S.Amdt. 1915

SA 1915. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1836 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Ms. Cantwell (for
herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Kirk)) to the bill
H.R. 3606, to increase American job creation and economic growth by
improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth
companies; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. 817. IMPROVEMENT OF METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE EFFECTS
OF FINANCING BY THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES ON JOB CREATION AND MAINTENANCE
IN THE UNITED STATES.

(a) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study of the process and methodology
used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (in this
section referred to as the ``Bank'') to calculate the effects
of the provision of financing by the Bank on the creation and
maintenance of employment in the United States, determine and
assess the basis on which the Bank has used that methodology,
and make any recommendations the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to Congress and the Bank the results of the study required by
subsection (a).
(c) Implementation of Recommendations.--If the report
submitted pursuant to subsection (b) includes
recommendations, the Bank may establish a more accurate
methodology of the kind described in subsection (a) based on
the recommendations.
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