(5) monitor and evaluate the results of efforts to increase the sale of goods and services in such markets. (b) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.-The Secretary of Commerce shall report periodically to the Congress on activities carried out under subsection (a). (c) DEFINITION.-As used in this section, the term "United States person" means (1) a United States citizen; or (2) a corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States or any State (including the District of Columbia or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States). SEC. 2312. TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.-The President shall establish the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the "TPCC"). The purpose of the TPCC shall be (1) to provide a unifying framework to coordinate the export promotion and export financing activities of the United States Government; and (2) to develop a governmentwide strategic plan for carrying out Federal export promotion and export financing programs. (b) DUTIES.-The TPCC shall (1) coordinate the development of the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government; (2) provide a central source of information for the business community on Federal export promotion and export financing programs; (3) coordinate official trade promotion efforts to ensure better delivery of services to United States businesses, including (A) information and counseling on United States export promotion and export financing programs and opportunities in foreign markets; (B) representation of United States business interests abroad; and (C) assistance with foreign business contacts and projects; (4) prevent unnecessary duplication in Federal export promotion and export financing activities; (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 unified 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 efforts by the States (as defined in section 2301(i)) to promote United States exports and propose means of developing cooperation between State and Federal efforts, 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; (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. (f) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.-The chairperson of the TPCC shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, not later than September 30, 1993, and annually thereafter, a report describing the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of such plan, and any revisions thereto. SEC. 2313. ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE PROMOTION. (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.-It is the policy of the United States to foster the export of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services. In exercising their powers and functions, all appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government shall encourage and support sales of such technologies, goods, and services. (b) ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE WORKING GROUP OF THE TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATION COMMITTEE. (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.-The President shall establish the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Working Group") as a subcommittee of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the "TPCC"), established under section 2312. The purpose of the Working Group shall be (A) to address all issues with respect to the export promotion and export financing of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services; and (B) to develop a strategy for expanding Unites States exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services. (2) MEMBERSHIP.-The members of the Working Group shall be (A) representatives of the departments and agencies that are represented on the TPCC, who are designated by the head of their respective departments or agencies to advise the head of such department or agency on ways of promoting the export of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services; and (B) a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency. (3) CHAIRPERSON.-The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall designate the chairperson of the Working Group from among senior employees of the Department of Commerce. The chairperson shall (A) assess the effectiveness of United States Government programs for the promotion of exports of environmental technologies, goods and services; (B) recommend improvements to such programs, including regulatory changes or additional authority that may be necessary to improve the promotion of exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services; (C) ensure that the members of the Working Group coordinate their environmental trade promotion programs, including feasibility studies, technical assistance, training programs, business information services, and export financing; and (D) assess, jointly with the Working Group representative of the Environmental Protection Agency, the extent to which the environmental trade promotion programs of the Working Group advance the environmental goals established in "Agenda 21" by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held at Rio de Janerio, and in other international environmental agreements. (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-The chairperson of the TPCC shall include a report on the activities of the Working Group as a part of the annual report submitted to the Congress by the TPCC. (c) TRADE INFORMATION.-In support of the work of the Working Group, the Secretary shall, as part of the regular market survey and information services activities of the Department of Commerce, make available (1) information on existing and emerging markets and market trends for environmental technologies, goods, and serv ices; and (2) a description of the export promotion programs for environmental technologies, goods, and services of the agencies that are represented on the Working Group. (d) OVERSEAS SERVICES FOR EXPORTERS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION.-The Secretary is authorized to designate a Foreign Commercial Service officer to serve as the Environmental Export Assistance Officer in any country (A) whose companies are important competitors for United States exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services; or (B) that offers promising markets for such exports. (2) DUTIES.-The officer designated under paragraph (1) shall provide export promotion assistance to United States companies, including (A) assessments of government assistance provided to producers of environmental technologies, goods, and services in such countries, the effectiveness of such assistance on the competitiveness of United States products, and whether comparable United States assistance exists; (B) assistance in identifying potential customers and market opportunities in such countries; (C) assistance in obtaining necessary business services in such countries; (D) information on environmental standards and regulations in such countries; and (E) information on all United States Government programs that could assist the promotion, financing, and sale of exports of United States environmental technologies, goods, and services in such countries. SEC. 2314. REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY. (a) IN GENERAL..-Not later than May 31 of each year, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Congress a report on the international economic position of the United States and, not later than June 30 of each year, shall appear before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to testify on issues addressed in that report. (b) CONTENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.-Each report required under subsection (a) shall address (A) the state of United States international economic competitiveness, focusing, in particular, on the efforts of the Department of Commerce (i) to encourage research and development of technologies and products deemed critical for industrial leadership; (ii) to promote investment in and improved manufacturing processes for such technologies and products; and (iii) to increase United States industrial exports of products using the technologies described in clause (i) to those markets where the United States Government has sought to reduce barriers to exports; (B) the report on the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee strategic plan submitted to the Congress in accordance with section 2312(f); (C) other specific recommendations of the Department of Commerce to improve the United States balance of trade; (D) the effects on the international economic competitiveness of the United States of (i) formal and informal trade barriers; and (ii) subsidies by foreign countries to their domestic industries; (E) the efforts of the Department of Commerce to reduce trade barriers; and (F) the adequacy of export financing programs of the United States Government and recommendations for improving such programs. (2) POLICY BASIS FOR REPORTS.-Portions of each report under this section may incorporate or be based upon relevant reports and testimony produced by the Department of Commerce or other agencies, but the policy views shall be those of the Secretary of Commerce. Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988 (Sections 2121-2125 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988) SEC. 2121. SHORT TITLE. [15 U.S.C. 4701; P.L. 100-418] This part may be referred to as the "Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988". SEC. 2122. DEFINITION. For purposes of this part, the term "Japanese markets" refers to markets, including those in the United States and Japan, where automotive parts and accessories, both original equipment and aftermarket, are purchased for use in the manufacture or repair of Japanese automobiles. SEC. 2123. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE ON AUTO PARTS SALES TO JAPAN. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Commerce shall establish an initiative to increase the sale of United States-made auto parts and accessories to Japan markets. (b) FUNCTIONS.-In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall |