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[120 STAT. 3279]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 3279]

PUBLIC LAW 109–438—DEC. 20, 2006

120 STAT. 3279

of countries with which the United States has in effect a memorandum of understanding relating to export credit agency cofinancing and, if such a memorandum is not in effect with any country with a major export credit-financing facility, an explanation of why such a memorandum is not in effect. ‘‘(8) SERVICES SUPPORTED BY THE BANK AND BY OTHER EXPORT CREDIT AGENCIES.—A separate section which describes the participation of the Bank in providing funding, guarantees, or insurance for services, which shall include appropriate information on the involvement of the other major exportfinancing facilities referred to in paragraph (1) in providing such support for services, and an explanation of any differences among the facilities in providing the support. ‘‘(9) EXPORT FINANCE CASES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ARRANGEMENT.—Detailed information on cases reported to the Bank of export financing that appear not to comply with the Arrangement (as defined in section 10(h)(3)) or that appear to exploit loopholes in the Arrangement for the purpose of obtaining a commercial competitive advantage. The President of the Bank, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, may provide to the appropriate congressional committees the information required by this subsection in a separate and confidential report, instead of providing such information in the report required by this subsection. ‘‘(10) FOREIGN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY ACTIVITIES NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE WTO AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES.—A description of the extent to which the activities of foreign export credit agencies and other entities sponsored by a foreign government, particularly those that are not members of the Arrangement (as defined in section 10(h)(3)), appear not to comply with the Arrangement and appear to be inconsistent with the terms of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)), and a description of the actions taken by the United States Government to address the activities. The President of the Bank, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, may provide to the appropriate congressional committees, the information required by this subsection in a separate and confidential report, instead of providing such information in the report required by this subsection. ‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include such additional comments as any member of the Board of Directors may submit to the Board for inclusion in the report. ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking all that follows the third sentence. (c) EXPANSION OF COUNTRIES IN COMPETITION WITH WHICH THE BANK IS TO PROVIDE EXPORT FINANCING.—Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘, including countries the governments of

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