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15 U.S.C. § 4728a — State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group
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**(a) 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.
**(b) 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”).
**(c) Purposes** The purposes of the Working Group are—
(1) 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;
(2) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4727/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) 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
(4) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4727/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Membership** The Secretary of Commerce shall select the members of the Working Group, who shall include—
(1) representatives from State
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**(a) 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.
**(b) 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”).
**(c) Purposes** The purposes of the Working Group are—
(1) 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;
(2) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4727/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) 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
(4) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4727/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Membership** The Secretary of Commerce shall select the members of the Working Group, who shall include—
(1) representatives from State trade agencies representing regionally diverse areas; and
(2) 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.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund (in this section referred to as the “Trust Fund”), consisting of amounts transferred to the Trust Fund under subsection (b) and any amounts that may be credited to the Trust Fund under subsection (c).
**(b) Transfer of amounts**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund, from the general fund of the Treasury, for each fiscal year that begins on or after February 24, 2016, through fiscal year 2026, an amount equal to $15,000,000 (or a lesser amount as required pursuant to paragraph (2)).
(2) **Limitation** — The total amount in the Trust Fund at any time may not exceed $30,000,000.
(3) **Frequency of transfers** — The Secretary shall transfer amounts required to be transferred to the Trust Fund under paragraph (1) not less frequently than quarterly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund in a manner that ensures that the total amount in the Trust Fund at the end of the quarter does not exceed the limitation established under paragraph (2).
**(c) Investment of amounts**
(1) **Investment of amounts** — The Secretary shall invest such portion of the Trust Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.
(2) **Interest and proceeds** — The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
**(d) Availability of amounts from Trust Fund**
(1) **In general** — The United States Trade Representative shall, on the basis of the advice
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 4729
(A) be made available to the public;
(B) identify the 50 to 100 environmental in-
frastructure and procurement projects in
foreign markets that have the greatest po-
tential in the calendar quarter for United
States
exports
of
environmental
tech-
nologies, goods, and services; and
(C) include trade promotion events, such
as trade missions and trade fairs, in the en-
vironmental sector; and
(2) provide, through the National Trade Data
Bank and other information dissemination
channels, information on opportunities for en-
vironmental businesses in foreign markets and
information on Federal export promotion pro-
grams.
(j) Environmental technology export alliances
Subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, the Secretary is authorized to
use the Market Development Cooperator Pro-
gram to support the creation on a regional basis
of alliances of private sector entities, nonprofit
organizations, and universities, that support the
export of environmental technologies, goods,
and services and promote the export of products
complying with United States environmental,
safety, and related requirements.
(k) ‘‘Environmental business’’ defined
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘envi-
ronmental business’’ means a business that pro-
duces environmental technologies, goods, or
services.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2313, as added Pub. L.
102–429, title II, § 204(a), Oct. 21, 1992, 106 Stat.
2202; amended Pub. L. 103–392, title IV, § 402, Oct.
22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4099.)
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Section 4721 of this title, referred to in subsec.
(c)(2)(D), was amended, and section 4721(i)(5) does not
define ‘‘States’’. However, such term is defined else-
where in that section
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