S 1344 · 100th Congress · Commerce
Small Business International Trade and Competition Enhancement Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Senate incorporated this measure into S. 1420.(1987-07-22)
Plain Language Summary
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Small Business International Trade and Competition Enhancement Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Office of International Trade to work with other relevant Federal agencies to: (1) assist in developing a distribution network for existing trade promotion, trade finance, trade adjustment, and trade data collection programs; (2) assist in the aggressive marketing of such programs and the dissemination of marketing information to the small business community; (3) develop mechanisms for identifying subsectors of the small business community with strong export potential, identifying areas of demand in foreign markets, and assisting in increasing international marketing by disseminating relevant information and linking potential sellers and buyers; (4) assist small businesses in the formation and utilization of export trading companies, export management companies, and research and development pools; (5) identify foreign language translation services; (6) disseminate data regarding the small business share of U.S. exports and the nature of State exports; (7) recommend revisions of the SIC code to encompass industries currently overlooked and to create codes for export trad…
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Cosponsors (5)
3 Democrats2 Republicans