Sec. 55003. STUDY OF FINANCING FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

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## SEC. 55003 STUDY OF FINANCING FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ###

(a)Analysis of Information and Communications Technology Industry Use of Bank Products 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 information and communications technology services and related goods. ###

(b)Elements In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Bank shall examine the following: ####

(1)The number of jobs in the United States that are supported by the export of information and communications technology services and related goods, and the degree to which access to financing will increase exports of such services and related goods. ####

(2)The reduction in the financing by the Bank of exports of information and communications technology services from 2003 through 2014. ####

(3)The activities of foreign export credit agencies to facilitate the export of information and communications technology services and related goods. ####

(4)Specific proposals for how the Bank could provide additional financing for the exportation of information and communications technology services and related goods through risk-sharing with other export credit agencies and other third parties. ####

(5)Proposals for new products the Bank could offer to provide financing for exports of information and communications technology services and related goods, including— #####

(A)the extent to which the Bank is authorized to offer new products; #####

(B)the extent to which the Bank would need additional authority to offer new products to meet the needs of the information and communications technology industry; #####

(C)specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide increased financing for exports of information and communications technology services and related goods in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank; #####

(D)specific proposals that would enable the Bank to provide increased outreach to the information and communications technology industry about the products the Bank offers; and #####

(E)specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide the financing to build information and communications technology infrastructure, in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank, to allow for market access opportunities for United States information and communications technology companies to provide services on the infrastructure being financed by the Bank. ###

(c)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the study required by subsection (a). ### DIVISION F ENERGY SECURITY