15 U.S.C. § 4722 — Transferred

Page 2158 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 4722 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘United States and For- eign Commercial Service,’’. (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 pro- viding services within the State. (C) A plan on how to utilize State trade promotion agencies in the Federal trade pro- motion 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 busi- nesses 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,1 shall develop an annual Federal-State export strategy for each State that submits to the Secretary of Commerce its export strategy for the upcoming calendar year. In developing an annual Federal-State export strategy under this paragraph, the Sec- retary of Commerce shall take into account the Federal and State export promotion co- ordination plan developed under subsection (b). (2) Matters to be included The Federal-State export strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol- lowing: (A) The State’s export strategy and eco- nomic goals. (B) The State’s key sectors and industries of focus. (C) Possible foreign and domestic trade events. (D) Efforts to increase efficiencies and re- duce duplication. (3) Report The Federal-State export strategy required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee not later than February 1, 2017, and February 1 of each year thereafter. (d) Coordinated metrics and information sharing (1) In general The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with representatives of State trade promotion agencies, shall develop a framework to share export success information, and develop a co- ordinated set of reporting metrics. (2) Report to Congress Not later than one year after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report that contains the frame- work and reporting metrics required under paragraph (1). (e) Omitted (Pub. L. 114–125, title V, § 505, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 179.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Small Business Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 or the State Trade Co- ordination Act, and also as part of the Trade Facilita- tion and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, and not as part of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 which enacted this chapter. Section is comprised of section 505 of Pub. L. 114–125. Subsecs. (a) and (e) of section 505 of Pub. L. 114–125 amended section 4727 of this title. § 4722. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2302, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1341, which related to Commercial Service Of- ficers and multilateral development bank procurement, was renumbered § 1803 of title XVIII of Pub. L. 95–118, by Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 541(b)(2), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2517, and was transferred to section 262s–2 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. § 4723. Market Development Cooperator Program (a) Authority of Secretary of Commerce In order to promote further the exportation of goods and services from the United States, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to estab- lish, in the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce, a Market De- velopment Cooperator Program. The purpose of the program is to develop, maintain, and expand foreign markets for nonagricultural goods and services produced in the United States. (b) Implementation of Program The Secretary of Commerce shall carry out the Market Development Cooperator Program by entering into contracts with— (1) nonprofit industry organizations, (2) trade associations, (3) State departments of trade and their re- gional associations, including centers for international trade development, and (4) private industry firms or groups of firms in cases where no entity described in para- graph (1), (2), or (3) represents that industry, (in this section referred to as ‘‘cooperators’’) to engage in activities in order to carry out the purpose of the Market Development Cooperator Program set forth in subsection (a). The costs of activities under such a contract shall be shared equitably among the Department of Commerce, the cooperator involved, and, whenever appro- priate, foreign businesses. The Department of Commerce shall undertake to support direct