S.Amdt. 2679

1. Adds Sec. 111. (a) Report on Export Assistance to Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report on-- on page 125, between lines 10 and 11

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   Inserted: Sec. 111. (a) Report on Export Assistance to Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report on--

   Inserted: (1) the status of the current programs of the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States with respect to facilitating the exportation of goods produced in the United States to emerging markets, including the People's Republic of China, Brazil, and India; and

   Inserted: (2) the feasibility of providing additional assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States with respect to facilitating the exportation of goods produced in the United States to emerging markets.

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include--

   Inserted: (1) an assessment of the ability of the Department of Commerce--

   Inserted: (A) to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States in--

   Inserted: (i) finding and utilizing Federal and private resources to facilitate the exportation of goods produced in the United States to emerging markets;

   Inserted: (ii) establishing and maintaining continuous direct and personal contact with other businesses that have entered into emerging markets;

   Inserted: (iii) resolving disputes with the Government of the United States or the governments of emerging markets relating to intellectual property rights violations or import or export restrictions or other trade barriers; and

   Inserted: (iv) the consolidation of fees charged by the Department for Gold Key Matching Services provided for businesses that export goods or services produced in the United States to more than one market; and

   Inserted: (B) to locate and recruit businesses to enter the emerging markets;

   Inserted: (C) to develop and implement trade missions to emerging markets;

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   Inserted: (2) recommendations with respect to additional assistance that the Department could provide to small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States with respect to facilitating the exportation of goods to emerging markets; and

   Inserted: (3) an estimate of--

   Inserted: (A) the cost of any such additional assistance;

   Inserted: (B) the number of additional personnel required to carry out such assistance; and

   Inserted: (C) the cost of consolidating or reducing fees under paragraph (1)(A)(iv).

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   On page 125, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

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