§9902 Report From Each Mission on Matters of Commercial Relations

Summary

Heads of every U.S. bilateral diplomatic mission and the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan must, within 1 year after December 20, 2019 and every year after, send mission plans to the Secretary of State. The plans must describe what the mission did last year to boost trade and protect U.S. economic and business interests where they work, and list their economic and commercial priorities for the coming year. The Secretary of State must give a country‑by‑country report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The report must describe actions and examples that promote U.S. business and create a favorable business environment, and must include information on major foreign competition to U.S. firms, including investments directed by foreign governments and by U.S. strategic competitors.