A bill to establish a program in the Department of Commerce to promote United States service industries, enhance their competitiveness, and for other purposes.
Service Industries Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the Department of Commerce a service industries development program. Lists the purposes of the program, which include: (1) promoting the competitiveness of U.S. service firms and American employees through economic policies; (2) promoting the sale of U.S. services abroad; (3) developing a data base for policymaking pertaining to services; (4) analyzing the effect on service industries of Government regulation and taxes; (5) analyzing the adequacy of current U.S. financing and export promotion programs; (6) conducting sectoral studies of domestic service industries; and (7) conducting a program of research and analysis of service-related issues and problems. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with amendments. With written report No. 98-157.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with amendments. With written report No. 98-157.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 252.
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