I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5881 
To establish the Office of Territorial Exporting in the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS introduced the following bill; 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 States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Territories 
Exporting Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES TERRITORIES. 
(a) CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL EX-
PORTING.—Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(n) OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL EXPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President of the Bank 
shall establish an Office of Territorial Exporting, the 
functions of which shall be to— 
‘‘(A) promote the export of goods and serv-
ices from the territories; 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach, education, and dis-
seminate information concerning export oppor-
tunities and the availability of Bank support for 
such activities; and 
‘‘(C) increase the total amount of loans, 
guarantees, and insurance provided by the 
Bank benefitting the territories. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—The President of the Bank shall 
hire such staff as may be necessary to perform the 
functions of the Office, including— 
‘‘(A) at least one staffer responsible for 
liaising with Puerto Rico and the United States 
Virgin Islands; and 
‘‘(B) at least one staffer responsible for 
liaising with the United States territories of 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF TERRITORY.—In this Act, 
the term ‘territory’ means the Commonwealth of 
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Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 8 of such Act (12 
U.S.C. 635g) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) REPORT
ON
ACTIVITIES
IN
THE
TERRI-
TORIES.—The Bank shall include in its annual report to 
Congress under subsection (a) a report on the steps taken 
by the Bank in the period covered by the report to in-
crease— 
‘‘(1) awareness of the Bank and its services in 
the territories; and 
‘‘(2) the provision of Bank support to export 
businesses in the territories. 
‘‘(n) REPORT
ON CONSULTATIONS WITH POTEN-
TIALLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.—The Bank shall in-
clude in its annual report to Congress under subsection 
(a) of this section a report on the steps taken by the Bank 
to consult with affected communities, including affected 
workers, pursuant to section 11(a)(2).’’. 
Æ 
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