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15 U.S.C. § 4727 — Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

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15 U.S.C. § 4727 — Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

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**(a) Establishment and purpose** The President shall establish the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the “TPCC”). The purpose of the TPCC shall be— (1) to provide a unifying framework to coordinate the export promotion and export financing activities of the United States Government; and (2) to develop a governmentwide strategic plan for carrying out Federal export promotion and export financing programs. **(b) Duties** The TPCC shall— (1) coordinate the development of the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government; (2) provide a central source of information for the business community on Federal export promotion and export financing programs; (3) coordinate official trade promotion efforts to ensure better delivery of services to United States businesses, including— (A) information and counseling on United States export promotion and export financing programs and opportunities in foreign markets; (B) representation of United States business interests abroad; and (C) assistance with foreign business contacts and projects; (4) prevent unnecessary duplication in Federal export promotion and export financing activities; (5) assess the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agencies in support of export promotion and export financing and provide recommendations to the President based on its assessment; and (6) carry out such other duties as are deemed to be appropriate, consistent with the purpose of the TPCC. **(c) Strategic plan** To carry out subsection (b), the TPCC shall develop and implement a governmentwide strategic plan for Federal trade promotion efforts. Such plan shall— (1) establish a set of priorities for Federal activities in support of United States exports and explain the rationale for the priorities; (2) review current Federal programs designed to promote the sale of United States exports in light of the priorities established under paragraph (1) and develop a plan to bring such activities into line with the priorities and to improve coordination of such activities; (3) identify areas of overlap and duplication among Federal export promotion activities and propose means of eliminating them; (4) propose to the President an annual unified Federal trade promotion budget that supports the plan for priority activities and improved coordination established under paragraph (2) and eliminates funding for the areas of overlap and duplication identified under paragraph (3); (5) review efforts by the States (as defined in [section 4721(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4721/i&num=0&edition=prelim)) to promote United States exports and propose means of developing cooperation between State and Federal efforts, including co-location, cost-sharing between Federal and State export promotion programs, and sharing of market research data; (6) reflect the recommendations of the United States National Tourism Organization to the degree considered appropriate by the TPCC; and (7) in coordination with State trade promotion agencies, include a survey and analysis regarding the overall effectiveness of Federal-State coordination and export promotion goals on an annual basis, to further include best practices, recommendations to better assist small businesses, and other relevant matters. **(d) Membership** (1) **In general** — Members of the TPCC shall include representatives from— (A) the Department of Commerce; (B) the Department of State; (C) the Department of the Treasury; (D) the Department of Agriculture; (E) the Department of Energy; (F) the Department of Transportation; (G) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (H) the Small Business Administration; (I) the Agency for International Development; (J) the Trade and Development Program; (K) the United States International Development Finance Corporation; (L) the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and (M) at the discretion of the President, such other departments or agencies as may be necessary. (2) **Representatives from State trade promotion agencies** — The TPCC shall also include 1 or more members appointed by the President who are representatives of State trade promotion agencies. (3) **Chairperson** — The Secretary of Commerce shall serve as the chairperson of the TPCC. **(e) Member qualifications** Members of the TPCC (other than members described in subsection (d)(2)) shall be appointed by the heads of their respective departments or agencies. Such members, as well as alternates designated by any members unable to attend a meeting of the TPCC, shall be individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking authority in their respective departments or agencies. **(f) Report to Congress** The chairperson of the TPCC shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, not later than March 30 of each year, a report describing— (1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of such plan (including implementation of the survey and analysis described in paragraph (7) of that subsection), and any revisions thereto; and (2) the implementation of sections 5823 and 5824 of title 22 11 See References in Text note below. concerning funding for export promotion activities and the interagency working groups on energy of the TPCC.

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22 U.S.C. § 9681 — Applicability of certain provisions of law

Subsections (g), (l), (m), and (n) of [section 2197 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2197&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to the Corporation to the same extent and in the same manner as such subsections applied with respect to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation on the day before October 5, 2018.

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5 U.S.C. § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees

**(a) In General.—** (1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. (2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. **(b) Charters.—** (1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x

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2 U.S.C. § 905 — Exempt programs and activities

**(a) Social security benefits and tier I railroad retirement benefits** Benefits payable under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and benefits payable under sections 231b and 231c 11 See References in Text note below. of title 45, shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter. **(b) Veterans programs** The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter: All programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Special benefits for certain World War II veterans (28–0401–0–1–701). **(c) Net interest** No reduction of payments for net interest (all of major functional category 900) shall be made under any order issued under this subchapter. **(d) Refundable income tax credits and certain elective payments** (1) **Refundable income tax credits** — Payments to individuals made pursuant to provisions of title 26 establishing refundable tax credits shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter. (2) **Certain elective payments** — Payments made to taxpayers pursuant to elections under subsection (d) of [section 48D of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section48D&num=0&edition=prelim), or amounts treated as payments which are made by taxpayers under paragraph (1) of such subsection, shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter. **(e) Non-defense unobligated balances** Unobligated balances of budget authority carried over from prior fiscal years, except balances in the defense categor

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22 U.S.C. § 5823 — Business and Agriculture Advisory Council

**(a) Establishment** The President is authorized to establish an advisory council to be known as the Independent States Business and Agriculture Advisory Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Council”)— (1) to consult with and advise the President periodically regarding programs of assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (2) to evaluate, and consult periodically with the President regarding, the adequacy of bilateral and multilateral assistance programs that would facilitate exports by United States companies to, and investments by United States companies in, the independent states. **(b) Membership** The Council should consist of 15 members, appointed by the President, who are drawn from United States companies reflecting diverse businesses and perspectives that have experience and expertise in dealing with the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The President should designate one such member to serve as Chair of the Council. Five such members should be appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and 5 should be appointed upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation from the United States Government by reason of their service on the Council. **(c) Staff** Upon request of the Chair of the Council, the head of any United States Government agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Council to assist the Council.

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5 U.S.C. § 1001 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services. (2) **Advisory committee.—** (A) *In general.—* — The term “advisory committee” means a committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”) that is established or utilized to obtain advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government and that is— (i) established by statute or reorganization plan; (ii) established or utilized by the President; or (iii) established or utilized by one or more agencies. (B) *Exclusions.—* — The term “advisory committee” excludes— (i) a committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government; and (ii) a committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration. (3) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) **Presidential advisory committee.—** — The term “Presidential advisory committee” means an advisory committee that advises the President.

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12 U.S.C. § 635 — Powers and functions of Bank

**(a) General banking business; use of mails; publication of documents, reports, contracts, etc.; use of assets and allocated or borrowed money; payment of dividends; medium-term financing; dissemination of information; enhancement of medium-term program** (1) There is created a corporation with the name Export-Import Bank of the United States, which shall be an agency of the United States of America. The objects and purposes of the Bank shall be to aid in financing and to facilitate exports of goods and services, imports, and the exchange of commodities and services between the United States or any of its territories or insular possessions and any foreign country or the agencies or nationals of any such country, and in so doing to contribute to the employment of United States workers. The Bank’s objective in authorizing loans, guarantees, insurance, and credits shall be to contribute to maintaining or increasing employment of United States workers. In connection with and in furtherance of its objects and purposes, the bank is authorized and empowered to do a general banking business except that of circulation; to receive deposits; to purchase, discount, rediscount, sell, and negotiate, with or without its endorsement or guaranty, and to guarantee notes, drafts, checks, bills of exchange, acceptances, including bankers’ acceptances, cable transfers, and other evidences of indebtedness; to guarantee, insure, coinsure, and reinsure against political and credit risks of loss; to purchase, sell, and guarantee securities but not to purchase with its funds any stock in any other corporation except that it may acquire any such stock through the enforcement of any lien or pledge or otherwise to satisfy a previously contracted indebtedness to it; to accept bills and drafts draw

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3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

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12 U.S.C. § 635g–1 — Annual competitiveness report

**(a) In general** Not later than June 30 of each year, the Bank shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following: (1) **Actions of Bank in providing financing on a competitive basis, and to minimize competition in government-supported export financing** — A description of the actions of the Bank in complying with the second and third sentences of [section 635(b)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section635/b/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim). In this part of the report, the Bank shall include a survey of all other major export-financing facilities available from other governments and government-related agencies through which foreign exporters compete with United States exporters (including through use of market windows (as defined pursuant to [section 635i–3(h)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section635i–3/h/7&num=0&edition=prelim))) and, to the extent such information is available to the Bank, indicate in specific terms the ways in which the Bank’s rates, terms, and other conditions compare with those offered from such other governments directly or indirectly. With respect to the preceding sentence, the Bank shall use all available information to estimate the annual amount of export financing available from each such government and government-related agency. In this part of the report, the Bank shall include a survey of a representative number of United States exporters and United States commercial lending institutions which provide export credit on the experience of the exporters and institutions in meeting financial competition from other countries whose exporters compete with United States exporters. (2) **Role of Ban

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15 U.S.C. § 4721a — State trade coordination

**(a) Omitted** **(b) Federal and State export promotion coordination plan** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and in coordination with representatives of State trade promotion agencies, shall develop a comprehensive plan to integrate the resources and strategies of State trade promotion agencies into the overall Federal trade promotion program. (2) **Matters to be included** — The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the role of State trade promotion agencies in assisting exporters. (B) An outline of the role of State trade promotion agencies and how it is different from Federal agencies located within or providing services within the State. (C) A plan on how to utilize State trade promotion agencies in the Federal trade promotion program. (D) An explanation of how Federal and State agencies will share information and resources. (E) A description of how Federal and State agencies will coordinate education and trade events in the United States and abroad. (F) A description of the efforts to increase efficiency and reduce duplication. (G) A clear identification of where businesses can receive appropriate international trade information under the plan. (3) **Deadline** — The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be finalized and submitted to Congress not later than 12 months after February 24, 2016. **(c) Annual Federal-State export strategy** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the head of the United States Foreign and Commercial Service,11 So in original. Probably should be “United States and Foreign Commercial Service,”. shall develop an annual Federal-State export strategy for each State that sub

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15 U.S.C. § 4728 — Environmental trade promotion

**(a) Statement of policy** It is the policy of the United States to foster the export of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services. In exercising their powers and functions, all appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government shall encourage and support sales of such technologies, goods, and services. **(b) Environmental Trade Working Group of Trade Promotion Coordination Committee** (1) **Establishment and purpose** — The President shall establish the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Working Group”) as a subcommittee of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the “TPCC”), established under [section 4727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section4727&num=0&edition=prelim). The purpose of the Working Group shall be— (A) to address all issues with respect to the export promotion and export financing of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services; and (B) to develop a strategy for expanding United States exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services. (2) **Membership** — The members of the Working Group shall be— (A) representatives of the departments and agencies that are represented on the TPCC, who are designated by the head of their respective departments or agencies to advise the head of such department or agency on ways of promoting the export of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services; and (B) a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency. (3) **Chairperson** — The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall designate the chairperson of the Working Group f

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