A bill to promote the expansion of exports by the United States.

Summary

Directs the Secretaries of State and Commerce to review periodically the number of personnel assigned to U.S. missions abroad to determine whether an adequate number of such personnel are engaged in economic or commercial duties to aid U.S. exporters and businesses doing business outside the United States. Delcares that the Secretaries should extend the length of assignment of such personnel in order to ensure greater continuity in promoting U.S. exports. Requires each chief of a U.S. mission to a country that is an important trading partner and which has significant potential for U.S. export sales to report annually to the President and the Congress on: (1) the strategy used by such mission to expand U.S. exports; and (2) the efforts of such mission to assist U.S. industries in expanding export sales and in improving their market position. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) each U.S. Executive Director to a multilateral development bank should take specified actions to promote procurement opportunities for U.S. firms; and (2) a Foreign Commercial Officer should be assigned to each such Director to help promote such opportunities. Requires each Federal agency, before taking any major action that may affect international trade, to prepare and publish a report on the potential impact of such action on U.S. international trade and on the ability of U.S. firms to compete in foreign markets. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the International Trade Administration, to develop and maintain an effective system to collect and disseminate information on international trade to U.S. exporters. Sets forth information to be included in such system.

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Timeline

1. 20 November 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 November 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 February 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB, Council of Economic Advisors, Office of United States Trade Representative, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, State and the Treasury.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 November 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9] · R · Cosponsor
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