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 124 STAT. 2529 PUBLIC LAW 111–240—SEPT. 27, 2010 ‘‘(4) the term ‘Office’ means the Office of International Trade established under subsection (a)(1).’’. (b) STUDY AND REPORT ON FILLING GAPS IN HIGH-AND-LOW- EXPORT VOLUME AREAS.— (1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall— (A) conduct a study of— (i) the volume of exports for each State; (ii) the availability of export finance specialists in each State; (iii) the number of exporters in each State that are small business concerns; (iv) the percentage of exporters in each State that are small business concerns; (v) the change, if any, in the number of exporters that are small business concerns in each State— (I) for the first study conducted under this subparagraph, during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act; and (II) for each subsequent study, during the 10- year period ending on the date the study is com- menced; (vi) the total value of the exports in each State by small business concerns; (vii) the percentage of the total volume of exports in each State that is attributable to small business concerns; and (viii) the change, if any, in the percentage of the total volume of exports in each State that is attrib- utable to small business concerns— (I) for the first study conducted under this subparagraph, during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act; and (II) for each subsequent study, during the 10- year period ending on the date the study is com- menced; and (B) submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report containing— (i) the results of the study under subparagraph (A); (ii) to the extent practicable, a recommendation regarding how to eliminate gaps between the supply of and demand for export finance specialists in the 15 States that have the greatest volume of exports, based upon the most recent data available from the Department of Commerce; (iii) to the extent practicable, a recommendation regarding how to eliminate gaps between the supply of and demand for export finance specialists in the 15 States that have the lowest volume of exports, based upon the most recent data available from the Depart- ment of Commerce; and (iv) such additional information as the Adminis- trator determines is appropriate. 15 USC 649 note.