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HR 5437 116th Congress House

Boosting America’s Exports Act

Official title: To provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration in order to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSmall business
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 16, 2019
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 Latest action December 16, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boosting America's Exports Act

This bill establishes measures to promote exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Specifically, the bill requires the International Trade Administration (ITA) to assess the location of and services provided by U.S. Export Assistance Centers in relation to the location of SMEs that export U.S. products and services. The ITA shall then issue a report identifying (1) centers that serve a comparatively high number of SMEs, and (2) locations where a center should be established. Further, the ITA shall implement the changes recommended in such report and may establish up to 30 new centers based on the report.

In addition, the ITA shall take necessary steps, through actions by the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, to increase exports by SMEs.

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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Dec 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5437: Boosting America’s Exports Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5437/
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