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PUBLIC LAW 107-189—JUNE 14, 2002 116 STAT. 707 or guarantees reviewed pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D). "(D) CONSIDERATION OF INVESTIGATIONS UNDER TITLE II OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.— In making any determination under paragraph (1) for a transaction involving more than $10,000,000, the Bank shall consider investigations under title II of the Trade Act of 1974 that have been initiated at the request of the President of the United States, the United States Trade Representative, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, or by the International Trade Commission on its own motion.". SEC. 19. REQUIREMENT THAT APPLICANTS FOR ASSISTANCE DIS- Records. CLOSE WHETHER THEY HAVE VIOLATED CERTAIN ACTS; MAINTENANCE OF LIST OF VIOLATORS. Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(L) The Bank shall require an applicant for assistance from the Bank to disclose whether the applicant has been found by a court of the United States to have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the Arms Export Control Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or the Export Administration Act of 1979 within the preceding 12 months, and shall maintain, in cooperation with the Department of Justice, for not less than 3 years a record of such applicants so found to have violated any such Act.". SEC. 20. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that, when considering a proposal for assistance for a project the cost of which is $10,000,000 or more, the management of the Export-Import Bank of the United States should have available for review a detailed assessment of the potential human rights impact of the proposed project. SEC. 21. CONSIDERATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LAWS. Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the penultimate sentence by inserting "the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the Arms Export Control Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or the Export Administration Act of 1979," after "nuclear proliferation,". SEC. 22. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION. —Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "or the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority;" and inserting "the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; or the President of the Export-Import Bank;"; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "or the Tennessee Valley Authority;" and inserting "the Tennessee Valley Authority, or the Export-Import Bank,".