Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/731

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PUBLIC LAW 107-189—JUNE 14, 2002 116 STAT. 705 are assisting small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act).". (b) NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS OF BANK USERS.— Section 8 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635g) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS OF BANK USERS. — The Bank shall estimate on the basis of an annual survey or tabulation the number of entities that are suppliers of users of the Bank and that are small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act) located in the United States, and shall include the estimate in its annual report to the Congress under subsection (a) of this section.". (c) OUTREACH TO CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES.— Section 8 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635g) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) OUTREACH TO CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES. —The Bank; shall include in its annual report to the Congress under subsection (a) of this section a description of outreach efforts made by the Bank to any socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act), small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act) owned by women, and small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act) employing fewer than 100 employees.". SEC. 13. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. (a) PROMOTION. —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: "(K) The Bank shall promote the export of goods and services related to renewable energy sources.". (b) DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT. —Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "The Bank shall include in the annual report a description of the efforts undertaken under subparagraph (K).". SEC. 14. GAG REPORT ON COMPARATIVE RESERVE PRACTICES OF Deadline EXPORT CREDIT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE BANKS. 12 USC 635 note Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that examines the reserve ratios of the Export- Import Bank of the United States as compared with the reserve practices of private banks and foreign export credit agencies. SEC. 15. HUMAN RIGHTS. Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting "(such as are provided in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948)" after "human rights".