Cultural Trade Promotion Act

The term creative industry or occupation means—

(A) an industry that—

(i) has a substantial current or potential impact (including through positions that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) on a State, regional, or local economy or a Native American community's economy, as appropriate; and

(ii) contributes to the growth of businesses, nonprofit organizations, or self-employment opportunities that have their origin in individual creativity, skill, and talent, including such businesses, organizations, or opportunities focused on design, crafts, music, visual and media arts, performing arts, language, literature, or expressions of Native cultures or regional or local heritage culture; and

(B) an occupation that—

(i) currently has or is projected to have a number of positions (including positions that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) in an industry sector so as to have a substantial potential impact on a State, regional, or local economy or a Native American community's economy, as appropriate; and

(ii) is comprised of—

(I) businesses or nonprofit organizations described in subparagraph (A)(ii); or

(II) individuals who are self-employed or sole proprietors and whose work has an origin in individual creativity, skill, and talent, including a focus on design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, performing arts, language, literature, or expressions of Native cultures or regional or local heritage culture.

The term Native American, used with respect to culture, means the culture of a Native American, as defined in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).

Section 2301(b) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking small businesses and medium-sized businesses and inserting microentrepreneurs (as defined in section 172 of the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6901)), small businesses, and medium-sized businesses.

Section 2312(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (7)—

(A) by inserting microenterprises (as defined in section 172 of the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6901)) and after better assist; and

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(8) consider how to promote exports of goods and services from creative industries and occupations (as defined in section 2 of the Cultural Trade Promotion Act).

Section 2307 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4726) is amended—

(1) by inserting or Native Hawaiian after American Indian each place it appears;

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) by inserting or Native Hawaiian after include Indian; and

(B) by inserting or Native Hawaiian-owned after Indian-owned; and

(3) in subsection (e), by striking hand made or hand crafted and inserting made.