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 ‘‘United States Export 
Finance Agency Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Renaming of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
Sec. 4. Authorization period. 
Sec. 5. Aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority. 
Sec. 6. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. 
Sec. 7. Support for United States territories. 
Sec. 8. Alternative procedures during quorum lapse. 
Sec. 9. Strengthening support for U.S. small businesses. 
Sec. 10. Enhancing flexibility to respond to predatory export financing by China. 
Sec. 11. Restriction on financing for certain entities. 
Sec. 12. Prohibitions on financing for certain persons involved in sanctionable 
activities. 
Sec. 13. Promoting renewable energy exports, environmental and social stand-
ards, and accountability. 
Sec. 14. Reinsurance program. 
Sec. 15. Information technology systems. 
Sec. 16. Administratively determined pay. 
SEC. 3. RENAMING OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Export-Import Bank of the 
United States is hereby redesignated as the United States 
Export Finance Agency. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Export-Im-
port Bank of the United States in any law, rule, regulation, 
certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in 
force on the date of the enactment of this Act is deemed 
a reference to the United States Export Finance Agency. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION PERIOD. 
Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 5. AGGREGATE LOAN, GUARANTEE, AND INSURANCE 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 6(a)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
(12 U.S.C. 635e(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
AMOUNT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘applicable amount’ means— 
‘‘(A) $145,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(B) $150,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(C) $155,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(D) $160,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(E) $165,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(F) $170,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
and 
‘‘(G) $175,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2029.’’. 
SEC. 6. OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(i) of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(i)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Agency shall estab-
lish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion 
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which shall be responsible for carrying out this sub-
section and all matters relating to diversity in man-
agement, employment, and business activities in ac-
cordance with such standards and requirements as the 
Director of the Office shall establish. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Agency shall ensure that, to the extent that the re-
sponsibilities described in paragraph (1) (or com-
parable responsibilities) were, as of the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, performed by another office 
of the Agency, the responsibilities shall be transferred 
to the Office. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO CIVIL RIGHTS 
LAWS.—The responsibilities described in paragraph 
(1) shall not include enforcement of statutes, regula-
tions, or executive orders pertaining to civil rights, 
except that the Director of the Office shall coordinate 
with the President of the Agency, or the designee of 
the President of the Agency, regarding the design and 
implementation of any remedies resulting from viola-
tions of the statutes, regulations, or executive orders. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Of-
fice shall be appointed by, and shall report di-
rectly to, the President of the Agency. The posi-
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tion of Director of the Office shall be a career re-
served position in the Senior Executive Service, 
as that position is defined in section 3132 of title 
5, United States Code, or an equivalent designa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(i) develop standards for equal em-
ployment opportunity and the racial, eth-
nic, and gender diversity of the workforce 
and senior management of the Agency; 
‘‘(ii) develop standards for increased 
participation 
of 
minority-owned 
and 
women-owned businesses in the programs 
and contracts of the Agency, including 
standards for coordinating technical assist-
ance to the businesses; and 
‘‘(iii) enhance the outreach activities of 
the Agency with respect to, and increase the 
total amount of loans, guarantees, and in-
surance provided by the Agency to support 
exports by socially and economically dis-
advantaged small business concerns (as de-
fined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Busi-
ness Act) and small business concerns 
owned by women. 
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‘‘(C) OTHER DUTIES.—The Director shall 
advise the President of the Agency on the impact 
of the policies of the Agency on minority-owned 
and women-owned businesses. 
‘‘(5) INCLUSION IN ALL LEVELS OF BUSINESS AC-
TIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) CONTRACTS.—The Director of the Of-
fice shall develop and implement standards and 
procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent 
possible, the inclusion and utilization of minori-
ties (as defined in section 1204(c) of the Finan-
cial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforce-
ment Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1811 note)) and 
women, and minority- and women-owned busi-
nesses (as such terms are defined in section 
21A(r)(4) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1441a(r)(4)) in all business and ac-
tivities of the Agency at all levels, including in 
procurement, insurance, and all types of con-
tracts. The processes established by the Agency 
for review and evaluation for contract proposals 
and to hire service providers shall include a com-
ponent that gives consideration to the diversity 
of the applicant. 
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‘‘(B) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
paragraph 
shall apply to all contracts for services of any 
kind, including all contracts for all business and 
activities of the Agency, at all levels. 
‘‘(C) OUTREACH.—The Agency shall estab-
lish a minority outreach program to ensure the 
inclusion (to the maximum extent practicable) of 
contracts entered into with the enterprises of mi-
norities and women and businesses owned by mi-
norities and women, including financial institu-
tions, investment banking firms, underwriters, 
accountants, brokers, and providers of legal serv-
ices. 
‘‘(6) DIVERSITY IN AGENCY WORKFORCE.—The 
Agency shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity 
in its workforce at all levels of the Agency consistent 
with the demographic diversity of the United States, 
in a manner consistent with applicable law, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) to the extent the Agency engages in re-
cruitment efforts to fill vacancies— 
‘‘(i) recruiting at historically Black 
colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving 
institutions, Tribal colleges and univer-
sities, women’s colleges, and colleges that 
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typically serve majority minority popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(ii) recruiting at job fairs in urban 
communities, and placing employment ad-
vertisements in print and digital media ori-
ented toward women and people of color; 
‘‘(B) partnering with organizations that are 
focused on developing opportunities for minori-
ties and women to place talented young minori-
ties and women in industry internships, summer 
employment, and full-time positions; and 
‘‘(C) by use of any other mass media com-
munications that the Director of the Office deter-
mines necessary.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 8 of such 
Act (12 U.S.C. 635g) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(l) OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Agency shall include in 
its annual report to the Congress under subsection (a) 
a report from the Office of Minority and Women In-
clusion regarding the actions taken by the Agency and 
the Office pursuant to section 3(i), which shall in-
clude— 
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‘‘(A) a statement of the total amounts paid 
by the Agency to contractors since the most re-
cent report under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of the amounts de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that were paid to 
contractors as described in section 3(i)(5)(A); 
‘‘(C) the successes achieved and challenges 
faced by the Agency in operating minority and 
women outreach programs; 
‘‘(D) a description of the progress made by 
the Agency in supporting exports by minority- 
owned small business concerns and the progress 
made by the Agency in supporting small busi-
ness concerns owned by women, including esti-
mates of the amounts made available to finance 
exports directly by both categories of small busi-
ness concerns, a comparison of these amounts 
with the amounts made available to all small 
business concerns, and a comparison of such 
amounts with the amounts so made available 
during the 2 preceding years; 
‘‘(E) the challenges the Agency may face in 
hiring qualified minority and women employees 
and contracting with qualified minority-owned 
and women-owned businesses; and 
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‘‘(F) any other information, findings, con-
clusions, and recommendations for legislative or 
Agency action, as the Director of the Office 
deems appropriate. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) MINORITY-OWNED
SMALL
BUSINESS 
CONCERN.—The term ‘minority-owned small 
business concern’ has the meaning given the term 
‘socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concern’ under section 8(a)(4) of the 
Small Business Act. 
‘‘(B) 
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘small business concern’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(f) of the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g(f)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) 
as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively. 
SEC. 7. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES TERRITORIES. 
(a) CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL EX-
PORTING.—Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
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1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(n) OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL EXPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President of the Agency 
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 opportu-
nities and the availability of Agency support for 
such activities; and 
‘‘(C) increase the total amount of loans, 
guarantees, and insurance provided by the Agen-
cy benefitting the territories. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—The President of the Agency shall 
hire such staff as may be necessary to perform the 
functions of the Office, including— 
‘‘(A) at least 1 staffer responsible for 
liaising with Puerto Rico and the United States 
Virgin Islands; and 
‘‘(B) at least 1 staffer responsible for 
liaising with the United States territories of 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and American Samoa. 
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‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF TERRITORY.—In this Act, 
the term ‘territory’ means the Commonwealth of Puer-
to 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), as amended by section 6(b) of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES IN THE TERRITORIES.— 
The Agency shall include in its annual report to Congress 
under subsection (a) a report on the steps taken by the 
Agency in the period covered by the report to increase— 
‘‘(1) awareness of the Agency and its services in 
the territories; and 
‘‘(2) the provision of Agency support to export 
businesses in the territories.’’. 
SEC. 8. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES DURING QUORUM 
LAPSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c)(6) of the Export-Im-
port Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) If there is an insufficient number of directors 
to constitute a quorum under subparagraph (A) for 90 con-
secutive days during the term of a President of the United 
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States, a temporary Board, consisting of the following mem-
bers, shall act in the stead of the Board of Directors: 
‘‘(I) The United States Trade Representative, 
‘‘(II) The Secretary of the Treasury, 
‘‘(III) The Secretary of Commerce, and 
‘‘(IV) The members of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘(ii) If, at a meeting of the temporary Board— 
‘‘(I) a member referred to in clause (i)(IV) is 
present, the meeting shall be chaired by such a mem-
ber, consistent with Agency bylaws; or 
‘‘(II) no such member is present, the meeting 
shall be chaired by the United States Trade Rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(iii) A member described in subclause (I), (II), or 
(III) of clause (i) may delegate the authority of the member 
to vote on whether to authorize a transaction, whose value 
does not exceed $100,000,000, to— 
‘‘(I) if the member is the United States Trade 
Representative, the Deputy United States Trade Rep-
resentative; or 
‘‘(II) if the member is referred to in such sub-
clause (II) or (III), the Deputy Secretary of the de-
partment referred to in the subclause. 
‘‘(iv) If the temporary Board consists of members of 
only 1 political party, the President of the United States 
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shall, to the extent practicable, appoint to the temporary 
Board a qualified member of a different political party who 
occupies a position requiring nomination by the President, 
by and with the consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(v) The temporary board may not change or amend 
Agency policies, procedures, bylaws, or guidelines. 
‘‘(vi) The temporary Board shall expire at the end of 
the term of the President of the United States in office at 
the time the temporary Board was constituted or upon res-
toration of a quorum of the Board of Directors as defined 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(vii) With respect to a transaction that equals or ex-
ceeds $100,000,000, the Chairperson of the temporary 
Board shall ensure that the Agency complies with section 
2(b)(3).’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall have no force or effect after the 10-year 
period that begins with the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9. STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR U.S. SMALL BUSI-
NESSES. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS POLICY.—Section 2(b)(1) of the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (E)(i)(I) and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(E)(i)(I) It is further the policy of the United States 
to encourage the participation of small business (including 
women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, vet-
eran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with 
disabilities, and businesses in rural areas) and start-up 
businesses in international commerce, and to educate such 
businesses about how to export goods using the United 
States Export Finance Agency.’’. 
(b) OUTREACH.— 
(1) PLAN.—Within 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the United States Export Fi-
nance Agency shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate a comprehensive out-
reach plan to ensure that small business owners are 
aware of the financing options available to them 
through the Agency. The plan shall include— 
(A) input from the Small Business Admin-
istration and statewide small business coalitions 
with operations in rural, urban, and suburban 
regions; 
(B) an emphasis on outreach to businesses 
owned by women, minorities, veterans, and per-
sons with disabilities; and 
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(C) a proposed budget for carrying out the 
plan during fiscal years 2020 through 2029, that 
provides for the spending of at least $1,000,000 
annually for outreach to small businesses. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 2(b)(1)(E) of 
such Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xi) After consultation with the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen-
ate, the Agency shall implement the outreach plan referred 
to in section 9(b)(1) of the United States Export Finance 
Agency Act of 2019.’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF UNUTILIZED INSURANCE AUTHOR-
ITY IN CALCULATING SMALL BUSINESS THRESHOLD.—Sec-
tion 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)(v)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the 
purpose of calculating the amounts of authority required 
under this clause, the Agency shall, with respect to insur-
ance, exclude unutilized authorizations that terminated 
during the fiscal year.’’. 
(d) INCREASE IN SMALL BUSINESS THRESHOLD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of such 
Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)(v)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2028. 
SEC. 10. ENHANCING FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO PREDA-
TORY EXPORT FINANCING BY CHINA. 
(a) DEEMING RULE UNDER TIED AID CREDIT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 10(b)(5)(B)(i)(III) of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i–3(b)(5)(B)(i)(III)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The requirement that there be credible evidence of a history 
of a foreign export credit agency making offers not subject 
to the Arrangement is deemed met in the case of exports 
likely to be supported by official financing from the People’s 
Republic of China, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has 
reported to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that China is 
in substantial compliance with the Arrangement.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATION WITH USDA ON EXPORT FINANC-
ING PROGRAMS.—Section 13(1)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 
635i–7(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Department 
of Agriculture,’’ before ‘‘and other Federal agencies’’. 
SEC. 11. RESTRICTION ON FINANCING FOR CERTAIN ENTI-
TIES. 
Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(l) RESTRICTION ON FINANCING FOR CERTAIN ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Board of Directors may not approve a 
transaction that is subject to approval by the Board 
with respect to the provision by the Agency of any 
guarantee, insurance, or extension of credit, or the 
participation by the Agency in any extension of cred-
it for which the end user, obligor, or lender is de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED
END
USER, 
OBLIGOR, 
OR 
LENDER.—An end user, obligor, or lender is described 
in this paragraph if the end user, obligor, or lender 
is known to the Agency to be: 
‘‘(A) The People’s Liberation Army of the 
People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(B) The Ministry of State Security of the 
People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(C) Included on the Denied Persons List or 
the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of In-
dustry and Security of the Department of Com-
merce. 
‘‘(D) Included on the Arms Export Control 
Act debarred list maintained by the Directorate 
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SEC. 12. PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCING FOR CERTAIN PER-
SONS INVOLVED IN SANCTIONABLE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635), as amended by section 11 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PROHIBITIONS
ON FINANCING
FOR CERTAIN 
PERSONS INVOLVED IN SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Board of Directors of the Agency may 
not approve any transaction that is subject to ap-
proval by the Board with respect to the provision by 
the Agency of any guarantee, insurance, or extension 
of credit, or the participation by the Agency in any 
extension of credit, to a person in connection with the 
exportation of any good or service unless the person 
provides the certification described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION
DESCRIBED.—The certifi-
cation described in this paragraph is a certification 
by a person who is an end user, obligor, or lender 
that neither the person nor any other person owned 
or controlled by the person engages in any activity in 
contravention of any United States law, regulation, 
or order applicable to the person concerning— 
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‘‘(A) trade and economic sanctions, includ-
ing an embargo; 
‘‘(B) the freezing or blocking of assets of des-
ignated persons; or 
‘‘(C) other restrictions on exports, imports, 
investment, payments, or other transactions tar-
geted at particular persons or countries. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The cer-
tification described in paragraph (2) shall be made 
after reasonable due diligence and based on best 
knowledge and belief.’’. 
SEC. 13. PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPORTS, ENVI-
RONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS, AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) OFFICE OF FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY STORAGE EXPORTS.— 
Section 2(b)(1)(C) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
(12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) OFFICE OF FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE EN-
ERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY STORAGE.—The 
President of the Agency shall establish an office whose func-
tions shall be to promote the export of goods and services 
to be used in the development, production, and distribution 
of renewable energy resources, and energy efficiency and en-
ergy storage technologies, and disseminate information con-
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cerning export opportunities and the availability of Agency 
support for such activities, to increase the total amount of 
loans, guarantees, and insurance provided by the Agency 
to support exports related to renewable energy, energy effi-
ciency, and energy storage.’’. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—Sec-
tion 11(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635i–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the 2nd sentence, by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding to potentially impacted communities in 
the country in which the activity will be carried 
out, at least 60 days before the date of the vote,’’ 
before ‘‘and supplemental’’; 
(B) by inserting after the 2nd sentence the 
following: ‘‘The procedures shall include a re-
quirement for an analysis of the environmental 
and social impacts, including worker impacts 
and anticipated health impacts and costs, of the 
proposed activity and of alternatives to the pro-
posed activity, including mitigation measures, 
where appropriate.’’; and 
(C) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
preceding sentence’’ and inserting ‘‘This para-
graph’’; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (7) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS
WITH
POTENTIALLY
IM-
PACTED
COMMUNITIES.—In any credit or common 
terms agreements to which the Agency is a party re-
lating to a transaction described in paragraph (1), 
the Agency shall include a provision to ensure that 
robust consultations with potentially impacted com-
munities in the country in which the activity will be 
carried out have been and will continue to be carried 
out throughout the project cycle. 
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL
AND
SOCIAL
DUE
DILI-
GENCE PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES REVIEW.—By 
the end of 2020 and once at the end of each subse-
quent 3-year period, the Board of Directors of the 
Agency shall complete a review of the Environmental 
and Social Due Diligence Procedures and Guidelines 
ensuring that the procedures and guidelines incor-
porate requirements for project consideration that are 
consistent to limit greenhouse gas emissions and, to 
the maximum extent possible, to affirm that the 
Board operates consistently with the multilateral en-
vironmental agreements to which the United States is 
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a party that are directly related to transactions in 
which the Agency is involved. 
‘‘(4) The Agency shall operate consistently with 
Annex VI of the Arrangement on Officially Supported 
Export Credits, as adopted by the Organisation for 
Economic Co-operation and Development as of Janu-
ary 2019. 
‘‘(5) The Agency shall make publicly available 
the estimated amounts of CO2 emissions expected to 
be produced from pending projects that the Agency 
has designated as Category A and B projects and 
work with other export credit agencies to encourage 
them to do the same. 
‘‘(A) The Agency shall report CO2 emissions 
associated with projects that the Agency has des-
ignated as Category A and B fossil fuel projects 
in its annual report by product categories. 
‘‘(B) The Agency shall advocate within the 
OECD and other multilateral fora for the full re-
porting of CO2 emissions associated with appro-
priate energy and non-energy projects including 
manufacturing and agriculture. 
‘‘(C) The Agency shall undertake periodic 
reviews with stakeholders to ensure that the 
Agency employs the most appropriate method-
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