Title II — Facilitation of export opportunities for small businesses

S. 1179 · 113th Congress · Jun 18, 2013 · Lineage

II Facilitation of export opportunities for small businesses

Sec. 201 Definitions

In this title—

(1)

the terms Administration and Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively;

(2)

the term region of the Administration has the meaning given that term in section 3(u) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(u)); and

(3)

the term small business concern has the meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

Sec. 202 Promotion of exporting

Section 22(c)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(c)(11)) is amended by inserting “, which shall include conducting not fewer that 1 outreach event each fiscal year in each State that promotes exporting as a business development opportunity for small business concerns” before the semicolon.

Sec. 203 Export control education

Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (k) the following:

“(l) Export control education—The Associate Administrator shall ensure that all programs of the Administration to support exporting by small business concerns place a priority on educating small business concerns about Federal export control regulations.”

Sec. 204 Small business inter-agency task force on export financing

The Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall jointly establish a Small Business Inter-Agency Task Force on Export Financing to—

(1)

review and improve Federal export finance programs for small business concerns; and

(2)

coordinate the activities of the Federal Government to assist small business concerns seeking to export.

Sec. 205 Availability of State resource guides on Export.gov

The Secretary of Commerce shall make available on the Internet website Export.gov (or a successor website) information on the resources relating to export promotion and export financing available in each State—

(1)

organized by State; and

(2)

including information on State agencies with responsibility for export promotion or export financing and district export councils and trade associations located in the State.