Sec. 6. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
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Section 3(i) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635a(i) ) is amended to read as follows: The Agency shall establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion which shall be responsible for carrying out this subsection and all matters relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities in accordance with such standards and requirements as the Director of the Office shall establish. The Agency shall ensure that, to the extent that the responsibilities described in paragraph
(1)(or comparable responsibilities) were, as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, performed by another office of the Agency, the responsibilities shall be transferred to the Office. The responsibilities described in paragraph
(1)shall not include enforcement of statutes, regulations, or Executive orders pertaining to civil rights, except that the Director of the Office shall coordinate with the President of the Agency, or the designee of the President of the Agency, regarding the design and implementation of any remedies resulting from violations of the statutes, regulations, or Executive orders. The Director of the Office shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the President of the Agency. The position of Director of the Office shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service, as that position is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code, or an equivalent designation. The Director shall— develop standards for equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and senior management of the Agency; develop standards for increased participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the programs and contracts of the Agency, including standards for coordinating technical assistance to the businesses; and enhance the outreach activities of the Agency with respect to, and increase the total amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance provided by the Agency to support exports by socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act) and small business concerns owned by women. The Director shall advise the President of the Agency on the impact of the policies of the Agency on minority-owned and women-owned businesses. The Director of the Office shall develop and implement standards and procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the inclusion and utilization of minorities (as defined in section 1204(c) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 note)) and women, and minority- and women-owned businesses (as such terms are defined in section 21A(r)(4) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1441a(r)(4) ) in all business and activities of the Agency at all levels, including in procurement, insurance, and all types of contracts. The processes established by the Agency for review and evaluation for contract proposals and to hire service providers shall include a component that gives consideration to the diversity of the applicant. This paragraph shall apply to all contracts for services of any kind, including all contracts for all business and activities of the Agency, at all levels. The Agency shall establish a minority outreach program to ensure the inclusion (to the maximum extent practicable) of contracts entered into with the enterprises of minorities and women and businesses owned by minorities and women, including financial institutions, investment banking firms, underwriters, accountants, brokers, and providers of legal services. The Agency shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity in its workforce at all levels of the Agency consistent with the demographic diversity of the United States, in a manner consistent with applicable law, including— to the extent the Agency engages in recruitment efforts to fill vacancies— recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities, and placing employment advertisements in print and digital media oriented toward women and people of color; partnering with organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions; and by use of any other mass media communications that the Director of the Office determines necessary. . Section 8 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 635g ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Agency shall include in its annual report to the Congress under subsection
(a)a report from the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion regarding the actions taken by the Agency and the Office pursuant to section 3(i), which shall include— a statement of the total amounts paid by the Agency to contractors since the most recent report under this subsection; the percentage of the amounts described in paragraph
(1)that were paid to contractors as described in section 3(i)(5)(A); the successes achieved and challenges faced by the Agency in operating minority and women outreach programs; the challenges the Agency may face in hiring qualified minority and women employees and contracting with qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or Agency action, as the Director of the Office deems appropriate. .
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