Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/406

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106 STAT. 2200 PUBLIC LAW 102-429—OCT. 21, 1992 "(5) assess the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agencies in support of export promotion and export financing and provide recommendations to the President based on its assessment; and "(6) carry out such other duties as are deemed to be appropriate, consistent with the purpose of the TPCC. "(c) STRATEGIC PLAN. — TO carry out subsection (b), the TPCC shall develop and implement a governmentwide strategic plan for Federal trade promotion efforts. Such plan shall— "(1) establish a set of priorities for Federal activities in support of United States exports and explain the rationale for the priorities; "(2) review current Federal programs designed to promote the sale of United States exports in light of the priorities established under paragraph (1) and develop a plan to bring such activities into line with the priorities and to improve coordination of such activities; "(3) identify areas of overlap and duplication among Federal export promotion activities and propose means of eliminating them; "(4) propose to the President an annual imified Federal trade promotion budget that supports the plan for priority activities and improved coordination established under paragraph (2) and eliminates funding for the areas of overlap and duplication identified under paragraph (3); and "(5) review efibrts by the States (as defined in section 230 l(i)) to promote United States exports and propose means of developing cooperation between State and Federal efibrts, including co-location, cost-sharing between Federal and State export promotion programs, and sharing of market research data. "(d) MEMBERSHIP. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —Members of the TPCC shall include representatives from— "(A) the Department of Commerce; "(B) the Department of State; "(C) the Department of the Treasury; "(D) the Department of Agriculture; "(E) the Department of Energy; "(F) the Department of Transportation; "(G) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; "(H) the Small Business Administration; "(I) the Agency for International Development; "(J) the Trade and Development Program; "(K) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; "(L) the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and "(M) at the discretion of the President, such other departments or agencies as may be necessary. "(2) CHAIRPERSON. —The Secretary of Commerce shall serve as the chairperson of the TPCC. "(e) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS. — Members of the TPCC shall be appointed by the heads of their respective departments or agencies. Such members, as well as alternates designated by any members unable to attend a meeting of the TPCC, shall be individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking authority in their respective departments or agencies.