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 97 STAT. 1260 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 Ante, p. 1258. Transmittal to congressional committees. Ante, p. 1258. "(B) the number and dollar volume of loans made through the consortia program under section 2(b)(l)(E)(vii); "(C) the amount of guarantees and insurance provided for small business exports; "(D) the number of recipients of financing from the sums set aside who have not previously participated in the Bank's programs; "(E) the number of commitments entered into in amounts less than $500,000; and "(F) any recommendations for increasing the participation of banks and other institutions in the programs authorized under section 2(b)(l)(E). "(3) For the purpose of this subsection, the Bank's report shall be transmitted to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.". (c) Section 20t)Xl) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(l)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(F) Consistent with international agreements, the Bank shall urge the Foreign Credit Insurance Association to provide coverage against 100 per centum of any loss with respect to exports having a value of less than $100,000.". SPECIAL FACILITIES IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES EXPORTS SEC. 619. (a) The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: SPECIAL FACILITIES IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES EXPORTS 12 USC 635i-l. "SEC. 13. The Bank is authorized to establish general facilities consisting of guarantees and insurance in support of export transac- tions to Brazil in the aggregate amount of $1,500,000,000 and to Mexico in the aggregate amount of $500,000,000. No such guarantees may be made, or insurance issued, after March 31, 1985.". (b) The first sentence of section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)) is amended by inserting "or general guarantee or insurance facility" after "no loan or financial guarantee". (c) Section 2(b)(3)(A) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(A) in the case of a loan or financial guarantee— "(i) a brief description of the purposes of the transaction; "(ii) the identity of the party or parties requesting the loan or financial guarantee; "(iii) the nature of the goods or services to be exported and the usc for which the goods or services are to be exported; and '(iv) in the case of a general guarantee or insurance facility— "(I) a description of the nature and purpose of the facility; "(II) the total amount of guarantees or insurance; and "(III) the reasons for the facility and its methods of operation; and". (d) Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended—

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