text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion 
  Enhancement Act of 2008''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
  follows:
  
  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Findings.
  Sec. 3. Purpose.
           TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1988
  
  Sec. 101. Establishment and purpose.
  Sec. 102. Duties.
  Sec. 103. Strategic plan.
  Sec. 104. Director and Associate Directors.
  Sec. 105. Staff; experts and consultants.
  Sec. 106. Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.
  Sec. 107. Report to Congress.
  Sec. 108. Report on export policy.
  Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.
  Sec. 110. Clerical amendment.
  Sec. 111. Effective date.
         TITLE II--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; REFERENCES
  
  Sec. 201. Conforming amendments to other laws.
  Sec. 202. References.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) As the world's largest economy, the United States has 
          an enormous stake in the future of the global trading system.
              (2) Exports are a crucial force driving the United States 
          economy and job creation.
              (3) While nearly 97 percent of United States exporters are 
          small and medium enterprises (SMEs), SMEs account for just over 
          one-fourth of exports, leaving much room for growth.
              (4) Two-thirds of United States exporters have fewer than 
          20 employees and sell to just one foreign market.
              (5) Manufacturers account for 61 percent of total United 
          States exports with small manufacturers accounting for 
          approximately 15 percent of total United States exports. Thirty 
          percent of small manufacturers do not currently export but 
          would consider doing so if they had more help in securing vital 
          information on foreign markets, customers, and export 
          procedures.
              (6) United States small and medium enterprises face tough 
          competition from trading partners of the United States that 
          aggressively undertake export promotion programs that directly 
          support and underwrite the expanded growth in trade of their 
          small and medium enterprises.
              (7) United States trade promotion is carried out in part by 
          21 departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 
          Representatives from these Federal departments and agencies are 
          members of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a 
          Federal committee that has not lived up to congressional intent 
          to provide a seamless offering of export promotion products and 
          services due in part to the inadequate allocation of resources 
          and a lack of ultimate decision making budget input authority 
          to ensure effective results are achieved for the invested 
          resources.
  
  SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
  
      The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to 
  improve the performance and results of trade promotion policies and 
  programs of the Federal Government in accordance with the Government 
  Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62).
  
           TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1988
  
  SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
  
      Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) 
  is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)--
                      (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by inserting ``in the Executive Office 
                          of the President'' after ``shall establish'';
                              (ii) by striking ``Trade Promotion 
                          Coordinating Committee'' and inserting ``Office 
                          of Trade Promotion''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``TPCC'' each place it 
                          appears and inserting ``Office'';
                      (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and oversee'' 
                  after ``to coordinate''; and
                      (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and supervise 
                  implementation of'' after ``to develop''; and
              (2) in subsections (b) through (f), by striking ``TPCC'' 
          each place it appears and inserting ``Office''.
  
  SEC. 102. DUTIES.
  
      Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
  4727(b)) is amended--
              (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
          paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
              (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated) the 
          following new paragraph:
              ``(1) advise the President, and others within the Executive 
          Office of the President, on matters relating to trade promotion 
          policies and programs of the United States Government;''.
              (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), by striking 
          ``coordinate'' and inserting ``supervise'';
              (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated)--
                      (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by inserting ``and attainment of 
                          measurable results'' after ``better delivery of 
                          services''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``with emphasis on small 
                          and medium enterprises'' after ``United States 
                          businesses''; and
                      (B) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end 
                  before the semicolon the following: ``, including 
                  assistance to match United States businesses with 
                  foreign businesses, as appropriate'';
              (5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated), by inserting ``and 
          enhance the effectiveness of'' after ``prevent unnecessary 
          duplication in''; and
              (6) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated) to read as follows:
              ``(6) review and make input on the appropriate levels and 
          allocation of resources among agencies in support of export 
          promotion and export financing and advise the President as to 
          the concurrence in these allocations based on its review; 
          and''.
  
  SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.
  
      Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
  4727(c)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) by striking ``and explain'' and inserting ``, 
                  explain''; and
                      (B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 
                  following: ``, and detail the benchmarks for the 
                  implementation of the priorities'';
              (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and effectiveness'' 
          after ``to improve coordination''; and
              (3) in paragraph (4)--
                      (A) by striking ``propose to the President an 
                  annual'' and inserting ``include in the annual Federal 
                  budget submission to Congress a detailed'';
                      (B) by striking ``that supports'' and inserting 
                  ``and oversee its implementation so it supports''; and
                      (C) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
              (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
          period; and
              (5) by striking paragraph (6).
  
  SEC. 104. DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.
  
      Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) 
  is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new 
  subsection:
      ``(d) Director and Associate Directors.--
              ``(1) Director.--There shall be at the head of the Office a 
          Director of the Office of Trade Promotion, who shall--
                      ``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with 
                  the advice and consent of the Senate; and
                      ``(B) be compensated at a rate consistent with the 
                  compensation of the directors of other offices within 
                  the Executive Office of the President.
              ``(2) Associate directors.--The President may appoint not 
          more than two Associate Directors of the Office of Trade 
          Promotion, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
          who shall each--
                      ``(A) be compensated at a rate not to exceed the 
                  rate provided for other associate directors of offices 
                  within the Executive Office of the President; and
                      ``(B) perform such functions as the Director may 
                  prescribe.''.
  
  SEC. 105. STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
  
      Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) 
  is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new 
  subsection:
      ``(e) Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
              ``(1) Staff.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office may 
                  appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the 
                  Director considers appropriate.
                      ``(B) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of 
                  the Director, the head of any Federal department or 
                  agency that is represented on the Advisory Board on 
                  Trade Promotion established pursuant to subsection (f) 
                  may detail any of the personnel of that department or 
                  agency to the Office to assist it in carrying out its 
                  duties under this section.
              ``(2) Experts and consultants.--The Director of the Office 
          may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
          3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
          individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum 
          annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.''.
  
  SEC. 106. ADVISORY BOARD ON TRADE PROMOTION.
  
      (a) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--Section 2312 of the Export 
  Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727) is amended--
              (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
              (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
          subsection:
      ``(f) Advisory Board on Trade Promotion.--
              ``(1) Establishment and purpose.--The President shall 
          establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion (hereafter in 
          this subsection referred to as the `Advisory Board'). The 
          purpose of the Advisory Board shall be to advise the Director 
          of the Office in carrying out the duties of the Office under 
          this section and section 6 of the Export Enhancement Act of 
          1999 (15 U.S.C. 4727a).
              ``(2) Membership.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Members of the Advisory Board 
                  shall include representatives from--
                              ``(i) the Department of Agriculture;
                              ``(ii) the Department of Commerce;
                              ``(iii) the Department of Defense;
                              ``(iv) the Department of Energy;
                              ``(v) the Department of the Interior;
                              ``(vi) the Department of Labor;
                              ``(vii) the Department of State;
                              ``(viii) the Department of Transportation;
                              ``(ix) the Department of the Treasury;
                              ``(x) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                              ``(xi) the Export-Import Bank of the United 
                          States;
                              ``(xii) the United States Agency for 
                          International Development;
                              ``(xiii) the Millennium Challenge 
                          Corporation;
                              ``(xiv) the Office of Management and 
                          Budget;
                              ``(xv) the Overseas Private Investment 
                          Corporation;
                              ``(xvi) the Small Business Administration;
                              ``(xvii) the Trade and Development Agency;
                              ``(xviii) the Office of the United States 
                          Trade Representative; and
                              ``(xix) at the discretion of the President, 
                          such other departments or agencies as may be 
                          necessary.
                      ``(B) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
                  serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Board.
              ``(3) Member qualifications.--Members of the Advisory Board 
          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 Advisory Board, 
          shall be individuals who exercise significant decisionmaking 
          authority in their respective departments or agencies.''.
      (b) Environmental Trade Promotion.--
              (1) Environmental trade working group.--Section 2313(b) of 
          the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4728(b)) is 
          amended--
                      (A) in the heading, by striking ``Trade Promotion 
                  Coordination Committee'' and inserting ``Advisory Board 
                  on Trade Promotion'';
                      (B) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``Trade Promotion 
                          Coordination Committee'' and inserting 
                          ``Advisory Board on Trade Promotion''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``TPCC'' and inserting 
                          ``Advisory Board'';
                      (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``TPCC'' and 
                  inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
                      (D) in paragraph (4) to read as follows:
              ``(4) Report to congress.--The chairperson of the Advisory 
          Board shall submit to the Director of the Office of Trade 
          Promotion a report on the activities of the Working Group to be 
          included in the annual report submitted to Congress by the 
          Director of the Office pursuant to section 2312(g).''.
              (2) Environmental technologies trade advisory committee.--
          Section 2313(c)(1) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
          U.S.C. 4728(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' and 
          inserting ``Advisory Board''.
              (3) International regional environmental initiatives.--
          Section 2313(h) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
          U.S.C. 4728(h)) is amended by striking ``TPCC'' each place it 
          appears and inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''.
  
  SEC. 107. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
  
      (a) Report to Congress.--Section 2312(g) of the Export Enhancement 
  Act of 1988 (as redesignated by section 106(a)(1) of this title) is 
  amended to read as follows:
      ``(g) Report to Congress.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office shall prepare 
          and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
          annual report that describes the strategic plan developed by 
          the Office pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of 
          the plan and any revisions thereto, and the extent to which 
          funding for the plan is appropriate.
              ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
          `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                      ``(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                  Affairs of the Senate; and
                      ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                  of Representatives.''.
  
  SEC. 108. REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.
  
      Section 2314(b)(1)(B) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
  U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                      ``(B) the report of the Director of the Office of 
                  Trade Promotion that contains the strategic plan 
                  submitted to Congress in accordance with section 
                  2312(g);''.
  
  SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
  4727), as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the 
  end the following new subsection:
      ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
          to carry out this section and section 2313, section 6 of the 
          Export Enhancement Act of 1999, and section 304 of the FREEDOM 
          Support Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 
          and each subsequent fiscal year.
              ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
          authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are 
          authorized to remain available until expended.''.
  
  SEC. 110. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
  
      Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
  4727(a)) is amended in the heading by striking ``trade promotion 
  coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of trade promotion''.
  
  SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      The President shall establish the Office of Trade Promotion and the 
  Advisory Board on Trade Promotion pursuant to section 2312 of the 
  Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (as amended by this title) not later 
  than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  
         TITLE II--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; REFERENCES
  
  SEC. 201. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
  
      (a) Export Enhancement Act of 1999.--The Export Enhancement Act of 
  1999 is amended--
              (1) in section 6 (15 U.S.C. 1547a)--
                      (A) in the heading, by striking ``tpcc'' and 
                  inserting ``the office of trade promotion'';
                      (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                  striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and 
                  inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
                      (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``inclding'' and 
                  inserting ``including''; and
              (2) in the heading of section 7, by striking ``tpcc 
          reports'' and inserting ``reports of the office of trade 
          promotion''.
      (b) FREEDOM Support Act.--The FREEDOM Support Act is amended--
              (1) in section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 5823(b)), by striking 
          ``Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and 
          inserting ``Director of the Office of Trade Promotion'';
              (2) in section 304 (22 U.S.C. 5824)--
                      (A) in the heading, by striking ``trade promotion 
                  coordinating committee'' and inserting ``office of 
                  trade promotion''; and
                      (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                  striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and 
                  inserting ``Office of Trade Promotion''; and
              (3) by amending the item relating to section 304 of the 
          table of contents to read as follows:
  
  ``Sec. 304. Interagency working group on energy of the Office of Trade 
                              Promotion.''.
      (c) Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the 
  Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
  striking ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' and inserting 
  ``Office of Trade Promotion''.
  
  SEC. 202. REFERENCES.
  
      Any reference in a law, regulation, document, or other record of 
  the United States to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee or TPCC 
  shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Trade Promotion.
target: Export Promotion Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Trade Promotion. (Currently, there exists a Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), which the Office shall replace.)
  
  Requires the Office to perform duties currently assigned to the TPCC, as well as advise the President and others within the Executive Office on matters relating to trade promotion policies and programs of the U.S. Government.
  
  Requires the President to appoint an Office Director. Authorizes the President to appoint up to two Associate Directors.
  
  Directs the President to establish the Advisory Board on Trade Promotion to advise the Office Director.
feat_title: To amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish the Office of Trade Promotion in the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.