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 PUBLIC LAW 109–438—DEC. 20, 2006

120 STAT. 3283

and small business concerns (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act) owned by women, including estimates of the amounts made available to finance exports directly by such small business concerns, a comparison of these amounts with the amounts made available to all small business concerns, and a comparison of such amounts with the amounts so made available during the 2 preceding years; ‘‘(5) with respect to each type of transaction, the interest and fees charged by the Bank to exporters (including a description of fees and interest, if any, charged to small business concerns), buyers, and other applicants in connection with each financing program of the Bank, and the highest, lowest, and average fees charged by the Bank for short term insurance transactions; ‘‘(6) the effects of the fees on the ability of the Bank to achieve the objectives of the Bank relating to small business; ‘‘(7) the fee structure of the Bank as compared with those of foreign export credit agencies; and ‘‘(8)(A) the efforts made by the Bank to carry out subparagraphs (E)(x) and (J) of section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, including the total amount expended by the Bank to do so; and ‘‘(B) if the Bank has been unable to comply with such subparagraphs— ‘‘(i) an analysis of the reasons therefor; and ‘‘(ii) what the Bank is doing to achieve, and the date by which the Bank expects to have achieved, such compliance.’’. SEC. 21. STUDY OF HOW EXPORT-IMPORT BANK COULD ASSIST UNITED STATES EXPORTERS TO MEET IMPORT NEEDS OF NEW OR IMPOVERISHED DEMOCRACIES; REPORT.

(a) STUDY.—The Export-Import Bank of the United States shall conduct a study designed to assess the needs of new or impoverished democracies, such as Liberia and Haiti, for imports from the United States, and shall determine what role the Bank can play a role in helping United States exporters seize the opportunities presented by the need for such imports. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the

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