between the date of the enactment of this Act 
and the date of the report; and 
(G) a description of any significant esti-
mated noneconomic effects of the efforts carried 
out pursuant to this Act. 
TITLE II—OVERSEAS PRIVATE 
INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF ISSUING AUTHORITY. 
Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 202. TRANSPARENCY. 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall— 
(1) publish in an accessible digital format meas-
urable development impacts of its investments, in-
cluding appropriate quantifiable metrics to measure 
energy access and the individual household, enter-
prise, and community level; and 
(2) for all Corporation insurance, loans, loan 
guarantees and other commitments, make available 
to the public in an accessible digital format the re-
cipient, amount, type, location, duration of each 
commitment, a detailed description of each project 
or activity supported by such commitment and devel-
opment impacts and results (determined using quan-
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tifiable metrics) of each such projects or activity 
with digital links to relevant reports and displays on 
an interactive map. 
SEC. 203. BOARD COMPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 233(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2193(b)) is amended by 
inserting after the sixth sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Of the eight such Directors, not more than five 
should be of the same political party.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—In the case of the first two 
individuals serving as Directors of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation whose terms expire after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint 
as a replacement for each such individual an individual 
who is a member of a political party other than the polit-
ical party of the individual whose term as a Director ex-
pired. 
SEC. 204. INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
Section 233(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2193(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The investment advisory 
council should make recommendations to the Board 
on how the Corporation can facilitate greater sup-
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port by the United States for private sector invest-
ment with and in such areas in sub-Saharan Africa. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—The investment advisory 
council described in paragraph (1) shall terminate 
on September 30 of the third fiscal year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 205. LOCAL CURRENCY GUARANTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation is temporarily authorized to issue local cur-
rency guarantees under section 234(h) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194(h)) to African sub-
sidiaries of foreign financial institutions if the issuance of 
such guarantees directly facilitates lending for power 
projects in sub-Saharan Africa by eligible investors. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INVESTOR DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible investor’’ means an eligible investor as 
defined in section 238(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2198(c)). 
(c) TERMINATION OF PILOT AUTHORITY.—The tem-
porary authority under subsection (a) shall terminate on 
September 30 of the third fiscal year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) CONTINUED VALIDITY OF EXISTING LOANS AND 
GUARANTEES.—Any loans made or local currency guaran-
tees issued pursuant to subsection (a) before the date 
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specified in subsection (c) shall remain valid on and after 
that date. 
SEC. 206. INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Section 239(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2199(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The President shall ap-
point and maintain an Inspector General in the Corpora-
tion, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
SEC. 207. SYSTEMS. 
Section 237(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2197(d)) is amended in— 
(1) paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, systems in-
frastructure costs,’’ after ‘‘outside the Corporation’’; 
and 
(2) paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, systems in-
frastructure costs,’’ after ‘‘project-specific trans-
action costs’’. 
SEC. 208. ANNUAL CONSUMER SATISFACTION SURVEY AND 
REPORT. 
(a) SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of calendar years 
2016 through 2018, the Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation shall conduct a survey of private 
entities that sponsor or are involved in projects that 
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are insured, reinsured, guaranteed, or financed by 
the Corporation regarding the level of satisfaction of 
such entities with the operations and procedures of 
the Corporation with respect to such projects. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The survey shall be primarily 
focused on United States small businesses and busi-
nesses that sponsor or are involved in projects with 
a cost of less than $20,000,000 (as adjusted for in-
flation). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than each of July 
1, 2016, July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, the Cor-
poration should submit to the congressional commit-
tees specified in subparagraph (C) a report on the 
results of the survey required under subsection (a). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
should include the Corporation’s plans to revise its 
operations and procedures based on concerns raised 
in the results of the survey, if appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form and shall not disclose any con-
fidential business information. 
(4) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
SPECI-
FIED.—The congressional committees specified in 
this subparagraph are— 
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