United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4458 (103rd)
United States-Japan Export Development and Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994
Introduced
19 May 1994
Last action
23 June 1994 · Committee
Status
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Sponsors
Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Market Development Cooperator Program Title II: United States Export Development and Technology Center in Japan United States-Japan Export Development and Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994 - Title I: Market Development Coooperator Program - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for FY 1995 to: (1) increase the number of U.S. manufacturing and service sector industry associations in Japan participating in the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP); and (2) expand the existing trade promotion, technological monitoring, and industry analysis activities by U.S. nonprofit manufacturing and service trade associations there. Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to report annually to specified congressional committees on the progress the Department of Commerce has made in implementing the MDCP and in allocating funding to cooperator recipients in Japan. Title II: United States Export Development and Technology Center in Japan - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the establishment of an Export Development and Technology Center in Tokyo, Japan. (Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on the feasibility of establishing such center.
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Timeline
19 May 1994
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 May 1994
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.
Source: Committee
23 June 1994
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 May 1994 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 May 1994
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 May 1994
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 May 1994
Sponsors
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/4458
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/4458
- us · 103-hr-4458 · source updated 26 August 2025