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§635a–2 Implementation of Regulations and Procedures to Lessen Adverse Effect of Loans and Guarantees on Industries in United States; Report by United States International Trade Commission; Written Consideration of Views of Adversely Affected Parties

Title 12 › Chapter 6A— EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 635a–2

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Bank must make rules to check whether any loan or financial guarantee is likely to hurt U.S. industries (including farming) or U.S. jobs by cutting demand for American-made goods or increasing imports. The Bank must ask the United States International Trade Commission for a report on how the Bank’s actions affect U.S. industries and employment. That report must look at past loans or guarantees and give recommendations about general areas that could harm domestic industries and jobs. After October 1, 1983, money may be appropriated as needed to carry out these rules. Before the Bank takes final action on a loan or guarantee, it must consider and answer in writing the views of people or groups who would be substantially harmed. That written-consideration rule does not require the Bank to follow subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §635a–2

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The Bank shall implement such regulations and procedures as may be appropriate to insure that full consideration is given to the extent to which any loan or financial guarantee is likely to have an adverse effect on industries, including agriculture, and employment in the United States, either by reducing demand for goods produced in the United States or by increasing imports to the United States. To carry out the purposes of this subsection,11 So in original. Probably should be “section,”. the Bank shall request, and the United States International Trade Commission shall furnish, a report assessing the impact of the Bank’s activities on industries and employment in the United States. Such report shall include an assessment of previous loans or financial guarantees and shall provide recommendations concerning general areas which may adversely affect domestic industries, including agriculture, and employment. After October 1, 1983, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. In all cases to which this section applies, the Bank shall consider and address in writing the views of parties or persons who may be substantially adversely affected by the loan or guarantee prior to taking final action on the loan or guarantee. This requirement does not subject the Bank to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Export-Import Bank Act

Amendments

of 1978, and not as part of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–472 inserted provisions which required written consideration by Bank of views of parties or persons who may be substantially adversely affected by loan or guarantee prior to taking final action on loan or guarantee without subjecting Bank to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5. 1983—Pub. L. 98–181 inserted provision that after October 1, 1983, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 10, 1978, see section 1917 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1978 Amendment note under section 635 of this title. Improvement of Method for Calculating the Effects of Bank Financing on Job Creation and Maintenance in the United States Pub. L. 112–122, § 16,
May 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 359, provided that: “(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 so used the methodology, and make any recommendations the Comptroller General deems appropriate. “(b) Report.—Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [
May 30, 2012], the Comptroller General shall submit to the 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.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

12 U.S.C. § 635a–2

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60