§4727a — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee must act to cut down overlap and improve how export help is run. It must report on steps taken or underway to end duplicate federal export programs, help arrange or promote trade shows and fairs, work with State and national groups (including the National Governors’ Association) that run trade offices, and report on ways State, Federal, and private export programs can better coordinate (like sharing space, splitting costs, and sharing market research). All of these items must be included in the committee’s annual report due March 30, 2000, and every year after.

Title 15, §4727a

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The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee shall—

(1)report on the actions taken or efforts currently underway to eliminate the areas of overlap and duplication identified among Federal export promotion activities;

(2)coordinate efforts to sponsor or promote any trade show or trade fair;

(3)work with all relevant State and national organizations, including the National Governors’ Association, that have established trade promotion offices;

(4)report on actions taken or efforts currently underway to promote better coordination between State, Federal, and private sector export promotion activities, including co-location, cost sharing between Federal, State, and private sector export promotion programs, and sharing of market research data; and

(5)by not later than March 30, 2000, and annually thereafter, include the matters addressed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) in the annual report required to be submitted under section 4727(f) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Export Enhancement Act of 1999, and not as part of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 which enacted this chapter.

§4727a Implementation of primary objectives of TPCC

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