§ 4011. — Export trade promotion duties of Secretary of Commerce.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4011]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 66--PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE
SUBCHAPTER II--EXPORT TRADE CERTIFICATES OF REVIEW
Sec. 4011. Export trade promotion duties of Secretary of
Commerce
To promote and encourage export trade, the Secretary may issue
certificates of review and advise and assist any person with respect to
applying for certificates of review.
(Pub. L. 97-290, title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1240.)
Effective Date
Section 312 of Pub. L. 97-290 provided that:
``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this title [enacting
this subchapter] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act [Oct. 8, 1982].
``(b) Section 302 and section 303 [enacting sections 4012 and 4013
of this title] shall take effect 90 days after the effective date of the
rules and regulations first promulgated under section 310 [enacting
section 4020 of this title].''
Report on Export Trading Companies
Pub. L. 100-418, title II, Sec. 2311, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1346,
directed Secretary of Commerce to submit a report, not later than 18
months after Aug. 23, 1988, to Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of Senate, and to Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Committee on the Judiciary of
House of Representatives, on activities of Department of Commerce to
promote and encourage formation of new and operation of existing and new
export promotion intermediaries, including export management companies,
export trade associations, bank export trading companies, and export
trading companies, with report to include a survey of activities of
export management companies, export trade associations, and those bank
export trading companies and export trading companies established
pursuant to amendments made by title II of the Export Trading Company
Act of 1982 and pursuant to title III of that Act, but not to contain
any information subject to the protections from disclosure provided in
that Act.
Federal Coal Export Commission
Pub. L. 99-83, title XIII, Sec. 1304, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 282,
provided for establishment, membership, etc., of Federal Coal Export
Commission, required Commission to convene at least four times a year
for consultation on activities leading to increased cooperation among
entities involved in United States coal exports, with goal of expanding
the United States share of international market, specified activities of
Commission, including examination of potential for small- and medium-
sized companies to enter export coal trade through exporting trading
companies, directed Commission to report its finding and recommendations
to President and Congress within two years after its first meeting, and
terminated Commission upon submission of its report.
