and ease confusion for small businesses. (9) Intra-agency efforts have fallen short in providing greater cohesion and communication among Federal export programs. (10) The U.S. Government Accountability Office found significant shortcomings at the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee, including a lack of information about total export promotion resources, ineffectiveness in tracking data and outcomes, and a failure to coordinate export promotion resources with governmentwide policies. (11) Given the shortcoming of Federal export assistance, significant change is necessary to ensure the United States maintains its global economic competitiveness while small businesses can grow their businesses and create more jobs. (12) By consolidating the functions of multiple Federal agencies, including the International Trade Administration, the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration, the Trade and Development Agency, the Export Credit Guarantee Program and Facilities Guarantee Program of the Department of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the Department of State, into the new Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce, small- and mid-size businesses will be able to utilize a one-stop-shop for export assistance. (13) These reforms will reduce waste and overlap to maximize Federal resources, improve businesses’ access to information and assistance by cutting bureaucracy, and allow the Department of Commerce to better track and report to Congress on the effectiveness of its export programs. (14) Additionally, including the Trade and Development Agency and the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the Department of State as part of the new agency will strengthen their coordination with traditional export assistance to ensure that United States companies are able to take advantage of new emerging markets overseas. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term Agency means the Export Promotion Agency established under section 4(a). (2) Functions The term