1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aid for Trade Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Productive international trading relationships are vital to the economic growth and national security of the United States. (2) According to the United States Agency for International Development, 11 of America’s top 15 trading partners were once recipients of United States foreign assistance, and some of the fastest growing markets are former recipients of United States foreign assistance. (3) Stable trading relationships promote security and prosperity, and leadership by the United States in international trade fosters the expansion of open markets and can help level the playing field for United States businesses, workers, and consumers in the global marketplace. (4) Programs to provide trade capacity building assistance strengthen good governance, advance rule of law, combat corruption, promote human rights, reduce poverty, and spur economic opportunity. (5) Private-sector-led trade and investment are fundamental components of inclusive growth and development. Programs to provide trade capacity building assistance help developing countries to reduce and eliminate nontariff trade barriers that inhibit the ability of such countries to implement trade agreements, participate in the global economy, create jobs and economic opportunity, and reduce poverty. (6) Reducing trade transaction costs through trade capacity improvements and trade facilitation reforms will assist United States exporters and small and medium-size enterprises reach new customers in developing countries. Reducing these costs through trade facilitation reforms will assist developing country businesses to trade and invest with each other and take advantage of global supply and value chains. (7) According to the United States Trade Representative, the United States is one of the largest single-country providers of trade-related assistance (also called trade capacity building assistance or Aid for Trade ). (8) At the 9th