Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3145
Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2003-09-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: American investments
Commerce
Counterpart funds
Developing countries
Economics and Public Finance
Expropriation
Federally-guaranteed loans
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign banks and banking
Foreign corporations
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Government insurance
Government ownership
Investment guaranty insurance
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Revolving funds

Summary:
action_date: 2003-09-23
text: 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to continue through FY 2007 the authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to issue investment insurance and guaranties.
 
Authorizes OPIC to make transfers from its noncredit activities to pay for administrative costs of its investment guaranties and direct loan programs as well as (under current law) to pay for their subsidy costs.
 
Changes to a noncredit account revolving fund the current insurance and guaranty fund in the Treasury, with its separate Insurance Reserve and Guaranty Reserve accounts, hereby abolished.
 
Revises requirements for the OPIC Board of Directors to require the seven U.S. Government directors to be principal officers (currently, officials) whose duties relate to OPIC programs.
 
Extends OPIC investment insurance coverage to loss of investment in an approved project due to expropriation or confiscation by any political subdivision of, or a corporation owned or controlled by, a foreign government (currently, expropriation or confiscation only by the foreign government itself).
 
Authorizes OPIC to issue loan guaranties: (1) denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (local currencies); and (2) to local financial institutions, that is, any bank or financial institution organized under the laws of any country or area in which the OPIC operates, but excluding a branch, however organized, of a bank or other financial institution organized under the laws of a country in which OPIC does not operate.

action_date: 2003-11-04
text: 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to continue through FY 2007 the authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to issue investment insurance and guaranties.
 
(Sec. 3) Authorizes OPIC to make transfers from its noncredit activities to pay for administrative costs of its investment guaranties and direct loan programs as well as (under current law) to pay for their subsidy costs.
 
Changes to a noncredit account revolving fund in the Treasury the current insurance and guaranty fund, with its separate Insurance Reserve and Guaranty Reserve accounts, hereby abolished.
 
Revises requirements for the OPIC Board of Directors to require the seven U.S. Government directors to be principal officers (currently, officials) whose duties relate to OPIC programs.
 
(Sec. 4) Extends OPIC investment insurance coverage to loss of investment in an approved project due to expropriation or confiscation by any political subdivision of, or a corporation owned or controlled by, a foreign government (currently, expropriation or confiscation only by the foreign government itself).
 
(Sec. 5) Authorizes OPIC to issue loan guaranties: (1) denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (local currencies); and (2) to local financial institutions, that is, any bank or financial institution organized under the laws of any country or area in which the OPIC operates, but excluding a branch, however organized, of a bank or other financial institution organized under the laws of a country in which OPIC does not operate.
 
(Sec. 6) Directs OPIC to collect and report annually to Congress about data on the involvement of minority- and women-owned businesses in OPIC-supported projects, including: (1) the amount of insurance and financing provided by OPIC to such businesses; and (2) the involvement of such businesses in OPIC-conducted and -supported procurement activities (to the extent such information is available).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
action_date: 2003-11-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-339.
action_date: 2003-11-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-339.
action_date: 2003-09-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-09-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-09-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-09-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-09-23
text: Introduced in House