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S. 1570 114th Congress Senate

American Export Promotion Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce to establish public-private partnerships under the Market Development Cooperator Program of the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce to establish public-private partnerships under the Market Development Cooperator Program of the International Trade Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2015 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AsiaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of CommerceExecutive agency funding and structure
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 11, 2015
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 Latest action June 11, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Export Promotion Act of 2015

Authorizes appropriations for the Industry and Analysis unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program.

Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that will assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and:

  • create or sustain the greatest number of jobs,
  • obtain the maximum return on investment,
  • increase U.S. exports to the Asia and Pacific region,
  • increase U.S. exports in services, or
  • address Department export priorities.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2729 American Export Promotion Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1570: American Export Promotion Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1570/
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"S. 1570: American Export Promotion Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1570/.
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