,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,san ,nicolas introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,office of 
,territorial ,exporting in the          
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,american           
,territories ,exporting ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,support for ,united ,states        
territories  7a7 ,creation of the       
,office of ,territorial ,exporting      
,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  7n7 ,office of territorial  
exporting  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president of the ,bank shall establish 
an ,office of ,territorial ,exporting1  
the functions of which shall be to--    
7,a7 promote the export of goods and    
services from the territories2  7,b7    

conduct outreach1 education1 and        
disseminate information concerning      
export opportunities and the            
availability of ,bank support for such  
activities2 and  7,c7 increase the total
 amount of loans1 guarantees1 and       
insurance provided by the ,bank         
benefitting the territories4  7#b7      
,staff ,the ,president of the ,bank     
shall hire such staff as may be         
necessary to perform the functions of   
the ,office1 including-- 7,a7 at least  
one staffer responsible for liaising    
with ,puerto ,rico and the ,united      
,states ,virgin ,islands2 and  7,b7 at  
least one staffer responsible for       
liaising with the ,united ,states       
territories of ,guam1 the ,commonwealth 
of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and 
,american ,samoa4  7#c7 ,definition of  
territory ,in this ,act1 the term       
territory means the ,commonwealth of    
,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states      
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 

,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4  4  7b7 
,annual report ,section #h of such ,act 
7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce;g7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7m7   
,report on activities in the territories
 ,the ,bank shall include in its annual 
report to ,congress under subsection 7a7
 a report on the steps taken by the     
,bank in the period covered by the      
report to increase-- 7#a7 awareness of  
the ,bank and its services in the       
territories2 and  7#b7 the provision of 
,bank support to export businesses in   
the territories4  7n7 ,report on        
consultations with potentially impacted 
communities ,the ,bank shall include in 
its annual report to ,congress under    
subsection 7a7 of this section a report 
on the steps taken by the ,bank to      
consult with affected communities1      
including affected workers1 pursuant to 
section #aa7;a77#b74  4