referred to in this 
     subtitle as the ``European American Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The European American Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the European American Commission. A vacancy in the 
     European American Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The European American Commission shall 
     include 2 members representing the interests of Italian 
     Americans and two members representing the interests of 
     German Americans.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the European American Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the European American 
     Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The European American Commission shall elect 
     a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the European 
     American Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the European American 
     Commission shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the European 
     American Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

     SEC. 112. DUTIES OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the European 
     American Commission to review the United States Government's 
     wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Scope of Review.--The European American Commission's 
     review shall include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances 
     surrounding United States Government action during World War 
     II with respect to European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans pursuant to United States laws and directives, 
     including the Alien Enemies Acts (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), 
     Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, and 2685, 
     Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and any directive of the 
     United States Government pursuant to these and other 
     pertinent laws, proclamations, or executive orders, including 
     registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, 
     establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests, 
     internment, exclusion, policies relating to the families and 
     property that excludees and internees were forced to abandon, 
     internee employment by American companies (including a list 
     of such companies and the terms and type of employment), 
     exchange, repatriation, and deportation, and the immediate 
     and long-term effect of such actions, particularly 
     internment, on the lives of those affected. This review shall 
     also include a list of--
       (A) all temporary detention and long-term internment 
     facilities in the United States and Latin American nations 
     that were used to detain or intern European Americans and 
     European Latin Americans during World War II (in this 
     paragraph referred to as ``World War II detention 
     facilities'');
       (B) the names of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans who died while in World War II detention facilities 
     and where they were buried;
       (C) the names of children of European Americans and 
     European Latin Americans who were born in World War II 
     detention facilities and where they were born; and
       (D) the nations from which European Latin Americans were 
     brought to the United States, the ships that transported them 
     to the United States and their departure and disembarkation 
     ports, the locations where European Americans and European 
     Latin Americans were exchanged for persons held in European 
     Axis nations, and the ships that transported them to Europe 
     and their departure and disembarkation ports.
       (2) An assessment of the underlying rationale of the 
     decision of the United States Government to develop the 
     programs and policies described in paragraph (1), the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting these programs and policies were necessary, the 
     perceived benefit of enacting such programs and policies, and 
     the immediate and long-term impact of such programs and 
     policies on European Americans and European Latin Americans 
     and their communities.
       (3) A brief review of the participation by European 
     Americans in the United States Armed Forces, including the 
     participation of European Americans whose families were 
     excluded, interned, repatriated, or exchanged.
       (4) A recommendation of appropriate remedies, including 
     public education programs and the creation of a comprehensive 
     online database by the National Archives and Records 
     Administration of documents related to the United States 
     Government's wartime treatment of European Americans and 
     European Latin Americans during World War II.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The European American Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The European American Commission shall submit 
     a written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 111(e).

     SEC. 113. POWERS OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The European American Commission or, on 
     the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
     member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     provisions of this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and 
     act at such times and places, and request the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as 
     the Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem 
     advisable. The European American Commission may request the 
     Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United 
     States district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
     such attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The European 
     American Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the European American Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the European American Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the European American 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law, including 
     information collected under the Commission on Wartime and 
     Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C. 
     App. 1981 note) and the Wartime Violation of Italian 
     Americans Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 50 U.S.C. 
     App. 1981 note). For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
     1974''), the European American Commission shall be deemed to 
     be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 114. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The European American Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;

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       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 115. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $600,000 to carry 
     out this subtitle.

     SEC. 116. SUNSET.

       The European American Commission shall terminate 60 days 
     after it submits its report to Congress.

     Subtitle B--Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees

     SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF 
                   JEWISH REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees (referred to in this 
     subtitle as the ``Jewish Refugee Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the Jewish Refugee Commission. A vacancy in the 
     Jewish Refugee Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     include two members representing the interests of Jewish 
     refugees.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the Jewish Refugee Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall elect a 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the Jewish 
     Refugee Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

     SEC. 122. DUTIES OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to review the United States Government's refusal 
     to allow Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or 
     genocide in Europe entry to the United States as provided in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Scope of Review.--The Jewish Refugee Commission's 
     review shall cover the period between January 1, 1933, 
     through December 31, 1945, and shall include, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, the following:
       (1) A review of the United States Government's decision to 
     deny Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or 
     genocide entry to the United States, including a review of 
     the underlying rationale of the United States Government's 
     decision to refuse the Jewish and other refugees entry, the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting such refusal was necessary, the perceived benefit 
     of such refusal, and the impact of such refusal on the 
     refugees.
       (2) A review of Federal refugee law and policy relating to 
     those fleeing persecution or genocide, including 
     recommendations for making it easier in the future for 
     victims of persecution or genocide to obtain refuge in the 
     United States.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall submit a 
     written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 121(e).

     SEC. 123. POWERS OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Jewish Refugee Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of 
     such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
     correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as the 
     Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem advisable. 
     The Jewish Refugee Commission may request the Attorney 
     General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States 
     district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such 
     attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The Jewish 
     Refugee Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the Jewish Refugee Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law. For purposes of 
     section 552a(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Privacy Act of 1974''), the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission shall be deemed to be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 124. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;
       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $600,000 to carry 
     out this subtitle.

     SEC. 126. SUNSET.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission shall terminate 60 days after 
     it submits its report to Congress.

                       Subtitle C--Funding Source

     SEC. 131. FUNDING SOURCE.

       Of the funds made available for the Department of Justice 
     by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 (title 
     II of division B of Public Law 111-8), $1,200,000 is hereby 
     rescinded.
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  SA 1325. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, 
Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bond, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. DeMint, 
Mr. Bunning, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Johanns) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1023, to 
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry 
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel 
to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 9. DESIGNATION AS A COUNTRY THAT HAS REPEATEDLY PROVIDED 
                   SUPPORT FOR ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

       (a) Designation.--Until the President makes the 
     certification required under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     State shall designate the Democratic People's Republic of

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     North Korea as a country that has repeatedly provided support 
     for acts of international terrorism for purposes of section 
     6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2405(j)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780), and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371).
       (b) Certification Regarding Actions by Government of North 
     Korea.--The certification referred to in subsection (a) is a 
     certification to Congress that the Government of North Korea 
     has--
       (1) verifiably dismantled its nuclear weapons programs;
       (2) ceased all nuclear and missile proliferation 
     activities;
       (3) released United States citizens Euna Lee and Laura 
     Ling;
       (4) returned the last remains of United States permanent 
     resident, Reverend Kim Dong-shik;
       (5) released, or accounted for, all foreign abductees and 
     prisoners of war; and
       (6) released all North Korean prisoners of conscience.
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  SA 1326. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1023, to 
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry 
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel 
to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Beginning on page 19, strike line 17 and all that follows 
     through page 20, line 10, and insert the following:
       ``(B) Fees.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2009, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fee for the 
     use of the System and begin assessment and collection of that 
     fee. Such fee shall be not less than $20 per travel 
     authorization and distributed as follows:

       ``(I) $10 of each fee shall be transferred to the Travel 
     Promotion Fund established by section 4(a) of the Travel 
     Promotion Act of 2009.
       ``(II) The amount of each fee not transferred under 
     subclause (I) shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security--

       ``(aa) to carry out the exit system required by section 
     217(i) and similar programs at sea and land ports of entry; 
     and
       ``(bb) to ensure recovery of the full costs of providing 
     and administering the System.
       ``(ii) Exception.--Any amount collected for distribution 
     under clause (i)(I) for a fiscal year that exceeds the 
     maximum amount that may be transferred to the Travel 
     Promotion Fund under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 
     4 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 for such fiscal year 
     shall be made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     under clause (i)(II).
       ``(iii) Annual report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to Congress an annual report on the use of the 
     fees described in clause (i).
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  SA 1327. Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Kerry)) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United 
States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and 
scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REDESIGNATION OF LONGFELLOW NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) In General.--The Longfellow National Historic Site in 
     Cambridge, Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as 
     ``Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National 
     Historic Site''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Longfellow National Historic Site shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the ``Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters 
     National Historic Site''.
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  SA 1328. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 21, strike lines 11 and 12, and insert:
       (B) the assessment is approved unanimously by those voting 
     in the referendum.
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  SA 1329. Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1023, to 
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry 
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel 
to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 9. TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to Delegate 
     TARP Asset Management.--Section 106(b) of the Emergency 
     Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5216(b)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the Secretary may delegate such management 
     authority to a private entity, as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, with respect to any entity assisted under this 
     Act''.
       (b) Creation of Management Authority for Designated TARP 
     Recipients.--
       (1) Federal assistance limited.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
     2008, or any other provision of law, no funds may be expended 
     under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or any other 
     provision of that Act, on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, until the Secretary of the Treasury transfers all 
     voting, nonvoting, and common equity in any designated TARP 
     recipient to a limited liability company established by the 
     Secretary for such purpose, to be held and managed in trust 
     on behalf of the United States taxpayers.
       (2) Appointment of trustees.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall appoint 3 independent 
     trustees to manage the equity held in the trust, separate and 
     apart from the United States Government.
       (B) Criteria.--Trustees appointed under this subsection--
       (i) may not be elected or appointed Government officials;
       (ii) shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and may 
     be removed for just cause in violation of their fiduciary 
     responsibilities only; and
       (iii) shall serve without compensation for their services 
     under this section.
       (3) Duties of trust.--Pursuant to protecting the interests 
     and investment of the United States taxpayer, the trust 
     established under this section shall, with the purpose of 
     maximizing the profitability of the designated TARP 
     recipient--
       (A) exercise the voting rights of the shares of the 
     taxpayer on all core governance issues;
       (B) select the representation on the boards of directors of 
     any designated TARP recipient; and
       (C) have a fiduciary duty to the American taxpayer for the 
     maximization of the return on the investment of the taxpayer 
     made under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, 
     in the same manner and to the same extent that any director 
     of an issuer of securities has with respect to its 
     shareholders under the securities laws and all applications 
     of State law.
       (4) Liquidation.--The trustees shall liquidate the trust 
     established under this subsection, including the assets held 
     by such trust, not later than December 24, 2011, unless the 
     trustees submit a report to Congress that liquidation would 
     not maximize the profitability of the company and the return 
     on investment to the taxpayer.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``designated TARP recipient'' means any entity 
     that has received, or will receive, financial assistance 
     under the Troubled Asset Relief Program or any other 
     provision of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-343), such that the Federal Government holds 
     or controls, or will hold or control at a future date, not 
     less than a 20 percent ownership stake in the company as a 
     result of such assistance;
       (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the designee of the Secretary; and
       (3) the terms ``director'', ``issuer'', ``securities'', and 
     ``securities laws'' have the same meanings as in section 3 of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1330. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC._. ENERGY MARKET MANIPULATION PREVENTION.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was created as 
     an independent agency, in 1974, with the mandate to enforce 
     and administer the Commodity Exchange Act, to ensure market 
     integrity, to protect market users from fraud and abusive 
     trading practices, and to prevent and prosecute manipulation 
     of the price of any commodity in interstate commerce.
       (2) Congress has given the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission authority under the Commodity Exchange Act to take 
     necessary actions to address market emergencies.

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       (3) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may use its 
     emergency authority with respect to any major market 
     disturbance which prevents the market from accurately 
     reflecting the forces of supply and demand for a commodity.
       (4) Congress has declared, in section 4a of the Commodity 
     Exchange Act, that excessive speculation imposes an undue and 
     unnecessary burden on interstate commerce.
       (5) In May of 2009, crude oil inventories in the United 
     States were at their highest level in 20 years.
       (6) In May of 2009, demand for oil in the United States 
     dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade.
       (7) As of June 17, 2009, average retail gasoline prices 
     have risen for 50 consecutive days, the longest streak on 
     record.
       (8) The national average price of a gallon of gasoline has 
     jumped from $1.61 a gallon in late December of 2008 to over 
     $2.67 as of June 17, 2009.
       (9) The Energy Information Administration reported on June 
     17, 2009 that U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 3.4 million 
     barrels last week.
       (10) As of June 17, 2009, crude oil prices have more than 
     doubled since February of 2009.
       (11) The International Energy Agency predicted in June of 
     2009 that global oil demand will go down in 2009 by 2.47 
     million barrels per day, including a one million barrel per 
     day reduction in oil demand in the United States.
       (b) Direction From Congress.--The Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission shall utilize all its authority, including its 
     emergency powers, to--
       (1) curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in 
     any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which 
     energy futures or swaps are traded; and (2) eliminate 
     excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or 
     unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, 
     or other unlawful activity that is causing major market 
     disturbances that prevent the market from accurately 
     reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy 
     commodities.
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  SA 1331. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 20, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       ``(iii) Limitation on collection of fees.--Notwithstanding 
     clause (i), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not assess 
     or collect the fee described in that clause after the date on 
     which--

       ``(I) the Secretary of Homeland Security makes a 
     determination that a program country designated under 
     subsection (c) has imposed, in response to the fee assesses 
     and collected under clause (i), a fee on nationals of the 
     United States traveling to that program country; or
       ``(II) the Secretary of State makes and submits to Congress 
     and the Secretary of Homeland Security the determination 
     described in subclause (I).

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1332. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       __. Review to Prevent Duplication.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or of this Act, not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, as part of the 
     Administration's effort to go line by line through the 
     Federal budget to eliminate duplicative government programs, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall--
       (1) evaluate the Office of Travel Promotion established in 
     section 7 of this Act and the existing Office of Travel and 
     Tourism at the Department of Commerce;
       (2) determine which duties and activities of the Office of 
     Travel Promotion are duplicative of existing activities at 
     the Departments of Commerce, the Department of Homeland 
     Security, the Department of State, or any other Federal 
     agency or department;
       (3) consolidate any essential and non-duplicative 
     activities; and
       (4) eliminate the Office of Travel Promotion.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1333. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 22, strike lines 12 through 15.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1334. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 20, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       ``(iii) Limitation on collection of fees.--Notwithstanding 
     clause (i), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not assess 
     or collect the fee described in that clause after the date on 
     which--

       ``(I) the Secretary of Homeland Security makes a 
     determination that a program country designated under 
     subsection (c) has imposed, in response to the fee assesses 
     and collected under clause (i), a fee on students who are 
     nationals of the United States traveling to that program 
     country to participate in a study abroad program; or
       ``(II) the Secretary of State makes and submits to Congress 
     and the Secretary of Homeland Security the determination 
     described in subclause (I).

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1335. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 9, strike lines 16 through 19 and insert the 
     following:
     by international travelers;
       (E) to give priority to the Corporation's efforts with 
     respect to countries and populations most likely to travel to 
     the United States; and
       (F) after seeking the advice of federally recognized Indian 
     tribes, to identify opportunities and strategies to promote 
     international tourism and bring the benefits of international 
     travel to Indian and Alaska Native communities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1336. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

        TITLE __--SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Export 
     Opportunity Development Act of 2009''.

     SEC. _02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean 
     the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 
     thereof, respectively;
       (2) the term ``Export Assistance Center'' means a one-stop 
     shop referred to in section 2301(b)(8) of the Omnibus Trade 
     and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)(8));
       (3) the term ``export loan programs'' means the programs of 
     the Administration under paragraphs (14) and (16) of section 
     7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) and section 
     22 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 649), as amended by this title; and
       (4) the term ``small business concern'' has the same 
     meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632).

     SEC. _03. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   PROMOTION.

       (a) Office of Small Business Export Development and 
     Promotion.--Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     649) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 22. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   PROMOTION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `accredited export assistance program' means 
     a program--
       ``(A) that provides counseling and assistance relating to 
     exporting to small business concerns; and
       ``(B) in which not less than 20 percent of the technical 
     assistance staff members are certified in providing export 
     assistance under subsection (g)(2);
       ``(2) the term `Associate Administrator' means the 
     Associate Administrator for Export Development and Promotion;
       ``(3) the term `Export Assistance Center' means a one-stop 
     shop referred to in section 2301(b)(8) of the Omnibus Trade 
     and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)(8));
       ``(4) the term `export development officer' means an 
     individual described in subsection (d)(8);

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       ``(5) the term `Office' means the Office of Export 
     Promotion and Development established under subsection 
     (b)(1); and
       ``(6) the term `Service Corps of Retired Executives' means 
     the Service Corps of Retired Executives authorized by section 
     8(b)(1).
       ``(b) Office Established.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Administration an Office of Export Promotion and Development, 
     which shall carry out the programs under this section.
       ``(2) Associate administrator.--The head of the Office 
     shall be the Associate Administrator for Export Development 
     and Promotion, who shall report directly to the 
     Administrator.
       ``(c) Duties of Office.--The Associate Administrator, 
     working in close cooperation with the Department of Commerce, 
     the United States Trade Representative, the Export-Import 
     Bank, other relevant Federal agencies, small business 
     development centers, regional and district offices of the 
     Administration, the small business community, and relevant 
     State and local export promotion programs, shall--
       ``(1) maintain a distribution network for export promotion, 
     export finance, trade adjustment, trade remedy assistance, 
     and export data collection programs through use of the 
     regional and district offices of the Administration, the 
     small business development center network, the network of 
     women's business centers, chapters of the Service Corps of 
     Retired Executives, and Export Assistance Centers;
       ``(2) aggressively market the programs described in 
     paragraph (1) and disseminate information, including 
     computerized marketing data, to the small business community 
     on exporting trends, market-specific growth, industry trends, 
     and international prospects for exports;
       ``(3) promote export assistance programs through the 
     district and regional offices of the Administration, the 
     small business development center network, Export Assistance 
     Centers, the network of women's business centers, chapters of 
     the Service Corps of Retired Executives, State and local 
     export promotion programs, and partnerships with people in 
     the private sector; and
       ``(4) give preference in hiring or approving the transfer 
     of any employee into the Office or to an export development 
     officer position to otherwise qualified applicants who are 
     fluent in a language in addition to English, who shall--
       ``(A) accompany foreign trade missions, if designated by 
     the Associate Administrator; and
       ``(B) be available as needed to translate documents, 
     interpret conversations, and facilitate multilingual 
     transactions, including providing referral lists for 
     translation services, if required.
       ``(d) Promotion of Sales Opportunities.--The Associate 
     Administrator shall promote sales opportunities for small 
     business goods and services abroad by--
       ``(1) in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, other 
     relevant agencies, regional and district offices of the 
     Administration, the small business development center 
     network, and State programs, developing a mechanism for--
       ``(A) identifying sub-sectors of the small business 
     community with strong export potential;
       ``(B) identifying areas of demand in foreign markets;
       ``(C) prescreening foreign buyers for commercial and credit 
     purposes; and
       ``(D) assisting in increasing international marketing by 
     disseminating relevant information regarding market leads, 
     linking potential sellers and buyers, and catalyzing the 
     formation of joint ventures, where appropriate;
       ``(2) in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, 
     actively assisting small business concerns in forming and 
     using export trading companies, export management companies 
     and research and development pools authorized under section 9 
     of this Act;
       ``(3) working in conjunction with other Federal agencies, 
     regional and district offices of the Administration, the 
     small business development center network, and the private 
     sector to identify and publicize translation services, 
     including those available through colleges and universities 
     participating in the small business development center 
     program;
       ``(4) working closely with the Department of Commerce and 
     other relevant Federal agencies to--
       ``(A) collect, analyze, and periodically update relevant 
     data regarding the small business share of United States 
     exports and the nature of State exports (including the 
     production of Gross State Product figures) and disseminate 
     that data to the public and to Congress;
       ``(B) make recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce and 
     to Congress regarding revision of the North American Industry 
     Classification System codes to encompass industries currently 
     overlooked and to create North American Industry 
     Classification System codes for export trading companies and 
     export management companies;
       ``(C) improve the utility and accessibility of export 
     promotion programs for small business concerns; and
       ``(D) increase the accessibility of the Export Trading 
     Company contact facilitation service;
       ``(5) making available to the small business community 
     information regarding conferences on exporting and 
     international trade sponsored by the public and private 
     sector;
       ``(6) providing small business concerns with access to up-
     to-date and complete export information by--
       ``(A) making available at the district offices of the 
     Administration, through cooperation with the Department of 
     Commerce, export information, including the worldwide 
     information and trade system and world trade data reports;
       ``(B) maintaining a list of financial institutions that 
     finance export operations;
       ``(C) maintaining a directory of all Federal, regional, 
     State and private sector programs that provide export 
     information and assistance to small business concerns; and
       ``(D) preparing and publishing such reports as it 
     determines to be necessary concerning market conditions, 
     sources of financing, export promotion programs, and other 
     information pertaining to the needs of small business export 
     firms so as to insure that the maximum information is made 
     available to small business concerns in a readily usable 
     form;
       ``(7) encouraging, in cooperation with the Department of 
     Commerce, greater small business participation in trade 
     fairs, shows, missions, and other domestic and overseas 
     export development activities of the Department of Commerce;
       ``(8) facilitating decentralized delivery of export 
     information and assistance to small businesses by assigning 
     primary responsibility for export development to one 
     individual in each district office, who shall--
       ``(A) assist small business concerns in obtaining export 
     information and assistance from other Federal departments and 
     agencies;
       ``(B) maintain a directory of all programs which provide 
     export information and assistance to small business concerns 
     in the region;
       ``(C) encourage financial institutions to develop and 
     expand programs for export financing;
       ``(D) provide advice to personnel of the Administration 
     involved in making loans, loan guarantees, and extensions and 
     revolving lines of credit, and providing other forms of 
     assistance to small business concerns engaged in exports; and
       ``(E) not later than 120 days after the date on which the 
     person is appointed as an export development officer, and not 
     less frequently than once each year thereafter, participate 
     in training programs designed by the Administrator, in 
     conjunction with the Department of Commerce and other Federal 
     departments and agencies, to study export programs and to 
     examine the needs of small business concerns for export 
     information and assistance;
       ``(9) carrying out a nationwide marketing effort to promote 
     exporting as a business development opportunity for small 
     business concerns that uses technology, online resources, 
     training, and other strategies;
       ``(10) disseminating information to the small business 
     community through regional and district offices of the 
     Administration, the small business development center 
     network, Export Assistance Centers, the network of women's 
     business centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired 
     Executives, State and local export promotion programs, and 
     partners in the private sector regarding exporting trends, 
     market-specific growth, industry trends, and prospects for 
     exporting; and
       ``(11) establishing and carrying out training programs for 
     the staff of the district offices of the Administration and 
     resource partners of the Administration on export promotion 
     and providing assistance relating to exports.
       ``(e) Export Finance Specialist Program.--
       ``(1) Export finance specialist program.--The Associate 
     Administrator shall work in cooperation with the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, the Department of Commerce, 
     other relevant Federal agencies, and the States to develop a 
     program through which export finance specialists in the 
     district offices of the Administration, regional and local 
     loan officers, and small business development center 
     personnel can facilitate the access of small business 
     concerns to relevant export financing programs of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States and to export and pre-export 
     financing programs available from the Administration and the 
     private sector.
       ``(2) Program activities.--To carry out paragraph (1), the 
     Associate Administrator shall work in cooperation with the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States and the small 
     business community, including small business trade 
     associations, to--
       ``(A) aggressively market Administration export financing 
     and pre-export financing programs;
       ``(B) identify financing available under various programs 
     of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and 
     aggressively market those programs to small business 
     concerns;

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       ``(C) assist in the development of financial intermediaries 
     and facilitate the access of those intermediaries to 
     financing programs;
       ``(D) promote greater participation by private financial 
     institutions, particularly those institutions already 
     participating in loan programs under this Act, in export 
     finance; and
       ``(E) provide for the participation of appropriate 
     Administration personnel in training programs conducted by 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
       ``(f) Counseling for Small Business Concerns.--The 
     Associate Administrator shall--
       ``(1) work in cooperation with other Federal agencies and 
     the private sector to counsel small business concerns with 
     respect to initiating and participating in any proceedings 
     relating to the administration of the United States trade 
     laws; and
       ``(2) work with the Department of Commerce, the Office of 
     the United States Trade Representative, and the International 
     Trade Commission to increase access to trade remedy 
     proceedings for small business concerns.
       ``(g) Export Assistance Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Associate Administrator shall 
     require, as part of the agreement under section 21, that each 
     small business development center has an accredited export 
     assistance program.
       ``(2) Certification.--The Associate Administrator shall 
     certify technical assistance staff members of small business 
     development centers in providing export assistance, in 
     accordance with such criteria as the Associate Administrator 
     may establish.
       ``(3) Training.--The Associate Administrator shall provide 
     training relating to export assistance programs at the annual 
     conference of small business development centers.
       ``(4) Report.--The Associate Administrator shall submit an 
     annual report to Congress that includes--
       ``(A) the number of small business concerns assisted by 
     accredited export assistance programs;
       ``(B) the export revenue generated by small business 
     concerns assisted by accredited export assistance programs; 
     and
       ``(C) an estimate of the number of jobs created or retained 
     because of assistance provided by accredited export 
     assistance programs.
       ``(h) Export Assistance Officer.--The Associate 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(1) assign an export assistance officer with training in 
     export assistance and marketing to each district office of 
     the Administration, who shall--
       ``(A) conduct training and information sessions for small 
     business concerns interested in exporting; and
       ``(B) conduct outreach to small business concerns with the 
     potential to export; and
       ``(2) provide annual training for export assistance 
     officers.
       ``(i) Export Development Grant Program.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `eligible small-business concern' means a 
     small-business concern--
       ``(i) that--

       ``(I) has been in business for not less than 1 year;
       ``(II) has profitable domestic sales;
       ``(III) has demonstrated understanding of the costs 
     associated with exporting and doing business with foreign 
     purchasers, including the costs of freight forwarding, 
     customs brokers, packing and shipping, as determined by the 
     Administrator; and
       ``(IV) has in place a strategic plan for exporting;

       ``(ii) an employee of which has completed an accredited 
     export assistance program; and
       ``(iii) that agrees to provide to the Associate 
     Administrator such information and documentation as is 
     necessary for the Associate Administrator to determine that 
     the small-business concern is in compliance with the internal 
     revenue laws of the United States;
       ``(B) the term `export initiative' includes--
       ``(i) participation in a trade mission;
       ``(ii) a foreign market sales trip;
       ``(iii) a subscription to services provided by the 
     Department of Commerce;
       ``(iv) the payment of website translation fees;
       ``(v) the design of international marketing media;
       ``(vi) a trade show exhibition; and
       ``(vii) participation in training workshops; and
       ``(C) the term `small-business concern' has the same 
     meaning as in section 103 of the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662).
       ``(2) Grant program.--The Associate Administrator shall 
     establish an export development grant program, under which 
     the Associate Administrator may make grants to eligible 
     small-business concerns to enhance the capability of the 
     eligible small-business concerns to be globally competitive, 
     increase business internationally, and increase export sales.
       ``(3) Application.--An eligible small-business concern that 
     desires a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
     Associate Administrator at such time and in such manner as 
     the Associate Administrator shall prescribe an application 
     that identifies not less than 1 specific, achievable export 
     initiative that the eligible small-business concern will 
     carry out using a grant under this subsection.
       ``(4) Amount.--A grant under this subsection may not exceed 
     $5,000.
       ``(5) Matching funds.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     export initiative carried out with a grant under this 
     subsection shall be not more than 50 percent. The non-Federal 
     share of the cost of an activity carried out with a grant 
     under this subsection may be in kind or in cash.
       ``(6) Information and documentation.--An eligible small-
     business concern that receives a grant under this subsection 
     shall provide to the Associate Administrator--
       ``(A) receipts for all expenditures made with the grant; 
     and
       ``(B) information relating to any export sales resulting 
     from the grant.
       ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       ``(j) Performance Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Associate Administrator shall 
     develop performance measures for the Administration to 
     support export growth goals for the activities of the Office 
     under this section that include--
       ``(A) the number of small business concerns that--
       ``(i) receive assistance from the Administration;
       ``(ii) had not exported goods or services before receiving 
     the assistance described in clause (i); and
       ``(iii) export goods or services;
       ``(B) the number of small business concerns receiving 
     assistance from the Administration that export goods or 
     services to a market outside the United States into which the 
     small business concern did not export before receiving the 
     assistance;
       ``(C) export revenues by small business concerns assisted 
     by programs of the Administration;
       ``(D) the number of small business concerns referred to an 
     Export Assistance Center or a small business development 
     center by the staff of the Office; and
       ``(E) the number of small business concerns referred to the 
     Administration by an Export Assistance Center or a small 
     business development center.
       ``(2) Consistency of tracking.--The Associate 
     Administrator, in coordination with the departments and 
     agencies that are represented on the Trade Promotion 
     Coordinating Committee established under section 2312 of the 
     Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) and the small 
     business development center network, shall develop a system 
     to track exports by small business concerns, including 
     information relating to the performance measures described in 
     paragraph (1), that is consistent with systems used by the 
     departments and agencies and the network.
       ``(3) Reports.--The Associate Administrator shall submit an 
     annual report to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives that includes--
       ``(A) a detailed account of the information relating to the 
     performance measures described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) a description of the export assistance and services 
     provided to small business concerns by the Administration.
       ``(k) Report.--The Associate Administrator shall submit an 
     annual report to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives on the progress of 
     the Administration in implementing the requirements under 
     this section.
       ``(l) Discharge of Administration Export Promotion 
     Responsibilities.--The Administrator shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the responsibilities of the Administration regarding 
     international trade and exporting are carried out through the 
     Associate Administrator;
       ``(2) the Associate Administrator has sufficient resources 
     to carry out such responsibilities; and
       ``(3) the Associate Administrator has direct supervision 
     and control over the staff of the Office, and over any 
     employee of the Administration whose principal duty station 
     is an Export Assistance Center or any successor entity.''.
       (b) Export Development Officers.--
       (1) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that 
     export development officers are assigned to each district 
     office of the Administration, in accordance with section 
     22(d)(8) of the Small Business Act, as amended by this 
     section.
       (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``export 
     development officer'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), as 
     amended by this section.
       (c) Export Assistance Centers.--
       (1) Vacant positions.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure 
     that the number of full-time equivalent employees of the 
     Office of Export Development and Promotion assigned to the 
     Export Assistance Centers is not less than the number of such 
     employees so assigned on January 1, 2003.

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       (2) Export development officers.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure 
     that export finance specialists are assigned to not fewer 
     than 40 Export Assistance Centers.
       (3) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Associate Administrator for Export 
     Development and Promotion shall carry out a nationwide study 
     to evaluate where additional export finance specialists are 
     needed.
       (4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``export 
     finance specialist'' means an export finance specialist 
     described in section 22(e)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 649(e)(1)), as amended by this section.
       (d) Appointment of Associate Administrator.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator shall appoint an Associate Administrator for 
     Export Development and Promotion under section 22 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), as amended by this 
     section.
       (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Number of associate administrators.--Section 4(b)(1) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``five''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``One of the 
     Associate Administrators shall be the Associate Administrator 
     for Export Development and Promotion, who shall be the head 
     of the Office of Export Development and Promotion established 
     under section 22.''.
       (2) Role of associate administrator in carrying out 
     international trade and export policy.--Section 2(b)(1) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(b)(1)) is amended in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting ``through 
     the Associate Administrator for Export Development and 
     Promotion of'' before ``the Small Business Administration''.

     SEC. _04. EXPORT FINANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Export Working Capital Program.--Section 7(a) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``not exceed'' and 
     inserting ``be''; and
       (2) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``(A) The Administration'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Export working capital program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator'';
       (B) by striking ``(B) When considering'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Considerations.--When considering'';
       (C) by striking ``(C) The Administration'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(D) Marketing.--The Administrator''; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Terms.--
       ``(i) Loan amount.--The Administrator may not guarantee a 
     loan under this paragraph of more than $5,000,000.
       ``(ii) Fees.--

       ``(I) In general.--For a loan under this paragraph, the 
     Administrator shall collect the fee assessed under paragraph 
     (23) not more frequently than once each year.
       ``(II) Untapped credit.--The Administrator may not assess a 
     fee on capital that is not accessed by the small business 
     concern.''.

       (b) Participation in Preferred Lenders Program.--Section 
     7(a)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)(C)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) Export-import bank lenders.--Any lender that is 
     participating in the Delegated Authority Lender Program of 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States (or any successor 
     to the Program) shall be eligible to participate in the 
     Preferred Lenders Program.''.
       (c) Export Express Program.--Section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(32) Increased veteran'' and inserting 
     ``(33) Increased veteran''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(34) Export express program.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `export development activity' includes--

       ``(I) obtaining a standby letter of credit when required as 
     a bid bond, performance bond, or advance payment guarantee;
       ``(II) participation in a trade show that takes place 
     outside the United States;
       ``(III) translation of product brochures or catalogues for 
     use in markets outside the United States;
       ``(IV) obtaining a general line of credit for export 
     purposes;
       ``(V) performing a service contract from buyers located 
     outside the United States;
       ``(VI) obtaining transaction-specific financing associated 
     with completing export orders;
       ``(VII) purchasing real estate or equipment to be used in 
     the production of goods or services for export;
       ``(VIII) providing term loans or other financing to enable 
     a small business concern, including an export trading company 
     and an export management company, to develop a market outside 
     the United States; and
       ``(IX) acquiring, constructing, renovating, modernizing, 
     improving, or expanding a production facility or equipment to 
     be used in the United States in the production of goods or 
     services for export; and

       ``(ii) the term `express loan' means a loan in which a 
     lender uses to the maximum extent practicable the loan 
     analyses, procedures, and documentation of the lender to 
     provide expedited processing of the loan application.
       ``(B) Authority.--The Administrator may guarantee the 
     timely payment of an express loan to a small business concern 
     made for an export development activity.
       ``(C) Level of participation.--
       ``(i) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of an express 
     loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be $500,000.
       ``(ii) Percentage.--For an express loan guaranteed under 
     this paragraph, the Administrator shall guarantee--

       ``(I) 90 percent of a loan that is not more than $350,000; 
     and
       ``(II) 75 percent of a loan that is more than $350,000 and 
     not more than $500,000.''.

       (d) International Trade Loans.--Section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``$1,750,000, of which 
     not more than $1,250,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000, of 
     which not more than $4,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``a first lien 
     position'' and all that follows and inserting ``such 
     collateral as is determined adequate by the Administrator.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(i) is confronting--

       ``(I) increased competition with foreign firms in the 
     relevant market; or
       ``(II) an unfair trade practice by a foreign firm, 
     particularly intellectual property violations; and

       ``(ii) is injured by the competition or unfair trade 
     practice.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Guarantee.--For a loan guaranteed under this 
     paragraph, the Administrator shall guarantee 90 percent of 
     the loan.
       ``(G) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `small 
     business concern' has the meaning given the term `small-
     business concern' in section 103 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662).''.
       (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 7 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``or (D) of this paragraph or in paragraph 
     (16) or (34)'' after ``in subparagraph (B)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (14)(B), no''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Lender'' and 
     inserting ``Lenders'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by striking ``Lender'' and inserting ``Lenders''; and
       (II) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(C)(ii)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(2)(C)(iii)''; and

       (B) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii), by striking ``Lender'' and 
     inserting ``Lenders''.

     SEC. _05. MARKETING OF EXPORT LOANS.

       The Administrator shall make efforts to expand the network 
     of lenders participating in the export loan programs, 
     including by--
       (1) conducting outreach to regional and community lenders 
     through the staff of the Administration assigned to Export 
     Assistance Centers or to district offices of the 
     Administration;
       (2) developing a lender training program regarding the 
     export loan programs for employees of lenders;
       (3) simplifying and streamlining the application, 
     processing, and reporting processes for the export loan 
     programs; and
       (4) establishing online, paperless processing and 
     application submission for the export loan programs.

     SEC. _06. SMALL BUSINESS TRADE POLICY.

       (a) Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small 
     Business.--Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2171(c)) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(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 regard to the trade issues of small-business concerns 
     that are exporters;
       ``(iii) collaborate with the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration with

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     regard to the trade issues of small-business concern trade 
     issues;
       ``(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.''; and
       (2) by moving paragraph (5) 2 ems to the left.
       (b) Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee.--
       (1) Detailee.--Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act 
     of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Small Business Administration.--The Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration shall detail an employee of 
     the Small Business Administration having expertise in export 
     promotion to the TPCC to encourage the TPCC to--
       ``(1) collaborate with the Small Business Administration 
     with regard to trade promotion efforts; and
       ``(2) consider the 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)) in the development of 
     trade promotion policies and programs.''.
       (2) National export strategy.--Section 2312 of the Export 
     Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) include an export strategy for small-business 
     concerns (as that term is defined in section 103 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662)), which 
     shall--
       ``(A) be developed by the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration; and
       ``(B) include strategies to--
       ``(i) increase export opportunities for small-business 
     concerns;
       ``(ii) protect small-business concerns from unfair trade 
     practices, including intellectual property violations;
       ``(iii) assist small-business concerns with international 
     regulatory compliance requirements; and
       ``(iv) coordinate policy and program efforts throughout the 
     United States with the TPCC, the Department of Commerce, and 
     the Export Import Bank of the United States.''; and
       (B) in subsection (f), in paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``(including implementation of the export strategy for small 
     business concerns described in paragraph (7) of that 
     subsection)'' after ``the implementation of such plan''.
       (c) Recommendations on Trade Agreements.--
       (1) Notification by ustr.--Not later than 90 days before 
     the United States Trade Representative begins a negotiation 
     with regard to any trade agreement, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall notify the Administrator of the date the 
     negotiation will begin.
       (2) Recommendations.--Not later than 30 days before the 
     United States Trade Representative begins a negotiation with 
     regard to any trade agreement, the Administrator shall 
     present to the United States Trade Representative 
     recommendations relating to the needs and concerns of small 
     business concerns that are exporters.
       (d) Trade Disputes.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
     comprehensive program to provide technical assistance, 
     counseling, and reference materials to small business 
     concerns relating to resources, procedures, and requirements 
     for mechanisms to resolve international trade disputes or 
     address unfair international trade practices under 
     international trade agreements or Federal law, including--
       (1) directing the district offices of the Administration to 
     provide referrals, information, and other services to small 
     business concerns relating to the mechanisms;
       (2) entering agreements and partnerships with providers of 
     legal services relating to the mechanisms, to ensure small 
     business concerns may affordably use the mechanisms; and
       (3) in consultation with the Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office and the Register of Copyrights, 
     designing counseling services and materials for small 
     business concerns regarding intellectual property protection 
     in other countries.
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  SA 1337. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to 
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 2, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 3, line 14, and insert the following:
       (1) In general.--The Corporation shall have a board of 
     directors of 12 members with knowledge of international 
     travel promotion and marketing, broadly representing various 
     regions of the United States, who are United States citizens. 
     Members of the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Commerce (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State), as follows:
       (A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in 
     the hotel accommodations sector;
       (B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in 
     the restaurant sector;
       (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience with 
     small business concerns (as that term is used in section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) or associations that 
     represent small business concerns;
       (D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in 
     the retail sector or in associations representing that 
     sector;
       On page 20, strike lines 19 and 20 and insert the 
     following:
     travel and tourism industry (other than those that are small 
     business concerns (as that term is used in section 3 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), in the retail sector, or 
     in the passenger air sector) represented on the Board

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