scribed in paragraph (4) of section 6(a) of the Ex-
port-Import Bank of 1945, as added by paragraph 
(2). The report shall include the reasons why the 
Bank failed to reach this goal and a description of 
all final applications for projects in Africa that were 
deemed unworthy of Bank support. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF PORTION OF CAPITALIZATION 
TO
COMPETE
AGAINST
FOREIGN
CONCESSIONAL 
LOANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bank shall make avail-
able annually such amounts as are necessary for 
loans that counter trade distorting non-OECD ar-
rangement compliant financing or preferential, tied 
aid, or other related non-market loans offered by 
other nations for which United States companies are 
also competing or interested in competing. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 5 years, the Export-Import Bank shall 
submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a re-
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port on all loans made or rejected that were consid-
ered to counter non-OECD arrangement compliant 
financing offered by other nations to its firms. The 
report shall not disclose any information that is con-
fidential or business proprietary, or that would vio-
late section 1905 of title 18, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Trade Secrets Act’’). 
The report shall include a description of trade dis-
torting non-OECD arrangement compliant financing 
loans made by other countries during that fiscal year 
to firms that competed against the United States 
firms. 
SEC. 10. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 22(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com-
mittee,’’ after ‘‘Director of the United States Trade 
and Development Agency,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘regional of-
fices of the Export-Import Bank,’’ after ‘‘Retired 
Executives,’’. 
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SEC. 11. BILATERAL, SUBREGIONAL AND REGIONAL, AND 
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS. 
Where applicable, the President shall explore oppor-
tunities to negotiate bilateral, subregional, and regional 
agreements that encourage trade and eliminate nontariff 
barriers to trade between countries, such as negotiating 
investor friendly double-taxation treaties and investment 
promotion agreements. United States negotiators in multi-
lateral forum should take into account the objectives of 
this Act. To the extent any such agreements exist between 
the United States and an African country, the President 
shall ensure that the agreement is being implemented in 
a manner that maximizes the positive effects for United 
States trade, export, and labor interests as well as the eco-
nomic development of the countries in Africa. 
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