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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Export Enhancement
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. OPIC ISSUING AUTHORITY.
Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 3. IMPACT OF OPIC PROGRAMS.
(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 231A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191a)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c);
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.—The Board of Di-
rectors of the Corporation shall not vote in favor of any
action proposed to be taken by the Corporation that is
likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts
that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented, unless for at
least 60 days before the date of the vote—
‘‘(1) an environmental impact assessment or
initial environmental audit, analyzing the environ-
mental impacts of the proposed action and of alter-
natives to the proposed action has been completed by
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the project applicant and made available to the
Board of Directors; and
‘‘(2) such assessment or audit has been made
available to the public of the United States, locally
affected groups in the host country, and host coun-
try nongovernmental organizations.’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Board’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) In conjunction with each meeting of its Board
of Directors, the Corporation shall hold a public hearing
in order to afford an opportunity for any person to present
views regarding the activities of the Corporation. Such
views shall be made part of the record.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OPIC.
Section 233(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2193(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking the second and third sentences;
(2) in the fourth sentence by striking ‘‘(other
than the President of the Corporation, appointed
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pursuant to subsection (c) who shall serve as a Di-
rector, ex officio)’’;
(3) in the second undesignated paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘the President of the Cor-
poration, the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development, the United States
Trade Representative, and’’ after ‘‘including’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The United States Trade Representative may
designate a Deputy United States Trade Rep-
resentative to serve on the Board in place of the
United States Trade Representative.’’; and
(4) by inserting after the second undesignated
paragraph the following:
‘‘There shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman
of the Board, both of whom shall be designated by the
President of the United States from among the Directors
of the Board other than those appointed under the second
sentence of the first paragraph of this subsection.’’.
SEC. 5. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 661(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(a)) is amended by in-
serting before the period at the end of the second sentence
the following: ‘‘, with special emphasis on economic sectors
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with significant United States export potential, such as
energy, transportation, telecommunications, and environ-
ment’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS OF COSTS.—Section 661(b) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(b))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
COSTS.—The Trade
and Development Agency shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, require corporations and other enti-
ties to—
‘‘(A) share the costs of feasibility studies
and other project planning services funded
under this section; and
‘‘(B) reimburse the Trade and Develop-
ment Agency those funds provided under this
section, if the corporation or entity concerned
succeeds in project implementation.’’.
(c) FUNDING.—Section 661(f) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(f)) is amended—
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(A) 
by 
striking
‘‘$77,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1996’’
and inserting ‘‘$48,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘in fiscal
years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘provides’’ and
inserting ‘‘in carrying out its program, provide, as
appropriate, funds’’.
SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF
TPCC.
The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
shall—
(1) report on the actions taken or efforts cur-
rently underway to eliminate the areas of overlap
and duplication identified among Federal export pro-
motion activities;
(2) coordinate efforts to sponsor or promote
any trade show or trade fair;
(3) work with all relevant State and national
organizations, including the National Governors’ As-
sociation, that have established trade promotion of-
fices;
(4) report on actions taken or efforts currently
underway to promote better coordination between
State, Federal, and private sector export promotion
activities, including co-location, cost sharing between
Federal, State, and private sector export promotion
programs, and sharing of market research data; and
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(5) by not later than March 30, 2000, and an-
nually thereafter, include the matters addressed in
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) in the annual re-
port required to be submitted under section 2312(f)
of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(f)).
SEC. 7. TIMING OF TPCC REPORTS.
Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1995, and annually thereafter,’’ and inserting
‘‘March 30 of each year,’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 17,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.