Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013
Latest action · Nov 21, 2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that focuses, among other things, on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Requires the President to designate a Special Africa Export Strategy Coordinator.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce and other high-level U.S. officials with responsibility for export promotion, financing, and development should conduct a joint trade mission to Africa.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that at least 10 total U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service officers are assigned to U.S. embassies in Africa for each of the first 5 fiscal years after enactment of this Act.
Requires the Secretary to assign at least one full-time officer to the office of the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank and the African Development Bank to: (1) increase access of U.S. businesses to procurement contracts with the bank; and (2) facilitate access of such businesses to risk insurance, equity investments, consulting services, and lending provided by the bank.
Prescribes increases in the number of: (1) Export-Import Bank of the United States employees dedicated to expanding business development for Africa and assigned to bank field offices in Africa and the United States, and (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) staff needed to promote stable and sustainable economic growth and development in Africa as well as to help U.S. businesses to expand into African markets.
Directs the President to develop a plan for standardized training of all U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service officers, Department of State economic officers, and U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) economic officers with respect to Bank, OPIC, Small Business Administration (SBA), and U.S. Trade and Development Agency programs and procedures.
Expresses the sense of Congress that foreign export credit agencies are providing non-Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) arrangement compliant financing in Africa that is trade distorting and threatens U.S. jobs.
Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to direct the Bank to increase the amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance for projects in Africa. Requires the Bank to report annually to Congress if it has not used at least 10% of such loans, guarantees, and insurance for projects in Africa.
Directs the Bank to make Bank capitalization available annually for loans that counter trade distorting non-OECD arrangement compliant financing or preferential, tied aid, or other related non-market loans offered by other nations for which U.S. companies are also competing or interested in competing.
Amends the Small Business Act to require the Associate Administrator of Small Business for International Trade to work closely with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), among others, in maintaining a trade distribution network.
Directs the President to explore opportunities to negotiate bilateral, subregional, and regional agreements to encourage trade and eliminate nontariff barriers to trade between countries (including Africa), such as negotiating investor friendly double-taxation treaties and investment promotion agreements.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2013Markup Nov 21, 2013Reported Nov 21, 2013 | |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2013 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2013 | |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2013Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 21, 2013Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
- Jun 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jun 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Jun 3, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- May 8, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E616-617)
- Apr 26, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2013Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E704 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL | May 20, 2013 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E616 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | May 8, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2394.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-122 | INCREASING AMERICAN JOBS THROUGH GREATER EXPORTS TO AFRICA ACT OF 201350 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Nov 21, 2013 |
| Serial No. 113-57 | INCREASING AMERICAN JOBS THROUGH GREATER EXPORTS TO AFRICA81 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 7, 2013 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43173 | African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization Archived | Report | Jun 16, 2015 |
| R43655 | U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background Archived | Report | Jul 31, 2014 |
| IN10015 | Trade Africa Initiative Archived | Insight | Apr 10, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 718 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Africa
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Multilateral development programs
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
- Small business
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2013Introduced in House
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