Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/2553

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124 STAT. 2527 PUBLIC LAW 111–240—SEPT. 27, 2010 the small business concern did not export before receiving the assistance; ‘‘(C) export revenues by small business concerns assisted by programs of the Administration; ‘‘(D) the number of small business concerns referred to an Export Assistance Center or a small business develop- ment center by the staff of the Office; ‘‘(E) the number of small business concerns referred to the Administration by an Export Assistance Center or a small business development center; and ‘‘(F) the number of small business concerns referred to the Department of Commerce, the Department of Agri- culture, the Department of State, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the United States Trade and Development Agency by the staff of the Office, an Export Assistance Center, or a small business development center. ‘‘(2) JOINT PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Associate Administrator shall develop joint performance measures for the district offices of the Administration and the Export Assist- ance Centers that include the number of export loans made under— ‘‘(A) section 7(a)(16); ‘‘(B) the Export Working Capital Program established under section 7(a)(14); ‘‘(C) the Preferred Lenders Program, as defined in sec- tion 7(a)(2)(C)(ii); and ‘‘(D) the export express program established under sec- tion 7(a)(34). ‘‘(3) CONSISTENCY OF TRACKING.—The Associate Adminis- trator, in coordination with the departments and agencies that are represented on the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com- mittee established under section 2312 of the Export Enhance- ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) and the small business development center network, shall develop a system to track exports by small business concerns, including information relating to the performance measures developed under para- graph (1), that is consistent with systems used by the depart- ments and agencies and the network.’’. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Com- mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives on any travel by the staff of the Office of International Trade of the Administration, during the period beginning on October 1, 2004, and ending on the date of enactment of the Act, including the destination of such travel and the benefits to the Administration and to small business concerns resulting from such travel. SEC. 1205. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS. (a) EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS.—Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649), as amended by this subtitle, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS.— ‘‘(1) EXPORT FINANCE SPECIALISTS.— ‘‘(A) MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXPORT FINANCE SPECIAL- ISTS.—On and after the date that is 90 days after the Deadlines.