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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1026 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 156
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1026

                          [Report No. 105-76]

      To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 1997

 Mr. Grams (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; which was 
read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                                Affairs

                           September 10, 1997

               Reported by Mr. D'Amato, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
      To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
635f) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2001''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TIED AID CREDIT FUND AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
(12 U.S.C. 635i-3(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``through September 30, 
1997''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Section 10(e) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(e)) is 
amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE 
              EXPORT OF NONLETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES OR SERVICES THE 
              PRIMARY END USE OF WHICH WILL BE FOR CIVILIAN 
              PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 (12 U.S.C. 635 note; 
108 Stat. 4376) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
``2001''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Export-Import Bank Reauthorization 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

    Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is 
amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2001''.

SEC. 3. TIED AID CREDIT FUND AUTHORITY.

    (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635i-3(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``through'' and all that 
follows through ``1997''.
    (b) Section 10(e) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(3)) is amended by 
striking the first sentence and inserting the following: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this section.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE EXPORT OF 
              NONLETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES OR SERVICES THE PRIMARY END 
              USE OF WHICH WILL BE FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES.

    Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 (12 U.S.C. 635 note; 108 Stat. 
4376) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2001''.

SEC. 5. OUTREACH TO COMPANIES.

    Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(I) The Chairman of the Bank shall undertake efforts to enhance 
the Bank's capacity to provide information about the Bank's programs to 
small and rural companies which have not previously participated in the 
Bank's programs. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this subparagraph, the Chairman of the Bank shall submit to Congress 
a report on the activities undertaken pursuant to this subparagraph.''.
                                     

                                                       Calendar No. 156

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1026

                          [Report No. 105-76]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

      To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 10, 1997

                       Reported with an amendment
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