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15 U.S.C. § 4724 — Trade shows

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15 U.S.C. § 4724 — Trade shows

**(a) Authority of Secretary of Commerce** In order to facilitate exporting by United States businesses, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide assistance for trade shows in the United States which bring together representatives of United States businesses seeking to export goods or services produced in the United States and representatives of foreign companies or governments seeking to buy such goods or services from these United States businesses. **(b) Recipients of assistance** Assistance under subsection (a) may be provided to— (1) nonprofit industry organizations, (2) trade associations, (3) foreign trade zones, and (4) private industry firms or groups of firms in cases where no entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) represents that industry, to provide the services necessary to operate trade shows described in subsection (a). **(c) Assistance to small businesses** In providing assistance under this section, the Secretary of Commerce shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, make special efforts to facilitate participation by small businesses and companies new to export. **(d) Uses of assistance** Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be used to— (1) identify potential participants for trade show organizers, (2) provide information on trade shows to potential participants, (3) supply language services for participants, and (4) provide information on trade shows to small businesses and companies new to export. **(e) Definitions** As used in this section— (1) the term “United States business” means— (A) a United States citizen; (B) a corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States or of any State (including the District of Columbia or any com

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15 U.S.C. § 632 — Definitions

**(a) Small business concerns** (1) **In general** — For the purposes of this chapter, a small-business concern, including but not limited to enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries, shall be deemed to be one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation. (2) **Establishment of size standards** (A) *In general* — In addition to the criteria specified in paragraph (1) and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C), the Administrator may specify detailed definitions or standards by which a business concern may be determined to be a small business concern for the purposes of this chapter or any other Act. (B) *Additional criteria* — The standards described in paragraph (1) may utilize number of employees, dollar volume of business, net worth, net income, a combination thereof, or other appropriate factors. (C) *Requirements* — Unless specifically authorized by statute, no Federal department (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) or agency may prescribe a size standard for categorizing a business concern as a small business concern, unless such proposed size standard— (i) is proposed after an opportunity for public notice and comment; (ii) provides for determining— (I) the size of a manufacturing concern as measured by the manufacturing concern’s average employment based upon employment during each of the manufacturing concern’s pay periods for the preceding 24 months; (II) the size of a business concern providing services on the basis of the annual average gross receipts of the business concern over

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15 U.S.C. § 4051 — Requirement of prior authorization

**(a) General rule** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money appropriated to the Department of Commerce for expenses to carry out any export promotion program may be obligated or expended only if— (1) the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by law enacted on or after July 12, 1985; or (2) the amount of all such obligations and expenditures does not exceed an amount previously prescribed by law enacted on or after such date. **(b) Exception for later legislation authorizing obligations or expenditures** To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation to carry out any export promotion program authorizes the obligation or expenditure thereof, the limitation contained in subsection (a) shall have no effect. **(c) Provisions must be specifically superseded** The provisions of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted after July 12, 1985, which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section. **(d) “Export promotion program” defined** For purposes of this subchapter, the term “export promotion program” means any activity of the Department of Commerce designed to stimulate or assist United States businesses in marketing their goods and services abroad competitively with businesses from other countries, including, but not limited to— (1) trade development (except for the trade adjustment assistance program) and dissemination of foreign marketing opportunities and other marketing information to United States producers of goods and services, including the expansion of foreign markets for United States textiles and apparel and any other United States products; (2) the development of regional and multilateral economic policies which enhance United States trade

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15 U.S.C. § 4724 — Trade shows

Page 2160 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 4724 Service, participants in the Market Develop- ment Cooperator Program established under sec- tion 4723 of this title, other employees of the De- partment of Commerce, and employees of appro- priate executive branch departments and agen- cies which are members of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. (g) Center facilities and their relationship to United States Department of Commerce op- erations in host countries (1) Physical accommodations for the Centers The Secretary of Commerce shall locate each Center in the primary commercial city of the host country. The Secretary shall acquire office space, exhibition space, and other facili- ties and equipment that are necessary for each Center to perform its functions. To the extent feasible, each Center shall be located in the central commercial district of the host city. (2) Consolidation of Department of Commerce operations in host countries For the purpose of obtaining maximum ef- fectiveness and efficiency and to the extent consistent with the purposes of the Centers, the Secretary of Commerce is encouraged to place all personnel of the Department of Com- merce who are assigned to the city in which a Center is located in the same facilities as those in which the Center conducts its activi- ties. (h) Use of Market Development Cooperator Pro- gram The Secretary of Commerce shall, to the greatest extent feasible, use the Market Devel- opment Cooperator Program established under section 4723 of this title to assist in carrying out the purposes of the Centers established under this section. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this section $8,000,000 for fiscal year 199

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