Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations to the Department of Commerce for FY 1990, earmarking certain amounts for enforcement activities only.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the International Trade Administration, to submit to the Congress a five-year export market efficiency strategy. Requires the Secretary, in developing such strategy, to consider the best means to: (1) eliminate duplicative export promotion activities by the Department; and (2) improve and increase information and assistance to U.S. firms, particularly small-and medium-size firms, that export their products overseas.
Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the export market efficiency strategy, including (in the first report) consideration of the best means to establish within the United States and Foreign Commercial Service a one-stop shop which would: (1) make information on export services from U.S. agencies available to exporters; and (2) coordinate Federal, State, local, and regional export activities with not-for-profit groups and trade associations involved in promoting exports.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Pocket Vetoed by President.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 101-125.
Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 101-125.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 85.
Mr. Gejdenson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1705.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1705 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1705 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
See H.R.4653.