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124 STAT. 2521 PUBLIC LAW 111–240—SEPT. 27, 2010 (3) the term ‘‘rural small business concern’’ means a small business concern located in a rural area, as that term is defined in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(t) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—In this Act, the term ‘small business development center’ means a small business development center described in section 21. ‘‘(u) REGION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.—In this Act, the term ‘region of the Administration’ means the geographic area served by a regional office of the Administration established under section 4(a).’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(b)(3)(B)(x) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(3)(B)(x)) is amended by striking ‘‘Administration district and region’’ and inserting ‘‘dis- trict and region of the Administration’’. SEC. 1203. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 22. (a) There’’ and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘SEC. 22. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— ‘‘(1) OFFICE.—There’’; and (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the period and inserting ‘‘for the primary purposes of increasing— ‘‘(A) the number of small business concerns that export; and ‘‘(B) the volume of exports by small business concerns.’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of the Office shall be the Associate Administrator for International Trade, who shall be responsible to the Administrator.’’. (b) AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.— Section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘five Associate Administrators’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Administrators’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘One such Associate Administrator shall be the Associate Administrator for Inter- national Trade, who shall be the head of the Office of Inter- national Trade established under section 22.’’. (c) DISCHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATION.—Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) DISCHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator shall ensure that— ‘‘(1) the responsibilities of the Administration regarding international trade are carried out by the Associate Adminis- trator; ‘‘(2) the Associate Administrator has sufficient resources to carry out such responsibilities; and