124 STAT. 2528 PUBLIC LAW 111–240—SEPT. 27, 2010 date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure that the number of export finance specialists is not less than the number of such employees so assigned on January 1, 2003. ‘‘(B) EXPORT FINANCE SPECIALISTS ASSIGNED TO EACH REGION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.—On and after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this sub- section, the Administrator, in coordination with the Sec- retary of Commerce, shall ensure that there are not fewer than 3 export finance specialists in each region of the Administration. ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OF EXPORT FINANCE SPECIALISTS.— ‘‘(A) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall give priority, to the maximum extent practicable, to placing employees of the Administration at any Export Assistance Center that— ‘‘(i) had an Administration employee assigned to the Export Assistance Center before January 2003; and ‘‘(ii) has not had an Administration employee assigned to the Export Assistance Center during the period beginning January 2003, and ending on the date of enactment of this subsection, either through retirement or reassignment. ‘‘(B) NEEDS OF EXPORTERS.—The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, strategically assign Administration employees to Export Assistance Centers, based on the needs of exporters. ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub- section may be construed to require the Administrator to reassign or remove an export finance specialist who is assigned to an Export Assistance Center on the date of enactment of this subsection. ‘‘(3) GOALS.—The Associate Administrator shall work with the Department of Commerce, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Overseas Private Investment Corpora- tion to establish shared annual goals for the Export Assistance Centers. ‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT.—The Associate Administrator shall des- ignate an individual within the Administration to oversee all activities conducted by Administration employees assigned to Export Assistance Centers. ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘Associate Administrator’ means the Associate Administrator for International Trade described in subsection (a)(2); ‘‘(2) the term ‘Export Assistance Center’ means a one- stop shop for United States exporters established by the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2301(b)(8) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)(8)); ‘‘(3) the term ‘export finance specialist’ means a full-time equivalent employee of the Office assigned to an Export Assist- ance Center to carry out the duties described in subsection (e); and Designation. Time period.
