Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 73 — Export Enhancement
§ 4728a. State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group
Statutory text
Statement of policy
It is the policy of the United States to promote exports as an opportunity for small businesses. In exercising their powers and functions in order to advance that policy, all Federal agencies shall work constructively with State and local agencies engaged in export promotion and export financing activities.
Establishment
The President shall establish a State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group (in this section referred to as the “Working Group”) as a subcommittee of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee (in this section referred to as the “TPCC”).
Purposes
The purposes of the Working Group are—
to identify issues related to the coordination of Federal resources relating to export promotion and export financing with such resources provided by State and local governments;
to identify ways to improve coordination with respect to export promotion and export financing activities through the strategic plan developed under section 4727(c) of this title;
to develop a strategy for improving coordination of Federal and State resources relating to export promotion and export financing, including methods to eliminate duplication of effort and overlapping functions; and
to develop a strategic plan for considering and implementing the suggestions of the Working Group as part of the strategic plan developed under section 4727(c) of this title.
Membership
The Secretary of Commerce shall select the members of the Working Group, who shall include—
representatives from State trade agencies representing regionally diverse areas; and
representatives of the departments and agencies that are represented on the TPCC, who are designated by the heads of their respective departments or agencies to advise the head on ways of promoting the exportation of United States goods and services.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–418 title II § 2313A · 102 Stat. 1107
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 4728a
(Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2313A, as added Pub. L. 114–125, title V, § 504(a), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 177.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2313A, as added Pub. L. 114–125, title V, § 504(a), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 177.)
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Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under subsec. (b) of this section assigned to Secretary of Commerce, see Ex. Ord. No. 13733, § 1(a), , 81 F.R. 49515, set out as a note under section 4421 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Credits
(Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2313A, as added Pub. L. 114–125, title V, § 504(a), , 130 Stat. 177.)