S.Amdt. 1918

SA 1918. 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. PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT
ANALYSES AND DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH ANALYSES.

(a) Publication of Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Export-
Import Bank of the United States shall develop and make
publicly available methodological guidelines to be used by
the Bank in conducting economic impact analyses or similar
studies under section 2(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(e)). In developing the guidelines, the
Bank shall take into consideration any relevant guidance from
the Office of Management and Budget.
(b) Maintenance of Documentation.--Section 2(e)(7) of the
Export-Import Bank Act of

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1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(e)(7)) is amended by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G),
respectively, and inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following:
``(E) Maintenance of documentation.--The Bank shall
maintain documentation relating to economic impact analyses
and similar studies conducted under this subsection in a
manner consistent with the Standards for Internal Control of
the Federal Government issued by the Comptroller General of
the United States.''.
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