Sec. 107. Study of financing for information and communications technology systems
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (in this section referred to as the Bank ) shall conduct a study of the extent to which the products offered by the Bank are available and used by companies that export services and related goods. In conducting the study, the Bank shall examine the following: The impediments to the use of Bank products by the companies. The number of jobs in the United States that are supported by the export of goods and services, and the degree to which access to financing will increase exports.
The reduction in the financing by the Bank of information and communications technology (in this section referred to as ICT ) services from 2003 through 2013. The impediments posed by local content requirements to ICT companies that seek to use a Bank product. The activities of foreign export credit agencies to facilitate the export of ICT goods and services. Specific proposals for how the Bank, using its authority and products, could provide additional financing for ICT goods and services, including through risk-sharing with other export credit agencies and other third parties.
Ways in which the Bank can take into account the full global ICT goods and services supply chain—in particular, the ultimate manufacturer or provider of the finished goods or services that would result from the supply chain—in making credit and risk determinations and the creditworthiness of the ultimate purchaser. Proposals for new products the Bank could offer to provide the financing, including— the extent to which the Bank is authorized to offer new products; the extent to which the Bank would need additional authority to offer the new products to meet the needs of the ICT industry; specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide increased financing for ICT goods and services in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank; specific proposals that would enable the Bank to provide increased outreach to the ICT industry about the products the Bank offers; and specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide the financing to build ICT infrastructure in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank so as to allow for market access opportunities for United States ICT companies to operate services on the infrastructure being financed on receipt of funds from the Bank.
Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to the Congress a report that contains the results of the study required by subsection (a).