---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 9902"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "9902"
heading: "Report from each mission on matters of commercial relations"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/9902"
units:
  - "Chapter 106 — Championing American Business Through Diplomacy"
---

# §9902. Report from each mission on matters of commercial relations

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2019, and annually thereafter, the [chief of mission](/usc/22/3902.md?p=3) at each bilateral diplomatic mission of the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) and the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan shall submit to the Secretary of State mission plans that include the following:
  - (1) Data and other information regarding actions taken by each such mission or Institute during the previous year to foster commercial relations and safeguard [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) economic and business interests in the country or region in which each such [chief of mission](/usc/22/3902.md?p=3) and the Director serves.
  - (2) Each such mission’s and Institute’s anticipated economic and commercial priorities for the coming year.
- (b) **Report to Congress—** The Secretary of State, after receiving the information required under [subsection (a)](#a), shall submit to the Committee on [Foreign](/usc/22/3146.md?p=1) Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on [Foreign](/usc/22/3146.md?p=1) Relations of the Senate a report, disaggregated by country or region, on activities and initiatives, including with appropriate examples, to create an enabling environment and otherwise promote [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) economic and business interests in each such country or region, as well as information about significant [foreign](/usc/22/3146.md?p=1) competition to [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) businesses in the relevant country or region, including state-directed investments by [foreign](/usc/22/3146.md?p=1) governments and [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) strategic competitors in such country or region.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title VII, § 706, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3071.)