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 
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(n) OFFICE
OF TERRITORIAL EXPORTING.—The 
President of the Agency shall establish an Office of Terri-
torial Exporting, and shall hire such staff as may be nec-
essary, including at least 1 staffer responsible for liaising 
with Puerto Rico, to perform the functions of the Office, 
which shall be to promote the export of goods and services 
from the territories, conduct outreach, education, and dis-
seminate information concerning export opportunities and 
the availability of Agency support for such activities, and 
to increase the total amount of loans, guarantees, and in-
surance provided by the Agency benefitting the territories. 
In this Act, the term ‘territory’ means the Commonwealth 
of 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), as amended by section 6(b) of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) REPORT
ON
ACTIVITIES
IN
THE
TERRI-
TORIES.—The Agency shall include in its annual report 
to Congress under subsection (a) a report on the steps 
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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 amend-
ed— 
(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 
consecutive days during the term of a President of the 
United States, a temporary Board, consisting of the fol-
lowing members, 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. 
‘‘(IV) The members of the Board of Directors. 
‘‘(ii) If, at a meeting of the temporary Board— 
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‘‘(I) a member referred to in clause (i)(IV) is 
present, the meeting shall be chaired by such a 
member, 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 mem-
ber 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 
Representative; 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 
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 Presi-
dent, by and with the consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(v) The temporary board may not change or amend 
Agency policies, procedures, bylaws, or guidelines. 
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‘‘(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 
restoration of a quorum of the Board of Directors as de-
fined in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(vii) With respect to a transaction that equals or 
exceeds $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: 
‘‘(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 
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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 
Finance Agency shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a com-
prehensive outreach plan to ensure that small busi-
ness owners are aware of the financing options avail-
able to them through the Agency. The plan shall in-
clude— 
(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 
(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 busi-
nesses. 
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