,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #bge #aadth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bahc    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,october #ai1 #bjae ,mr4 ,kirk
 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4     
,graham1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,blunt1    
,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 and ,mr4  
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read the first time  ,october 
#bj1 #bjae,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
reauthorize and reform the              
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,export-,import ,bank ,reform and  
,reauthorization ,act of #bjae4  7b7    
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,,title ,i--,taxpayer         
protection provisions and increased     
accountability ,sec4 #aja4 ,reduction in
 authorized amount of outstanding loans1

 guarantees1 and insurance4 ,sec4 #ajb4 
,increase in loss reserves4 ,sec4 #ajc4 
,review of fraud controls4 ,sec4 #ajd4  
,office of ,ethics4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,chief  
,risk ,officer4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,risk       
,management ,committee4 ,sec4 #ajg4     
,independent audit of bank portfolio4   
,sec4 #ajh4 ,pilot program for          
reinsurance4 ,,title ,,ii--,promotion of
 small business exports ,sec4 #bja4     
,increase in small business lending     
requirements4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,report on    
programs for small and medium-sized     
businesses4 ,,title                     
,,iii--,modernization of operations     
,sec4 #cja4 ,electronic payments and    
documents4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,reauthorization 
of information technology updating4     
,,title ,,iv--,general provisions ,sec4 
#dja4 ,extension of authority4 ,sec4    
#djb4 ,certain updated loan terms and   
amounts4 ,,title ,v--,other matters     
,sec4 #eja4 ,prohibition on             
discrimination based on industry4 ,sec4 
#ejb4 ,negotiations to end export credit

 financing4 ,sec4 #ejc4 ,study of       
financing for information and           
communications technology systems4  ,i  
,taxpayer protection provisions and     
increased accountability  #aja4         
,reduction in authorized amount of      
outstanding loans1 guarantees1 and      
insurance ,section #f7;a7 of the        
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;e7a77 is amended--  7#a7
 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as     
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#b7 by striking   
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7 ,applicable amount     
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
applicable amount1 for each of fiscal   
years #bjae through #bjai1 means        
#ace1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,freezing of    
lending cap if default rate is #b       
percent or more ,if the rate calculated 
under section #h7;g77#a7 is #b percent  
or more for a quarter1 the ,bank may not
 exceed the amount of loans1 guarantees1
 and insurance outstanding on the last  
day of that quarter until the rate      

calculated under section #h7;g77#a7 is  
less than #b percent4  4  #ajb4         
,increase in loss reserves  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #f of the              
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;e7 is amended-- 7#a7 by 
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 ,reserve requirement ,the ,bank shall  
build to and hold in reserve1 to protect
 against future losses1 an amount that  
is not less than #e percent of the      
aggregate amount of disbursed and       
outstanding loans1 guarantees1 and      
insurance of the ,bank4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
date that is one year after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  #ajc4      
,review of fraud controls ,section      
#ag7;b7 of the ,export-,import ,bank    
,reauthorization ,act of #bjab 7#ab     
,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a-#f7;b77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7b7 ,review of fraud  

controls ,not later than #d years after 
the date of the enactment of the        
,export-,import ,bank ,reform and       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjae1 and     
every #d years thereafter1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall-- 7#a7 review the adequacy
 of the design and effectiveness of the 
controls used by the ,export-,import    
,bank of the ,united ,states to prevent1
 detect1 and investigate fraudulent     
applications for loans and guarantees   
and the compliance by the ,bank with the
 controls1 including by auditing a      
sample of ,bank transactions2 and  7#b7 
submit a written report regarding the   
findings of the review and providing    
such recommendations with respect to the
 controls described in paragraph 7#a7 as
 the ,comptroller ,general deems        
appropriate to--  7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,financial ,services and the        

,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  4  #ajd4   
,office of ,ethics ,section #c of the   
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7k7 ,office  
of ,ethics  7#a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established an ,office of ,ethics    
within the ,bank1 which shall oversee   
all ethics issues within the ,bank4     
7#b7 ,head of office  7,a7 ,in general  
,the head of the ,office of ,ethics     
shall be the ,chief ,ethics ,officer1   
who shall report to the ,board of       
,directors4  7,b7 ,appointment ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of the ,export-,import    
,bank ,reform and ,reauthorization ,act 
of #bjae1 the ,chief ,ethics ,officer   
shall be--  7i7 appointed by the        
,president of the ,bank from among      
persons-- 7,i7 with a background in law 
who have experience in the fields of law
 and ethics2 and  7,,ii7 who are not    
serving in a position requiring         

appointment by the ,president of the    
,united ,states before being appointed  
to be ,chief ,ethics ,officer2 and  7ii7
 approved by the ,board4  7,c7          
,designated agency ethics official ,the 
,chief ,ethics ,officer shall serve as  
the designated agency ethics official   
for the ,bank pursuant to the ,ethics in
 ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4
 ,app4 #aja et seq474  7#c7 ,duties ,the
 ,office of ,ethics has jurisdiction    
over all employees of1 and ethics       
matters relating to1 the ,bank4 ,with   
respect to employees of the ,bank1 the  
,office of ,ethics shall--  7,a7        
recommend administrative actions to     
establish or enforce standards of       
official conduct2  7,b7 refer to the    
,office of the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,bank alleged violations of--  7i7  
the standards of ethical conduct        
applicable to employees of the ,bank    
under parts #bfce and #fbja of title #e1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2  7ii7  
the standards of ethical conduct        

established by the ,chief ,ethics       
,officer2 and  7iii7 any other laws1    
rules1 or regulations governing the     
performance of official duties or the   
discharge of official responsibilities  
that are applicable to employees of the 
,bank2  7,c7 report to appropriate      
,federal or ,state authorities          
substantial evidence of a violation of  
any law applicable to the performance of
 official duties that may have been     
disclosed to the ,office of ,ethics2 and
  7,d7 render advisory opinions         
regarding the propriety of any current  
or proposed conduct of an employee or   
contractor of the ,bank1 and issue      
general guidance on such matters as     
necessary4  4  #aje4 ,chief ,risk       
,officer ,section #c of the             
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a71 as amended by       
section #ajd1 is further amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7l7   
,chief ,risk ,officer  7#a7 ,in general 
,there shall be a ,chief ,risk ,officer 

of the ,bank1 who shall-- 7,a7 oversee  
all issues relating to risk within the  
,bank2 and  7,b7 report to the          
,president of the ,bank4  7#b7          
,appointment ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of the  
,export-,import ,bank ,reform and       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjae1 the     
,chief ,risk ,officer shall be--  7,a7  
appointed by the ,president of the ,bank
 from among persons-- 7i7 with a        
demonstrated ability in the general     
management of1 and knowledge of and     
extensive practical experience in1      
financial risk evaluation practices in  
large governmental or business entities2
 and  7ii7 who are not serving in a     
position requiring appointment by the   
,president of the ,united ,states before
 being appointed to be ,chief ,risk     
,officer2 and  7,b7 approved by the     
,board4  7#c7 ,duties ,the duties of the
 ,chief ,risk ,officer are--  7,a7 to be
 responsible for all matters related to 
managing and mitigating all risk to     

which the ,bank is exposed1 including   
the programs and operations of the      
,bank2  7,b7 to establish policies and  
processes for risk oversight1 the       
monitoring of management compliance with
 risk limits1 and the management of risk
 exposures and risk controls across the 
,bank2  7,c7 to be responsible for the  
planning and execution of all ,bank risk
 management activities1 including       
policies1 reporting1 and systems to     
achieve strategic risk objectives2  7,d7
 to develop an integrated risk          
management program that includes        
identifying1 prioritizing1 measuring1   
monitoring1 and managing internal       
control and operating risks and other   
identified risks2  7,e7 to ensure that  
the process for risk assessment and     
underwriting for individual transactions
 considers how each such transaction    
considers the effect of the transaction 
on the concentration of exposure in the 
overall portfolio of the ,bank1 taking  
into account fees1 collateralization1   

and historic default rates2 and  7,f7 to
 review the adequacy of the use by the  
,bank of qualitative metrics to assess  
the risk of default under various       
scenarios4  4  #ajf4 ,risk ,management  
,committee  7a7 ,in general ,section #c 
of the ,export-,import ,bank ,act of    
#aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a71 as amended
 by sections #ajd and #aje1 is further  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7m7 ,risk management        
committee  7#a7 ,establishment ,there is
 established a management committee to  
be known as the ,risk ,management       
,committee4  7#b7 ,membership ,the      
membership of the ,risk ,management     
,committee shall be the members of the  
,board of ,directors1 with the          
,president and ,first ,vice ,president  
of the ,bank serving as ex officio      
members4  7#c7 ,duties ,the duties of   
the ,risk ,management ,committee shall  
be-- 7,a7 to oversee1 in conjunction    
with the ,office of the ,chief          
,financial ,officer of the ,bank--  7i7 

periodic stress testing on the entire   
,bank portfolio1 reflecting different   
market1 industry1 and macroeconomic     
scenarios1 and consistent with common   
practices of commercial and multilateral
 development banks2 and  7ii7 the       
monitoring of industry1 geographic1 and 
obligor exposure levels2 and  7,b7 to   
review all required reports on the      
default rate of the ,bank before        
submission to ,congress under section   
#h7;g74  4  7b7 ,termination of ,audit  
,committee ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,board of ,directors of the   
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states shall revise the bylaws of the  
,bank to terminate the ,audit ,committee
 established by section #g of the       
bylaws4  #ajg4 ,independent audit of    
bank portfolio  7a7 ,audit ,the         
,inspector ,general of the              
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states shall conduct an audit or       
evaluation of the portfolio risk        

management procedures of the ,bank1     
including a review of the implementation
 by the ,bank of the duties assigned to 
the ,chief ,risk ,officer under section 
#c7l7 of the ,export-,import ,bank ,act 
of #aide1 as amended by section #aje4   
7b7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and not less frequently than every
 #c years thereafter1 the ,inspector    
,general shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives a written
 report containing all findings and     
determinations made in carrying out     
subsection 7a74  #ajh4 ,pilot program   
for reinsurance  7a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding any provision of the   
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce et seq471 the           
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states 7in this section referred to as 
the ,bank7 may establish a pilot program

 under which the ,bank may enter into   
contracts and other arrangements to     
share risks associated with the         
provision of guarantees1 insurance1 or  
credit1 or the participation in the     
extension of credit1 by the ,bank under 
that ,act4  7b7 ,limitations on ,amount 
of ,risk-,sharing  7#a7 ,per contract or
 other arrangement ,the aggregate amount
 of liability the ,bank may transfer    
through risk-sharing pursuant to a      
contract or other arrangement entered   
into under subsection 7a7 may not exceed
 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,per year ,the   
aggregate amount of liability the ,bank 
may transfer through risk-sharing during
 a fiscal year pursuant to contracts or 
other arrangements entered into under   
subsection 7a7 during that fiscal year  
may not exceed #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7c7    
,annual reports ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and annually thereafter through  
#bjai1 the ,bank shall submit to        
,congress a written report that contains

 a detailed analysis of the use of the  
pilot program carried out under         
subsection 7a7 during the year preceding
 the submission of the report4  7d7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to affect1   
impede1 or revoke any authority of the  
,bank4  7e7 ,termination ,the pilot     
program carried out under subsection 7a7
 shall terminate on ,september #cj1     
#bjai4  ,,ii ,promotion of small        
business exports  #bja4 ,increase in    
small business lending requirements  7a7
 ,in general ,section #b7;b77#a77;,e77v7
 of the ,export-,import ,bank ,act of   
#aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fce7;b77#a77;,e77v77 is amended by     
striking #bj percent and inserting #be  
percent4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjaf 
and each fiscal year thereafter4  #bjb4 
,report on programs for small and       
medium-sized businesses  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #h of the ,export-,import     

,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4      
#fce;g7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7k7 ,report on ,programs
 for ,small and ,medium-,sized          
,businesses ,the ,bank shall include in 
its annual report to ,congress under    
subsection 7a7 a report on the programs 
of the ,bank for ,united ,states        
businesses with less than #bej1jjj1jjj  
in annual sales4  4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to the report  
of the ,export-,import ,bank of the     
,united ,states submitted to ,congress  
under section #h of the ,export-,import 
,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4      
#fce;g7 for the first year that begins  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  ,,iii ,modernization of          
operations  #cja4 ,electronic payments  
and documents ,section #b7;b77#a7 of the
 ,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide    
7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce7;b77#a77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7,m7 ,not later than #b years after the 

date of the enactment of the            
,export-,import ,bank ,reform and       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjae1 the     
,bank shall implement policies--  7i7 to
 accept electronic documents with       
respect to transactions whenever        
possible1 including copies of bills of  
lading1 certifications1 and compliance  
documents1 in such manner so as not to  
undermine any potential civil or        
criminal enforcement related to the     
transactions2 and  7ii7 to accept       
electronic payments in all of its       
programs4  4  #cjb4 ,reauthorization of 
information technology updating ,section
 #c7;j7 of the ,export-,import ,act of  
#aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a7j77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking #bjab1 #bjac1 and #bjad and    
inserting #bjae through #bjai2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking 7,i7   
the funds and inserting 7i7 the funds2  
and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking
 #bjab1 #bjac1 and #bjad and inserting  

#bjae through #bjai4  ,,iv ,general     
provisions  #dja4 ,extension of         
authority  7a7 ,in general ,section #g  
of the ,export-,import ,bank ,act of    
#aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;f7 is amended 
by striking #bjad and inserting #bjai4  
7b7 ,dual-,use ,exports ,section #a7;c7 
of ,public ,law #ajc-dbh 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 
#fce note7 is amended by striking       
,september #cj1 #bjad and inserting the 
date on which the authority of the      
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states expires under section #g of the 
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;f74  7c7 ,sub-,saharan  
,africa ,advisory ,committee ,section   
#b7;b77#i77;,b77iii7 of the             
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce7;b77#i77;,b77iii77 is   
amended by striking ,september #cj1     
#bjad and inserting the date on which   
the authority of the ,bank expires under
 section #g4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the earlier of the date  

of the enactment of this ,act or ,june  
#cj1 #bjae4  #djb4 ,certain updated loan
 terms and amounts  7a7 ,loan ,terms for
 ,medium-,term ,financing ,section      
#b7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,export-,import  
,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4      
#fce7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
clause 7i71 by striking 2 and and       
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
with principal amounts of not more than 
#be1jjj1jjj2 and  4  7b7 ,competitive   
opportunities relating to insurance     
,section #b7;d77#b7 of the              
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce7;d77#b77 is amended by  
striking #aj1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#be1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,export amounts for   
small business loans ,section #c7;g77#c7
 of the ,export-,import ,bank ,act of   
#aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a7g77#c77 is  
amended by striking #aj1jjj1jjj and     
inserting #be1jjj1jjj4  7d7             
,consideration of environmental effects 
,section #aa7;a77#a77;,a7 of the        

,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;i-#e7;a77#a77;,a77 is   
amended by striking #aj1jjj1jjj or more 
and inserting the following3 #be1jjj1jjj
 7or1 if less than #be1jjj1jjj1 the     
threshold established pursuant to       
international agreements1 including the 
,common ,approaches for ,officially     
,supported ,export ,credits and         
,environmental and ,social ,due         
,diligence1 as adopted by the           
,organisation for ,economic             
,co-operation and ,development ,council 
on ,june #bh1 #bjab1 and the            
risk-management framework adopted by    
financial institutions for determining1 
assessing1 and managing environmental   
and social risk in projects 7commonly   
referred to as the ,equator             
,principles77 or more4  7e7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply with respect to     
fiscal year #bjaf and each fiscal year  
thereafter4  ,v ,other matters  #eja4   
,prohibition on discrimination based on 

industry ,section #b of the             
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide 7#f 
,u4,s4,c4 #fce et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7k7   
,prohibition on discrimination based on 
industry  7#a7 ,in general ,except as   
provided in this ,act1 the ,bank may    
not-- 7,a7 deny an application for      
financing based solely on the industry1 
sector1 or business that the application
 concerns2 or  7,b7 promulgate or       
implement policies that discriminate    
against an application based solely on  
the industry1 sector1 or business that  
the application concerns4  7#b7         
,applicability ,the prohibitions under  
paragraph 7#a7 apply only to            
applications for financing by the ,bank 
for projects concerning the exploration1
 development1 production1 or export of  
energy sources and the generation or    
transmission of electrical power1 or    
combined heat and power1 regardless of  
the energy source involved4  4  #ejb4   
,negotiations to end export credit      

financing  7a7 ,in general ,section #aa 
of the ,export-,import ,bank            
,reauthorization ,act of #bjab 7#ab     
,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a-#e7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
,secretary of the ,treasury 7in this    
section referred to as the ,secretary7  
and inserting ,president2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by striking       
7,,oecd7 and inserting 7in this section 
referred to as the ,,oecd72 and  7ii7 by
 striking ultimate goal of eliminating  
and inserting possible goal of          
eliminating1 before the date that is #aj
 years after the date of the enactment  
of the ,export-,import ,bank ,reform and
 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjae12  7#b7 
in subsection 7b71 by striking          
,secretary each place it appears and    
inserting ,president2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,report on strategy ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 the ,export-,import ,bank ,reform and  

,reauthorization ,act of #bjae1 the     
,president shall submit to ,congress a  
proposal1 and a strategy for achieving  
the proposal1 that the ,united ,states  
,government will pursue with other major
 exporting countries1 including ,,oecd  
members and non-,,oecd members1 to      
eliminate over a period of not more than
 #aj years subsidized export-financing  
programs1 tied aid1 export credits1 and 
all other forms of government-supported 
export subsidies4  7d7 ,negotiations    
with non-,,oecd members ,the ,president 
shall initiate and pursue negotiations  
with countries that are not ,,oecd      
members to bring those countries into a 
multilateral agreement establishing     
rules and limitations on officially     
supported export credits4  7e7 ,annual  
reports on progress of negotiations ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of the ,export-,import    
,bank ,reform and ,reauthorization ,act 
of #bjae1 and annually thereafter       
through calendar year #bjai1 the        

,president shall submit to the          
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the progress of any negotiations     
described in subsection 7d74  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7a7 shall apply with respect to reports 
required to be submitted under section  
#aa7;b7 of the ,export-,import ,bank    
,reauthorization ,act of #bjab 7#ab     
,u4,s4,c4 #fce;a-#e7;b77 after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #ejc4   
,study of financing for information and 
communications technology systems  7a7  
,analysis of information and            
communications technology industry use  
of bank products ,the ,export-,import   
,bank of the ,united ,states 7in this   
section referred to as the ,bank7 shall 
conduct a study of the extent to which  
the products offered by the ,bank are   
available and used by companies that    

export information and communications   
technology services and related goods4  
7b7 ,elements ,in conducting the study  
required by subsection 7a71 the ,bank   
shall examine the following3  7#a7 ,the 
number of jobs in the ,united ,states   
that are supported by the export of     
information and communications          
technology services and related goods1  
and the degree to which access to       
financing will increase exports of such 
services and related goods4  7#b7 ,the  
reduction in the financing by the ,bank 
of exports of information and           
communications technology services from 
#bjjc through #bjad4  7#c7 ,the         
activities of foreign export credit     
agencies to facilitate the export of    
information and communications          
technology services and related goods4  
7#d7 ,specific proposals for how the    
,bank could provide additional financing
 for the exportation of information and 
communications technology services and  
related goods through risk-sharing with 

other export credit agencies and other  
third parties4  7#e7 ,proposals for new 
products the ,bank could offer to       
provide financing for exports of        
information and communications          
technology services and related goods1  
including--  7,a7 the extent to which   
the ,bank is authorized to offer new    
products2  7,b7 the extent to which the 
,bank would need additional authority to
 offer new products to meet the needs of
 the information and communications     
technology industry2  7,c7 specific     
proposals for changes in law that would 
enable the ,bank to provide increased   
financing for exports of information and
 communications technology services and 
related goods in compliance with the    
credit and risk standards of the ,bank2 
7,d7 specific proposals that would      
enable the ,bank to provide increased   
outreach to the information and         
communications technology industry about
 the products the ,bank offers2 and     
7,e7 specific proposals for changes in  

law that would enable the ,bank to      
provide the financing to build          
information and communications          
technology infrastructure1 in compliance
 with the credit and risk standards of  
the ,bank1 to allow for market access   
opportunities for ,united ,states       
information and communications          
technology companies to provide services
 on the infrastructure being financed by
 the ,bank4  7c7 ,report ,not later than
 #aha days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,bank shall 
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains the results of the study       
required by subsection 7a74  ,october   
#bj1 #bjae,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar