S.Amdt. 2441

SA 2441. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2327 submitted by Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Donnelly, Mr.
Warner, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Cantwell) to the amendment SA 2266
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under
TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account
for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate
applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of the amendment, add the
following:

SEC. __43. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Export-Import Bank of the United States should be a
lender of last resort and should take appropriate measures to
ensure it does not compete with any private United States
entity.
(b) Definitions of Small Business Concern.--Section
2(b)(1)(E) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635(b)(1)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(xi) In this Act, the terms `small business' and `small
business concern' mean a small business concern (as defined
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632)).''.
(c) Prohibition on Financing for State-owned Entities.--
Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Prohibition on Financing for State-owned Entities.--
The Bank may not guarantee, insure, extend credit for, or
participate in an extension of credit for a transaction for
an entity that is owned or controlled by the government of a
foreign country.''.
(d) Limitation on Loan Guarantees.--Section 2 of the
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635), as amended by
subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(l) Limitation on Loan Guarantees.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2),
loan guarantees provided by the Bank may not--
``(A) cover default for commercial risk; or
``(B) cover more than 50 percent of a loss.
``(2) Exception for small business concerns.--The
limitations in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
loan guarantees for the exportation of goods or services
produced by an entity that is a small business concern and is
organized under the laws of the United States or any
jurisdiction within the United States.''.
(e) Prohibition on Financing for High-income Countries.--
Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635), as amended by subsections (c) and (d), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Prohibition on Financing for High-income Countries.--
The Bank may not guarantee, insure, extend credit for, or
participate in an extension of credit for the exportation of
goods or services to a country that has a high-income
economy, as determined by the World Bank Group, unless the
producer of the goods or services is a small business concern
and is organized under the laws of the United States or any
jurisdiction within the United States.''.
(f) Prohibition on Provision of Direct Loans.--Section 2 of
the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635), as
amended by subsections (c), (d), and (e), is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Prohibition on Provision of Direct Loans.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other
provision of law, the Bank may not provide direct loans for
the exportation of goods or services unless the producer of
the goods or services is a small business concern and is
organized under the laws of the United States or any
jurisdiction within the United States.''.
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