H.R. 2543 · 114th Congress
State Trade and Export Promotion Utilization Program for American Small Businesses Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rick Larsen
- Introduced
- 2015-05-21
- Latest action
- 2015-05-21 · Introduced in House
Summary
State Trade and Export Promotion Utilization Program for American Small Businesses Act or the STEP UP for American Small Businesses Act
Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for International Trade within the Small Business Administration to establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program.
Authorizes the Associate Administrator to make competitive grants to states to carry out export promotion programs to increase: (1) the number of eligible small businesses that export (including rural small businesses and small businesses owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals), as well as (2) the value of their exports.