Appendix-A-Major-Recommendations--By-Agency DEPARTMENT-OF-COMMERCE DOC01 Reinvent Federal Economic and Regional Development Efforts Improve coordination of federal economic development efforts with the goals of eliminating duplication and better directing federal resources to improve business conditions. na na DOC02 Provide Better Coordination to Refocus and Leverage Federal Export Promotion This recommendation is designed to improve federal services to U.S. businesses competing in the world export markets. na na DOC03 Reform the Federal Export Control System for Commercial Goods To help ensure leading U.S. industries are competitive in the global marketplace, changes should be made in the export control system. na na DOC04 Strengthen the Tourism Policy Council Revitalize the Tourism Policy Council and give it greater authority to coordinate federal tourism promotion efforts. na na DOC05 Create Public / Private Competition for the NOAA Fleet A pilot program is recommended to open the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fleet to public and private competition to bolster the aging fleet. cbe cbe DOC06 Improve Marine Fisheries Management To help protect fishing resources and provide new income to the government, NOAA should collaborate with Congress and fishing industry representatives to establish appropriate user fees to help offset management costs for national fishery zones. 0.0 375.0 DOC07 Provide EDA Public Works Loan Guarantees for Infrastructure Assistance This recommendation would provide the Economic Development Administration with authority to use part of its funding as a reserve for loan guarantees for various public economic development projects. na na DOC08 Establish a Manufacturing Technology Data Bank To help U.S. manufacturing firms increase their technical capabilities, Commerce should create a new database to provide technical information and contacts. na na DOC09 Expand the Electronic Availability of Census Data To increase access to and use of census data, the Census Bureau should create a computerized census information center. na na DOC10 Amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act to Increase the Data Quality of the National Trade Data Bank This recommendation outlines improvements needed in the quality and quantity of data in this business-oriented data bank. na na DOC11 Eliminate Legislative Barriers to the Exchange of Business Data Among Federal Statistical Agencies Eliminate legislative barriers to the exchange of business data among federal agencies (the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis) to reduce the reporting burden on American business. na na DOC12 Establish a Single Civilian Operational Environmental Polar Satellite Program To reduce duplication and save taxpayers a billion dollars over the next decade, various current and proposed polar satellite programs should be consolidated under NOAA. -300.0 0.0 DOC13 Use Sampling to Minimize Cost of the Decennial Census Use sampling rather than more costly methods of counting nonrespondents to next deciennial census. (Savings will occur but are beyond the time frame of this analysis.) cbe cbe DOC14 Build a Business and Economic Information Node for the Information Highway To assist in the distribution of government information to private citizens, Commerce should build a business and economic information node to the "information highway." cbe cbe DOC15 Increase Access to Capital for Minority Businesses Commerce and SBA should provide the President with recommendations to improve SBA and Minority Business Development Administration programs. na na