Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/610

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108 STAT. 4100 PUBLIC LAW 103-392—OCT. 22, 1994 "(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— The Secretary, in carrying out the duties of the chairperson of the TPCC, shall establish the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Committee'). The purpose of the Committee shall be to provide advice and guidance to the Working Group in the development and administration of programs to expand United States exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services and products that comply with United States environmental, safety, and

related requirements. "(2) MEMBERSHIP.— The members of the Committee shall be drawn from representatives of— "(A) environmental businesses, including small businesses; "(B) trade associations in the environmental sector; "(C) private sector organizations involved in the promotion of environmental exports, including products that comply with United States environmental, safety, and related requirements; "(D) States (as defined in section 2301(i)(5)) and associations representing the States; and "(E) other appropriate interested members of the public, including labor representatives. The Secretary shall appoint as members of the Committee at least 1 individual under each of subparagraphs (A) through (E). " (d) EXPORT PLANS FOR PRIORITY COUNTRIES.— "(1) PRIORITY COUNTRY IDENTIFICATION.—The Working Group, in consultation with the Committee, shall annually assess which foreign countries have markets with the greatest potential for the export of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services. Of these countries the Working Group shall select as priority countries 5 with the greatest potential for the application of United States Government export promotion resources related to environmental exports. "(2) EXPORT PLANS.— The Working Group, in consultation with the Committee, shall annually create a plan for each priority country selected under paragraph (1), setting forth in detail ways to increase United States environmental exports to such country. Each such plan shall— "(A) identify the primary public and private sector opportunities for United States exporters of environmental technologies, goods, and services in the priority country; "(B) analyze the financing and other requirements for major projects in the priority country which will use environmental technologies, goods, and services, and analyze whether such projects are dependent upon financial assistance from foreign countries or multilateral institutions; and "(C) list specific actions to be taken by the member agencies of the Working Group to increase United States exports to the priority country.". (b) ADDITIONAL MECHANISMS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL 15 USC 4728. EXPORTS. —Section 2313 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(f) ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SPECIALISTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE.—