Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§9003 State Trade Expansion Program
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 116— - CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - KEEPING AMERICAN WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED › § 9003
Summary
Grants from the State Trade Expansion Program that used funds from fiscal year 2018 or fiscal year 2019 are extended through the end of fiscal year 2021. The Administrator must repay recipients for money lost when a foreign trade mission or trade show was canceled only because of a COVID‑19 public health emergency, as long as the repayment does not exceed the recipient’s grant funding.
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Title 15, §9003
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(a)Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(C)(iii) of section 649(l) of this title, for grants under the State Trade Expansion Program under such section 649(l) of this title using amounts made available for fiscal year 2018 or fiscal year 2019, the period of the grant shall continue through the end of fiscal year 2021.
(b)The Administrator shall reimburse any recipient of assistance under section 649(l) of this title for financial losses relating to a foreign trade mission or a trade show exhibition that was cancelled solely due to a public health emergency declared due to COVID–19 if the reimbursement does not exceed a recipient’s grant funding.
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15 U.S.C. § 9003
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73