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PUBLIC LAW 92-126-AUG. 17, 1971
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declared or otherwise, with the Armed Forces of the United States, or (B) the purchase by any nation (or national or agency thereof) of any product, technical data, or other information which is to be used principally by or in any such nation described in clause (A). The Bank shall not guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or participate in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase of any product, technical data, or other information by a national or agency of any nation if the President determines that any such transaction would be contrary to the national interest." compemive^^. (^) ^©ction 2(b)(1) of such Act is amended to read as follows: ^sTsta'u^r?""^* "(b)(1) I t is the policy of the United States to foster expansion of 12 USC 635. exports of goods and related services, thereby contributing to the promotion and maintenance of high levels of employment and real income and to the increased development of the productive resources of the United States. To meet this objective, the Export-Import Bank is directed in the exercise of its functions to provide guarantees, insurance, and extensions of credit at rates and on terms and conditions which are competitive with the Government-supported rates and terms and other conditions available for the financing of exports from the principal countries whose exporters compete with United States Report to Con- export^rs. The Export-Import Bank shall, on a semiannual basis, ^'^^^^* report to the appropriate committees of Congress its actions in comsurvey. pljing wth tMs dirBctlve. I n this report the Export-Import Bank shall survey all other major export-financing facilities available from other governments and government-related agencies through which foreign exporters compete w4th United States exporters and indicate in specific terms the ways in which Export-Import Bank rates, terms, and other conditions are equal or superior to those offered from such other governments directly or indirectly. Further, the Export-Import Bank shall at the same time survey a representative number of United States exporters and United States commercial lending institutions which provide export credit to determine their experience in meeting financial competition from other countries whose exporters compete with United States exporters. The results of this survey shall be included as part of the semiannual report provided for under this section. I t is further the policy of the United States that the Bank in the exercise of its functions should supplement and encourage and not compete with private capital; that the Bank shall accord equal opportunity to export agents and managers, independent export firms, and small commercial banks, in the formulation and implementation of its programs; that loans, so far as possible consistent with the carrying out of the purposes of subsection (a), shall generally be for specific purposes, and, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, offer reasonable assurance of repayment; and that in authorizing such loans the Board of Directors should take into account the possible adverse effects upon the United States economy." U.S. export gj.Q^ 2. l u conucction with section 2 of Executive Order Number strrim'prohibition. 11387, datcd January 1, 1968, and any rule, regulation, or guideline 12 USC 95a established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System note. in connection with a voluntary foreign credit restraint program, there shall be no limitation or restraint, or suggestion that there be a limitation or restraint, on the part of any bank or financial institution in connection with the extension of credit for the purpose of financing exports of the United States. Approved August 17, 1971.
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