Report on the small business network program

(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for a period of four years, the Assistant Secretary for Commercial Diplomacy, in consultation with heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the Global Small Business Network. (b) Matters To be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of support provided to small business concerns in the United States that have utilized programs through the Global Small Business Network, including information on the number of businesses supported, the geographic location of such businesses, the number of jobs supported, and the amount of economic activity generated. (2) A description of methods and strategies to develop small business development centers in foreign countries for the two-year period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. (3) A list, and the current status, of all operating small business development centers in foreign countries that are affiliated with the Global Small Business Network program. (4) A list, and the current status, of all new small business development centers in foreign countries set up through the Global Small Business Network program in the two-year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, even if such centers are no longer affiliated with the Global Small Business Network program.