117 S2662 IS: Industrial Finance Corporation Act
U.S. Senate
2021-08-05
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Industrial Finance Corporation Act
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.TITLE I—EstablishmentSec. 101. Findings.Sec. 102. Establishment of Corporation.Sec. 103. Structure and organization.Sec. 104. Inspector General of the Corporation.TITLE II—AuthoritiesSec. 201. Authorities relating to provision of support.Sec. 202. Terms and conditions.Sec. 203. Payment of losses.TITLE III—Administrative and general provisionsSec. 301. Operations.Sec. 302. Corporate powers.Sec. 303. Maximum contingent liability.Sec. 304. Corporate funds.TITLE IV—Monitoring, evaluation, and reportingSec. 401. Establishment of risk and audit committees.Sec. 402. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.Sec. 403. Annual report.Sec. 404. Publicly available project information.Sec. 405. Engagement with investors.Sec. 406. Notifications by the Corporation.TITLE V—Conditions, restrictions, and prohibitionsSec. 501. Limitations and preferences.Sec. 502. Additionality and avoidance of market distortion.Sec. 503. Prevailing wages.2.In this Act:(1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and(B)the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.(2)The term Board means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.(3)The term Corporation means the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States established under section 102(a). (4)The term project means a project or activity supported by the Corporation under title II.<enum>I</enum><header>Establishment</header><section id="idc49a41141c464e5ca5931877b1250e8e"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text><paragraph id="idd00830d304474317afb9bd62409c7d49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The COVID–19 pandemic exposed long-existing vulnerabilities and harmful concentration in supply chains, as demonstrated by the semiconductor shortage and the reverberating effects of that shortage on the production capabilities of industries within the United States. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id538690fcf30c4921adc70e0b3b423041"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Vulnerable or concentrated supply chains have harmful implications for the national security of the United States, including by—</text><subparagraph id="id11a501af717946bbab36ec373d4a36e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>creating bottlenecks and delays for goods and innovations necessary to military preparedness;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a47e7a2b0c94d0b8eba886f1dc45b08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing economic and political leverage for adversarial nations in international negotiations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id426d684054a544a9a8ac863f263847af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing leverage for adversarial nations to use their supply chain dominance to exert economic pressure or destabilize the defense capabilities of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0db10677b85b42a09ec29356461d2a9a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To promote the national defense and national security of the United States, the Federal Government must provide investment to ensure that certain goods and innovations are produced in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id35ee9ae9aeec44b4b38f35073d8b390a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Vulnerable supply chains also have harmful economic repercussions for the United States, including by—</text><subparagraph id="id14d855809a3d459a85fd59c856d00a8a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>weakening the ability of the United States to lead commercial development of the technological frontier;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21005ca459bd498391a66aa52b5d39f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limiting the availability of financing and investment for businesses in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcda6a14142d74a559876a0ba5a4d5447"><enum>(C)</enum><text>causing higher prices for consumers and businesses in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida575b919c16e43cabd5b3d0a638de7c6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In order for the United States to remain the economic leader of the world, it is critical for the Federal Government to ensure that the United States leads the development, furtherance, and commercialization of the technological frontier through investments in manufacturing and fields and technologies with and without military applications, including—</text><subparagraph id="id14cc6aeda6b642f7aaf4b1b96a30d137"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nanotechnology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1f337b278fc42f481b63bfc084ca344"><enum>(B)</enum><text>biotechnology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id720465ecb0cf42d6bf4dca46eeab28c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advanced manufacturing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde08fae291c740a6b819bdf0a266da54"><enum>(D)</enum><text>quantum computing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id342ac7087932498992037e188122062a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>advanced communications;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3533d741fdb642279459bfb7ecd62fc6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>advanced energy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8b90545e3124ec3aa2db99cfa2a9335"><enum>(G)</enum><text>semiconductors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6a91363c2cb48e393b85296a64bb063"><enum>(H)</enum><text>advanced computing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74ed92026598499998a57649ccf8abaa"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cybersecurity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0dc0cfe99a04a2e805051237c92e4be"><enum>(J)</enum><text>artificial intelligence;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB486D0A445EE4E39A260D3BA363F034D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>green manufacturing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7189166d593e4a7892d115744758b803"><enum>(L)</enum><text>other fields with high potential to contribute to the economic and national security of the United States that may lack sufficient private sector investment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f9022477367494eb1e2a62e4d7e14b9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Historically, the Federal Government has used public funds to fill gaps in private sector investment, often without sharing in the potential benefits. When the Federal Government invests in high-risk, high-reward industries, the taxpayers of the United States should share in the potential benefits and not just the risks of the investment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id579f775a712742f0a189a3daa2fb13fd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>It is in the economic interest of the United States to ensure that resilient supply chains remain economically competitive. Accordingly, it is crucial—</text><subparagraph id="id625cf5c760ff428b949fad7c08c6e693"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the Federal Government to invest in building and retaining a vibrant manufacturing sector;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca4c018a1e4549759c2714285c7b0950"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Federal Government to invest in manufacturing and production that leads to good jobs for workers in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae5eac7c37be49edb206070f82bfc008"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that investments in manufacturers in the United States lead to good jobs for workers in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6567653876174f8cb9c4a4a01c0d20c2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>All too often, excessive short-termism precludes companies in the United States from accessing investment capital. It is in the interest of the Federal Government to ensure that patient capital (or capital with an investment horizon of not less than 7 years) is available to boost supply chains and manufacturing in the United States. Innovative industries, including industries described in, or that produce the products described in, paragraph (5), suffer from limited access to patient capital.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idd1a15b5a942a42b18859bce84e23b1a6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Establishment of Corporation</header><subsection id="id5fb80d430c424e7681ee32cbf8ea4985"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the executive branch of the Federal Government the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide63a8c48e1424fcdab0217e45b855178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Wholly owned government corporation</header><text>Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DAA43E46E044419A2D46C94814A3796"><subparagraph id="id17AB704C5B1F4CD29E2D354732F09190"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id552220bf0e284a9e9ee34abaa068b296"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statement of policy</header><text>It shall be the policy of the Corporation to—</text><paragraph id="idd71d50b934494348a183c804fe087987"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide support to ensure resilient supply chains in industries that are critical to—</text><subparagraph id="id947b7c4bde594531bd6f24a5afc043bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the national security of the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id948fb7552af546e6bec8a0dda53d87ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the economic competitiveness of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id831e93ea90874c23a0ef086d6977d987"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the maintenance of a strong manufacturing base in the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0911c64240a6475daab154396c7d991f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide support to manufacturing in the United States, which is crucial to—</text><subparagraph id="id690bdb620da346b1ba5867086e03d8b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>growing the economy of the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id501b354be69f460580ea7584a5b66afa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing good jobs and manufacturing skills training to workers in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec39e7bef2c0420b9dc568e6050bcf87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring the economic and national security of the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb15c731d87b54c898a106c28b4d2d1cb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide support to industries that are critical to ensuring that companies in the United States commercialize products on the technological frontier of production across a wide array of goods and industries, including by helping vital technologies (and products that use those technologies) make the transition from universities and labs to commercial success, including—</text><subparagraph id="id1762c727668b4bd39f3b284cb322f89d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technologies and products with civilian and military applications, including applications described in section 101(5); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc81ab4bd1e714f3bbf9d8a26db00a805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other technologies that enhance the influence of the United States through exportation to other countries;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3ec4df0c2f2d436e8d2c99bb663bcb60"><enum>(4)</enum><text>restore the entrepreneurial dynamism of the economy of the United States by supporting the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses with not more than 500 employees—</text><subparagraph id="ide4db0a16cac248a086c1ba158a81fdca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that support, or are capable of supporting, the growth of the industries and products described in paragraph (3) as contractors or customers, especially in sectors such as manufacturing that compete in an international marketplace;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90c35cabe6f745398ff33975c2611262"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with innovative potential to increase the productivity and economic development of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd9072500af144a1bf0a11f2fa80caca"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that are—</text><clause id="id04068dfe0c8d4797a411d974f5cccce4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>located in regions of the United States that have historically suffered from low access to capital; or</text></clause><clause id="id3b3adc3aefbc4732a425fc3d6123b698"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owned by an individual who is a member of a demographic group that has historically suffered from low access to capital; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5d3c2eba5ba4fcb9cdaa608d8e02671"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide support to critical industries that are vulnerable to systematic patterns of underinvestment, import competition, and targeted industrial policies from foreign nations, in order to—</text><subparagraph id="id0b132277a1af4e758b0b3c3e812b4553"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that those industries preserve and ideally expand production capacity for consumers of those industries; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id514de8890277498daa7c9bb94c1a6924"><enum>(B)</enum><text>invest in strategies to promote the deployment of more advanced technologies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1CCBF9CF23DC4C1CB428C1FBCCBB58F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Support</header><text>In providing support under title II, the Corporation shall ensure that the support furthers not less than 1 policy described in subsection (c).</text></subsection></section><section id="idc6b3c86ef6e84cf98a5d41acf6a2b605"><enum>103.</enum><header>Structure and organization</header><subsection id="iddefe200899734f57a4bd603b4666adb7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Structure of corporation</header><text>There shall be within the Corporation—</text><paragraph id="id57C6CC0FB74E4D759AD3B6E071764A73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Board of Directors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idED049ECFD9FB4EB4834D9492BDE06D91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Chief Executive Officer, as described in subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3879B20A78424F3BBB8AF9B094D6C4C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a Deputy Chief Executive Officer, as described in subsection (e);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AABA02BB2FF47BF92830D933E2E3727"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a Chief Risk Officer, as described in subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0B987DB39AB44D60A40B061CF37C6860"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a Chief Development Officer, as described in subsection (g);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id045D0B7CBADF49D886E5C30552229C2C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a Chief Technology and Data Officer, as described in subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2105B6AC24B949129FFE9CC5779A18CC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>such other officers as the Board may determine.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9b9906f5c96b427596ace0aef3e7978f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Board of Directors</header><paragraph id="idce632b1e266a4b849592bf843bc96450"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Powers and duties</header><subparagraph id="id9C098E5FC0684051A1C3354482644601"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Every power of the Corporation shall vest in and be exercised by or under the authority of the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA04032D5F1CF4144BAB624A1AFABB134"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Board—</text><clause id="id019a8109f3a543f0a217faf360643d29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall perform the functions required to be carried out by the Board under this Act;</text></clause><clause id="id91121af59a0c46ee846fa315e970fd18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Corporation may be conducted and in which the powers granted to the Corporation by law may be exercised; and</text></clause><clause id="id2215f097f1e545c8954e9c53f34a0895"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall develop, in consultation with stakeholders and other interested parties, a publicly available policy with respect to consultations, hearings, and other forms of engagement of the Board in order to provide for meaningful public participation in the activities of the Board.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb8b85c0edfe4d2c98f441a1002fdbbb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership of Board</header><subparagraph id="id226891a37e65473486fa69555080e029"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall consist of—</text><clause id="idbbb40a1b7510490db326cf6295b7a6e9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation;</text></clause><clause id="id83c8f2d999004dfb9d91b06eeb136930"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the officers described in subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause id="idef333f24fa1a41148d33e34a41c24e5f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>4 other individuals, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2feb5d464f049bb99fbfa058552a851"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Officers described</header><clause id="id54a30b18ef7849c68d4e9f4cdcc1572e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The officers described in this subparagraph are the following:</text><subclause id="id5a66aa91bbda40db870cf0c73e7d4371"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Treasury or a designee of the Secretary.</text></subclause><subclause id="id51d6dcf59ee5482fa9e6b48dd13a1515"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Small Business Administration or a designee of the Administrator.</text></subclause><subclause id="id881a4119339a4208bf9e54778d38deb4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce or a designee of the Secretary.</text></subclause><subclause id="id574b28977660415c8a42b6adf90fa037"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense or a designee of the Secretary.</text></subclause><subclause id="id517daf76f3dd4c9b849431e4ebbc6bf5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or a designee of the Chair.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide10676a610d547eca70257eb9dabe9b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements for designees</header><text>A designee under clause (i) shall—</text><subclause id="id848963EA8FE04E2DA8D0A8FBAAAF1124"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be selected from among officers—</text><item id="ida1288bc6e49e4028945260fc629d9800"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</text></item><item id="id6a1cda31831e4f37b7c9d2ec15ed422b"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>with duties relating to the programs of the Corporation; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id4E9CD49AB0D24CED8A0C20282EA5D13E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>serve on the Board at the pleasure of the President.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58e55aff5d6b4690bd05e1c0436b0385"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nongovernment members</header><text>A member of the Board described in subparagraph (A)(iii)—</text><clause id="iddc6ab1ec0dcc49c4a9ebf1fed93f8330"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not be an officer or employee of the Federal Government;</text></clause><clause id="idedaf6da2fcbc484993059e8d883a7bcf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall have relevant experience to carry out the purpose of the Corporation, which may include experience relating to the private sector, the environment, labor organizations, or economic development;</text></clause><clause id="id314d509cfb5141f9bba4a41f4c36f8f7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be appointed for a term of 8 years and may be reappointed for 1 additional term;</text></clause><clause id="idc0bac0cc7af44c75a6d8ff7d68af8b45"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall serve until the successor of the member is appointed and confirmed;</text></clause><clause id="id1c68ef4084374e2f9dd55ed107e663cc"><enum>(v)</enum><text>shall be compensated at a rate equivalent to the rate under level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in the business of the Corporation; and</text></clause><clause id="id55931db2516d4c21a3ae878c8b8c3b75"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>may be paid per diem in lieu of subsistence at the applicable rate under the Federal Travel Regulation under subtitle F of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, from time to time, while away from the home or usual place of business of the member.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40E8D44E7CF94194A2522AE1F440D0D0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Staggered terms</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C)(iii), in appointing the initial members of the Board described in subparagraph (C), the President shall stagger the terms of the members so that, during any 2-year period, the term of not more than 1 member ends.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4a572e4860d4ac382596e1265aa1a54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury, or the designee of the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), shall serve as the Chairperson of the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b5b7234b6284953b5d32ebde5196cfd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vice Chairperson</header><text>The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, or the designee of the Administrator under paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), shall serve as the Vice Chairperson of the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd06dc6829b62442f819c8b66833a45ef"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>5 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a5343cabb4443a885d89fc84fc2816a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Affirmation of mission</header><text>The members of the Board shall affirm support for the mission and objectives of the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf4ec4b91586849fe81b44fee11ab45a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public hearings</header><text>The Board shall hold not less than 2 public hearings annually in order to afford an opportunity for any person to present views with respect to whether—</text><paragraph id="id49196ecccd164fb897f95fd20d736c35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Corporation is carrying out its activities in accordance with this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77f3904b031a446ba645281ddb3dacd1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any support provided by the Corporation under title II should be suspended, expanded, or extended.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide2a6b1930880418b8d81da19638937db"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chief Executive Officer</header><paragraph id="idc81f37be41544e11be9d31a89855ada6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>There shall be within the Corporation a Chief Executive Officer, who shall—</text><subparagraph id="idE8E6CD2305A347FEA0E74BAA891FCFA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id492299BEB2024399A36A3FFB857F86CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve at the pleasure of the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82695b177e754681bab698a7d86b612c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorities and duties</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall—</text><subparagraph id="id36F66E4D28524C9FA8F92DA725D31FEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for the management of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC653F106077542EE88181034B83EBDEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Corporation subject to the bylaws, rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9fb6ce5d392943829ba14bfb8898e63e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to Board</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2de2dfc335af447eb47ad6ba31ee29eb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB5EB0A85367495E9769A04C629C34F2"><list level="paragraph"><list-item>Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States.</list-item></list><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id336906c23e594637be3f9fc8d0cfc9c5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deputy Chief Executive Officer</header><text>There shall be within the Corporation a Deputy Chief Executive Officer, who shall—</text><paragraph id="idB4A0730FFD2944528DDC8D5494EB831D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEA21722A406A4C809EEEE0A0308AF409"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve at the pleasure of the President.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb4a42f4996674c8fb687173d38666564"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Chief Risk Officer</header><paragraph id="idafc2a69fe98d462c85b6fdea96257ed0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall appoint a Chief Risk Officer, from among individuals with experience at a senior level in financial risk management, who shall—</text><subparagraph id="idcc0e6fa9e3894d449b7803e749b7f1c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>report directly to the Board; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a5f3594c9064be696fbfccac16fca1a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be removable only by a majority vote of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcddcfcebc0d7442fb6bd0d291ecc7475"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Chief Risk Officer, in coordination with the audit committee of the Board established under section 401(a), shall develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive process for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and limiting risks to the Corporation, including the overall portfolio diversification of the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6359643ba20c41a8815407a4b5403c5e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Chief Development Officer</header><paragraph id="id3ba7b8f2efb44845bae363519a06ec48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint a Chief Development Officer, who shall—</text><subparagraph id="id6c1f4cf1706547e99e98358fea032464"><enum>(A)</enum><text>report directly to the Board; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9b58dde85114aaba0d6ba9604874538"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be removable only by a majority vote of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b7621c12d834cddb045d414e84262ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Chief Development Officer shall—</text><subparagraph id="id9ad1f09465e242a795f6e2793f980627"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in coordination with the Chief Technology and Data Officer, develop, track, and report metrics to assess the impact of the activities of the Corporation with respect to the policies described in section 102(c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9978291ed4154fd8aed54a9bf70d0bb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convene potential investment partners who can provide additional private investments into projects and companies supported by the Corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb3d77fc6bb04c2187f7db0583baf13a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the development policies and implementation efforts of the Corporation with—</text><clause id="id36C48D4827CB4F249E1723BC058EFE91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Export-Import Bank of the United States;</text></clause><clause id="id1FAE1DC6DA0C41B98D3ECA78BA848998"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States International Domestic Finance Corporation;</text></clause><clause id="id793055895F66419097CD61C6BF7E1E6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Department of Commerce;</text></clause><clause id="idA55DD0F0452041318EAEEBD1876752CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Small Business Administration;</text></clause><clause id="idD0981CC5DDB94439A265319064D4C822"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Manufacturing USA Institutes described in section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278s">15 U.S.C. 278s(d)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="idCA7AC398C6DE4102A912A53FAC0C801A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the manufacturing extension centers established under section 25(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278k">15 U.S.C. 278k(b)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id9C30A5520B084F6D8BD7C6399F382B0F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and</text></clause><clause id="idC7E6318FF0E143E68675027E52DFFDDD"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other relevant Federal agencies;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id017d2f7ffe8e41579f7a82b7a27a9f20"><enum>(D)</enum><text>authorize and coordinate transfers of funds or other resources to and from the Federal agencies described in subparagraph (C) or Federal missions upon the concurrence of those agencies or missions in support of the projects of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd41f3ace608d4fbeab79f2348f39d760"><enum>(E)</enum><text>serve as an ex officio member of the Advisory Council established under subsection (j) and participate in, or send a representative to, each meeting of that Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id967a457104a74bd6a29f00f495520b75"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Chief Technology and Data Officer</header><paragraph id="id66aee968c97d4aadb1541d77a89b2c9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint a Chief Technology and Data Officer, who shall—</text><subparagraph id="id912923dc9459451791a1397cf14015e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>report directly to the Board; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id702bef446154427bb680810260388af8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be removable only by a majority vote of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c4462a3af224eb1ba61b3b1d3aa2e7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Chief Technology and Data Officer shall ensure that the Corporation—</text><subparagraph id="id72bc36e952694049917e38dacfa0b163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collects proper data from each project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idddba2c6728e4480ba6b22fce90425eeb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develops and implements proper data analytics within the Corporation to ensure that the Corporation can analyze the data collected under subparagraph (A) to—</text><clause id="ida377e42be24e40cea78243535b92646f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in coordination with the Chief Development Officer, measure the impact of the activities of the Corporation on the policies described in section 102(c);</text></clause><clause id="ida2f936aa259441448cb6af1c9dd7e36c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>inform future activities of the Corporation; and</text></clause><clause id="id75f5e85c60b3422193d6c080a78e66da"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide publicly available reporting on the activities of the Corporation, including the impacts described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id916acd9bd0ee49ecbd182aad15dded1e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Officers and employees</header><paragraph id="id229623efcef94d76aadb6cab90c569dc" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, each officer, employee, and agent of the Corporation shall be—</text><subparagraph id="id7EBB9557BF424CF7AED21BBDF7647EE0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>selected and appointed by the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDD30BCC9A9DD47FEBAB2D585D5DC4E47" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>vested with such powers and duties as the Corporation may determine.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c7a4dfcda354f62b35a5afadfd3d154" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administratively determined employees</header><subparagraph id="id561dfbaac06e4a699b90d1fcf94590d5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment; compensation; removal</header><text>Of the officers, employees, and agents appointed by the Corporation under paragraph (1), not more than 250 may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddba7c2bf10dd4e929519d28e2f7128ef"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reinstatement</header><text>Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an officer, employee, or agent appointed to a position under subparagraph (A) may be entitled, upon removal from such position (unless the removal was for cause), to—</text><clause commented="no" id="id9E17861A44C446DD9499368CF7983A43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the officer, employee, or agent occupied a position in the Federal Government on the day before the date on which the officer, employee, or agent was appointed to the Corporation under subparagraph (A), reinstatement to that position; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id23A3CF2748F240ECBE22399703F04E58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appointment to a position of comparable grade and salary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26cd84b5a69144518ce2d88cc0193bd6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional positions</header><text>The officers, employees, and agents described in subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to officers, employees, and agents otherwise authorized by law, including in positions authorized under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51611cdd8ab140768c032f6d1f1be4e0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rates of pay for officers and employees</header><text>The Corporation may set and adjust rates of basic pay for officers, employees, and agents appointed under subparagraph (A) without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd060e1d2f91c4ab788880d707accee4f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Liability of employees</header><subparagraph id="id338f63f167ac425c963d87f96f58ad4a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual who is a member of the Board or an officer or employee of the Corporation may not be liable under this Act with respect to any claim arising out of or resulting from any act or omission by the individual within the scope of the employment of the individual in connection with any transaction by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5e33ee47829446897fcd648c1f82cea" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to limit the personal liability of an individual for—</text><clause commented="no" id="id53D94827B0004F80B9EA40FC5C67C60E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>criminal acts or omissions;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idAB11A3FD9E1349F29F4D58DDBAEE1077"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>willful or malicious misconduct;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id15FF9BBDCFB0461D9982D50FDD4ADCA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>acts or omissions for the private gain of the individual or family members of the individual; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idC1C6AA0EF5C44943B0141F5DF0779600"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other acts or omissions outside the scope of the employment of the individual.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c67e3713021477a9e3c4e8d44586b36" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest</header><text>The Corporation shall establish and publish procedures for avoiding conflicts of interest on the part of officers and employees of the Corporation and members of the Advisory Council established under subsection (j).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11a336ad644f4112874780b84f420b9b" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed—</text><clause id="idf60f967fdd12458d8b145e8baedbbff3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to affect—</text><subclause id="id25e5b70d1e4a48ca9159d998ea674f8c" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other immunities and protections that may be available to an individual described in subparagraph (A) under applicable law with respect to a transaction described in that subparagraph; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id56d4e8a2657540debc47a2af94da84f7" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other right or remedy against the Corporation, against the United States under applicable law, or against any person other than an individual described in subparagraph (A) participating in such a transaction; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id469cbcd0d29c41c284787296091d16f8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to limit or alter in any way the immunities that are available under applicable law for Federal officers and employees not described in this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8870cb7dbb284114ab2835866023a1b8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Advisory Council</header><paragraph id="id7ee020ffa76a407781ea49186796c09f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the Corporation an Advisory Council to advise the Board on development objectives of the Corporation referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Advisory Council</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf270626d9e0347c8ae762ecda5f3a77b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Advisory Council shall consist of not more than 9 members appointed by the Board, on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Development Officer of the Corporation, from among individuals who are broadly representative of—</text><subparagraph id="idECDBC95DB2824A1E908A5E86B1E6782B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF7A8A30EB8A48B4A7D6CFFDF387FBF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>think tanks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4DE0243B81F4F6FA09B930239F0B0E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advocacy organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1EED81A749941429D1B3008201D98C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>foundations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id346D00E6CFD5417EA5522238B2D0DB55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other institutions engaged in manufacturing and workforce development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idafbf5aa3fd7f4bbebab3e12f8c32551f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The Board shall call upon members of the Advisory Council, either collectively or individually, to advise the Board with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="id75B93FEA05D049608A25B9D0457973BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which the Corporation is meeting the mandate of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id181B8F62EA944A229BD672DC75D3E1F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any suggestions for improvements with respect to meeting that mandate, including project development and implementation challenges and opportunities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id275fae5b3e394608b3aee95719d815a6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permanence</header><text>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Council. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1648e0303c794d2690cabb1068e67008"><enum>104.</enum><header>Inspector General of the Corporation</header><subsection id="idea51a7a9dff44b549c9b5024e74d6a1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting <quote>the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States,</quote> after <quote>the United States International Development Finance Corporation,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8dfb6b0469924c9c91fb4b02dbb3c61e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Oversight independence</header><text>Section 8G(a)(4) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idd13fb6e5ff2441ea8bffffd2a9643c4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6d93abbb4a241849df93f4bbc7f6935"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id88280d88a62a46c9a5c800f99e7fa244"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee59e7aa64ce4b85b0d22c48e7d5fa99"><subparagraph id="id8b078470d34840a4b53dd310cdaf6544"><enum>(K)</enum><text>with respect to the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States, such term means the Board of Directors of the Industrial Finance Corporation of the United States;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Authorities</header><section id="idd92f06eb5bcf4eccb3de409c5681a848"><enum>201.</enum><header>Authorities relating to provision of support</header><subsection id="id52c06e8e6e6e45e8a3aaff33c99abe1b" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this title, the Corporation shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id10C66FBEFAF34AFF8244406EAF096ABC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise the authorities of the Corporation only to the extent that such an exercise of authority—</text><subparagraph id="idb411dbe5c51b4b6fafe81dc2df658eb8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carries out a policy of the Corporation, as described in section 102(c); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c36685c428e485fa291eae2000c1f99" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mitigates risks to the taxpayers of the United States by sharing risks with private sector entities through co-financing and structuring of tools; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6f62a934f184bb6a033601eeb485391" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensures that support provided under this title is in addition to private sector resources by mobilizing private capital that would otherwise not be deployed without such support; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB1A1B987C674BCD9564A9D21D232244"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine—</text><subparagraph id="idd8d1cfa92fc0442d9d2e7727b4f69d8e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the character and necessity of the obligations and expenditures of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a9a11c782c34b56a3f42c027f6995f3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the manner in which the obligations and expenditures described in subparagraph (A) shall be incurred, allowed, and paid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4f1f9745de314830870f33afc1664e46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lending and guaranties</header><paragraph id="id9a5c640c1ba048c5949ba9524171aa52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may make loans or guaranties upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc50a853e57ca4176a9af2b9dbdd580f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</header><text>Loans and guaranties issued under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id572eada611bb460fb7856bf8d5a92953"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programs and facilities</header><text>The Corporation may create programs, facilities, or other entities determined necessary by the Corporation, for the purpose of providing liquidity in markets and sectors integral to the mission of the Corporation, by—</text><paragraph id="id6ffc5b99f4db41b8ad7ad1e7a5545b6a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>purchasing obligations or other interests directly from the issuers of those obligations or other interests;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id286bd75e81fc4a0a8702199bc4dd6c1f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>purchasing obligations or other interests in secondary markets or otherwise; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3bbf4a9c811a40878e1cafff7bfbde4d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>making loans, including loans or other advances secured by collateral.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4f672c0271e84c04b59454c1be33b4c9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Equity investments</header><paragraph id="id22c26561c40c4f7bb6ee0a0ea80575d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may, as a minority investor, support projects with funds or use other mechanisms for the purpose of purchasing, and may make and fund commitments to purchase, invest in, make pledges in respect of, or otherwise acquire, equity or quasi-equity securities or shares or financial interests of any entity, including as a limited partner or other investor in investment funds, upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79cf91145dda4cff82ce3a5c833a2f96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines and criteria</header><text>The Corporation shall develop guidelines and criteria to require that the use of the authority under paragraph (1) with respect to a project has a clearly defined developmental purpose, taking into account the following objectives:</text><subparagraph id="id24c262a9f3174e5184934cafe7f3a2cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The support for the project would be more likely than not to substantially reduce or overcome the effect of an identified market imperfection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0f072e6600d4ca6b2d55127fc95db27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The project would not have proceeded, or would have been substantially delayed, without the support.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3085915b3cff4f02b0972dff21d9341d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The support will contribute positively to the long-term commercial sustainability of the target industry in the United States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7df163877bbe4461981f780d04521292"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The support furthers a policy of the Corporation described in section 102(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbdfec71a2b234d9ba80a62357d3c17a3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on equity investments</header><subparagraph id="idccda061f583645f9a49a76bcb2d9929a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Per project limit</header><text>The aggregate amount of support provided under this subsection with respect to any project shall not exceed 30 percent of the aggregate amount of all equity investment made to the project at the time that the Corporation approves support of the project, except that such percentage may be raised with the unanimous consent of the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b5dcf21bb144235b0206ce5356159c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total limit</header><text>Support provided under this subsection shall be limited to not more than 35 percent of the aggregate exposure of the Corporation on the date on which that support is provided, except that such percentage may be raised with the unanimous consent of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71edc7be137b44839420ba051e334e8e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sales and liquidation of position</header><text>The Corporation shall seek to sell and liquidate any support for a project provided under this subsection as soon as commercially feasible, taking into consideration— </text><subparagraph id="id991BE7BF07234A72B8C7C30F779C530E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actions of other similar investors in the project; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68ABC52DF0D547279F921E78EC5FA477"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the interests of the taxpayers of the United States will be served through equity investments; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3C9208F36334ABFB97661C447F79826"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the national security interests of the United States. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id51feacb8e39a4658a0b40e03e62e7714"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timetable</header><text>The Corporation shall create a project-specific timetable for support provided under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9c4c638e027f4d0dbabc2b33f266c6b6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Promotion of and support for private investment opportunities</header><paragraph id="id896f953a4df246f28d9e1b39f4fad96d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to carry out the policies described in section 102(c), the Corporation may initiate and support, through financial participation, incentive grants, or otherwise, and under such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine, feasibility studies for the planning, development, and management of, and procurement for, potential bilateral and multilateral projects eligible for support under this title, including training activities undertaken in connection with those projects, for the purpose of promoting investment in those projects and the identification, assessment, surveying, and promotion of private investment opportunities, utilizing wherever feasible and effective, the facilities of private investors.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c53fd833604411aa6f1d0b20dbf0470"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contributions to costs</header><text>The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent practicable, require any person receiving funds under this subsection to—</text><subparagraph id="id6ffb762a39954933b7d798b77d01ddac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>share the costs of feasibility studies and other project planning services for which support is provided under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b349ff36df5441980dbd8b9891be551"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the person succeeds in project implementation, reimburse the Corporation for the amount of support provided by the Corporation to the person under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca4fb1ac4b974754a28fdd003d5a1aed"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special projects and programs</header><text>The Corporation may administer and manage special projects and programs in support of specific transactions undertaken by the Corporation, including programs of financial and advisory support that provide private technical, professional, or managerial assistance in the development of human resources, skills, technology, capital savings, or intermediate financial and investment institutions or cooperatives.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5779b872b40540c0baa2866059d8e7b7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Asset acquisition</header><text>With respect to asset acquisition, the Corporation may—</text><paragraph id="ida8f83d0392064343910de1110c1b611e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire tangible and intangible assets at fair market value; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8270a6e129ad4d91b845355bc976df3f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engage in purchase order guarantees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfe981d5cd97844bf92d71be18b2ef7cf"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Enterprise funds</header><paragraph id="id8a330964662944a9b09567f280667924"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may, following consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agencies, establish and operate enterprise funds in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3dd5e7455e04a56b7fd18879014ced1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private character of funds</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to make— </text><subparagraph id="id79B41D19BBCD46ABA25EF1BE6CD2D7F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an enterprise fund established or operated by the Corporation an agency or establishment of the United States Government; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7988AE5E00E44E25A0FECE9C7765ECF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any officer, employee, or member of the board of directors of an enterprise fund described in subparagraph (A) an officer or employee of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id40f8d035df554b50b904f0b9960fbb67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purposes for which support may be provided</header><text>The Corporation, subject to the approval of the Board, may designate private, nonprofit organizations as eligible to receive support under this subsection for the following purposes:</text><subparagraph id="id4bfd454ec45c47dcbed475acee6b7448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To promote the development of domestic manufacturing, the commercialization of advanced technologies, and the building of resilient supply chains.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20622abce2ea414d8857eae54632f960"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To facilitate access to credit or capital for small- and medium-sized enterprises— </text><clause id="id80B38C7EF5894779B6BA510570EBDC9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in industry sectors or geographic areas with limited means of accessing credit on market terms; or </text></clause><clause id="id9DAB448A55584371A1BBAE227ED852AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with owners who are members of demographic groups that have historically had limited access to private capital.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cd3bf0cbdea45538ba30d208e6f3bd5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To complement the work of the Small Business Administration and the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce to improve the overall business-enabling environment by financing the expansion of the private business sector.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65902b23808844ba807dfdc77632d1f4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To make financially sustainable investments designed to generate measurable social benefits and build technical capacity in addition to financial returns.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48baf5d83e8f469696f6b3ef82d2506e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Operation of funds</header><subparagraph id="idc0bdb6fa7ccb44479f8edec42f8cc40b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Funds made available to an enterprise fund established or operated under this subsection shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payments for projects and activities carried out under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a1203d51c124251bfbb0a68c91b0f29"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Not more than 3 percent per annum of the funds made available to an enterprise fund established or operated under this subsection may be obligated or expended for the administrative expenses of the enterprise fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id890a1f7c71cb4920a0738e3c4fe3cf67"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Board of directors</header><text>Each enterprise fund established or operated under this subsection shall be governed by a board of directors comprised of private citizens of the United States—</text><subparagraph id="idB3F72332C1134DF9AAA9CE7DC57DD667"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who—</text><clause id="idb32ae5147ff9486eb0f7172b2f7f92c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the appropriate congressional committees; </text></clause><clause id="id8d65100358b84b94ab0fc18746a8cf8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have pursued careers in innovative technologies or manufacturing; and </text></clause><clause id="idBEB7D7C201904F2DB975F6FA1DE496F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have demonstrated expertise in investment activities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id045D722AF602408AB3EAE04AAA4695FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a majority of whom shall—</text><clause id="idAE106484599348A5A559E709CB0A2847"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be citizens of the United States; and</text></clause><clause id="idD546A78733E244C391CED278C0CE5BCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have relevant experience relating to the purposes described in paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id475b42e2cd2f4f91b156fe272a3a60b7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which an enterprise fund is established under this subsection, and annually thereafter until the enterprise fund terminates in accordance with paragraph (9), the board of directors of the enterprise fund shall—</text><subparagraph id="idc3757bd22a514ef79271474b537cd5a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report—</text><clause id="idbecd2b36e210464694504e94b8aa9a82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>detailing the administrative expenses of the enterprise fund during the year covered by the report;</text></clause><clause id="id4ca14bac5b8848f8a4c1127e06c8ee8e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describing the operations, activities, engagement with civil society and relevant local private sector entities, development objectives and outcomes, financial condition, and accomplishments of the enterprise fund during the year covered by the report;</text></clause><clause id="idf61bfe94b5e54bd0870d1dcbd5327432"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describing the results of any audit conducted under paragraph (7) during the year covered by the report; and</text></clause><clause id="id99f8c6e22d9f4638a41794ff53b993b5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describing how audits conducted under paragraph (7) during the year covered by the report are informing the operations and activities of the enterprise fund for the year in which the report is submitted; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18eb570d8908463c89e33de433ad2566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish, on a publicly available internet website of the enterprise fund, each report required under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0255200b161f47328bfd8d71d906e2e3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Oversight</header><subparagraph id="idb7b9fb9ad9a84d6d8d7962426d545b60"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inspector General performance audits</header><clause id="idab8f62b688904cd288b677a96525eee3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Corporation shall conduct periodic audits of the activities of each enterprise fund established under this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="id25e542999c8d4127b61b7516f37f858c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In conducting an audit under clause (i), the Inspector General shall assess whether the activities of the enterprise fund—</text><subclause id="idf8391a6b96104175a79007416fc42c2d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>support the purposes described in paragraph (3);</text></subclause><subclause id="ida7737cd40c6f4985929a33991f753ce2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>result in profitable private sector investing; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf693bbf004ca430b99247ca634be709a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>generate measurable economic and social benefits.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc3da98f35fb40daa11e57498715710b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recordkeeping requirements</header><text>The Corporation shall ensure that each enterprise fund receiving support under this subsection—</text><clause id="id0639ca2e7a6a4864a08df335c6ded6e8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>keeps separate accounts with respect to that support; and</text></clause><clause id="idd4334819556a48d4ad4e4d9d4dc441a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintains such records as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate effective audits under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82eeb173735045c699db3d4bebfc006e"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Return of funds to the corporate capital account</header><text>Any funds resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an enterprise fund, in whole or in part, shall be returned to the Corporate Capital Account established under section 304(b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b9b3de1894a4667a9a33a142228f7e1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The authority of an enterprise fund to provide support under this subsection shall terminate on the earlier of—</text><subparagraph id="id0e0915d318394942847b8dfc3acb1603"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date that is 10 years after the date on which amounts from the enterprise fund are first expended; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b62b55837cf4cc698a6189c6c2e3fa2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which the enterprise fund is liquidated.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id466351ab04fd4273bca3386778de6a7c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Structured finance</header><text>With respect to structured finance, the Corporation may—</text><paragraph id="idc895b8d1ae9f49a7b7f1b4d15bd4f00b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>securitize an investment described in any of subsections (a) through (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide971adcc73f149f589fb96b61f8c682d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>design and provide seed funding for new financing vehicles that aggregate invested funds from businesses with not more than 500 employees in order to attract larger private capital providers, such as pension funds.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbc8e7938154441409c6b2934f5634606"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Small business development</header><paragraph id="id306cf3cbd58943319c449ac3adfdcdfc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation, in cooperation with appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States, as well as private entities and others, shall undertake activities to broaden the participation of United States small businesses and cooperatives, and other small United States investors, in the development of small private enterprise. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28ff2981e2b0449bb3ce72231ef7c0f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach to minority-owned and women-owned businesses</header><subparagraph id="id7f152344338845ec8d62a739491c7112"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall collect data on the involvement of minority- and women-owned businesses in projects, including—</text><clause id="id6d7b5aa47e2a455db97b9f214341a321"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of insurance and financing provided by the Corporation to those businesses in connection with projects supported by the Corporation; and</text></clause><clause id="id9c2cabc47317444daa7091ab07aaa057"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent such information is available, the involvement of those businesses in procurement activities conducted or supported by the Corporation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2271150b67944008fdffd56503c2fe3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion in annual report</header><text>The Corporation shall include, in each annual report submitted under section 403, the aggregate data collected under this paragraph, in such form as to quantify the effectiveness of the outreach activities of the Corporation with respect to minority- and women-owned businesses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1803B4E23BF4475D9B8D5F180C58E2CC"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Private investment vehicles</header><text>In addition to the other authorities under this section, the Corporation may, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation determines necessary, create or participate in any other investment vehicle used by investors in the private sector, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer. </text></subsection></section><section id="id4d264bc8e16f42f0b613648fa1de0b1c"><enum>202.</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><subsection id="idaef05220d76042d88e71c9ea61e3a271"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), support provided by the Corporation under this title shall be on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may prescribe.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3cd53b3f26c8427695d9c732bed9c379"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The following requirements apply to support provided by the Corporation under this title:</text><paragraph id="id18f394e652c94a5696a3c405d5aac7bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Corporation shall provide support using authorities under this title only if it is necessary—</text><subparagraph id="id3ade2ed5ff824d38962124447af6ce9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to alleviate a credit or capital market imperfection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31d58969548940cd88fd18d7f97aefc2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to achieve specified development objectives of the Government by providing support in the most efficient way to meet those objectives on a case-by-case basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id491c06742177411294c36a2a3773f3d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The final maturity of a loan made or guaranteed by the Corporation shall not exceed the lesser of—</text><subparagraph id="ide010cf960c554d95b3b3eec43f7d9d55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>30 years; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd18903c3a6bf48d3997ea0a2d257b429"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the debt servicing capabilities of the project to be financed by the loan, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id735ff735b51f4f8e8c279ee4f2c88c02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Corporation shall, with respect to providing any loan guaranty to a project, require the parties to the project to bear the risk of loss in an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the guaranteed support by the Corporation in the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf097ca19b9de466ba7564662efb57874"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Corporation may not make or guarantee a loan unless the Corporation determines that the borrower or lender is responsible and that adequate provision is made for servicing the loan on reasonable terms and protecting the financial interest of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id797982238d11468fb8233ac4d4c26600"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The interest rate for direct loans and interest supplements on guaranteed loans shall be set by reference to a benchmark interest rate (yield) on marketable Treasury securities or other widely recognized or appropriate benchmarks with a similar maturity to the loans being made or guaranteed, as determined in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury. The Corporation shall establish appropriate minimum interest rates for loans, guaranties, and other instruments as necessary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id02a282a9f53b41a48fddf4d446600415"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The minimum interest rate for new loans as established by the Corporation shall be adjusted periodically to take account of changes in the interest rate of the benchmark financial instrument.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5e59a19262840baadaaa6fb4eca284d"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idd12f241e859a46118acf72b9d7030afd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Corporation shall set fees or premiums for support provided under this title at levels that minimize the cost to the Government while supporting achievement of the objectives of support.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d11d9a6d4004b3c9d3cd644b5222272" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Corporation shall review fees for loan guaranties periodically to ensure that the fees assessed on new loan guaranties are at a level sufficient to cover the most recent estimates of the Corporation of the costs of the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbe0ca2c132743cb93b263e64af4f83d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any loan guaranty provided by the Corporation shall be conclusive evidence that—</text><subparagraph id="idb38052a7f3934ef088c2807e1c2d2df9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the guaranty has been properly obtained;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id155bc55871224eeb91f8b13375d66ae0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the loan qualified for the guaranty; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6af88cde4ec34c9a9ca0be97434c2bd6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>but for fraud or material misrepresentation by the holder of the guaranty, the guaranty is presumed to be valid, legal, and enforceable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9b16445c99b4facb08be564aa4f5c84"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Corporation shall prescribe explicit standards for use in periodically assessing the credit risk of new and existing direct loans or guaranteed loans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id02e8468665a74a539bdec1d6cd8fb5b7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Corporation may not make loans or loan guaranties except to the extent that budget authority to cover the costs of the loans or guaranties is provided in advance in an appropriations Act, as required by section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661c">2 U.S.C. 661c</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1fea1b3b85b4f93bb49f54283f741d2"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Corporation shall rely upon specific standards to assess the developmental and strategic value of projects and should only provide the minimum level of support necessary in order to support such projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id62c0e0660e9648ed9f83d8084f1ba649"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Any loan or loan guaranty made by the Corporation should be provided on a senior basis or pari passu with other senior debt unless there is a substantive policy rationale to provide that support otherwise.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbf4549020ed6490994a710bdaffeb96c"><enum>203.</enum><header>Payment of losses</header><subsection id="idb3757548b5064d7c8c58aab8a6198309"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments for defaults on guaranteed loans</header><paragraph id="id7ed527823e664d568b81414fe0cb2112"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Corporation determines that the holder of a loan guaranteed by the Corporation suffers a loss as a result of a default by a borrower on the loan, the Corporation shall pay to the holder the percent of the loss, as specified in the guaranty contract, after the holder of the loan has made such further collection efforts and instituted such enforcement proceedings as the Corporation may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcaac3b206d904ff9b5500fe72c62651f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subrogation</header><text>Upon making a payment described in paragraph (1), the Corporation shall ensure the Corporation will be subrogated to all the rights of the recipient of the payment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d6bff7964604f969ecfd64b9db83973"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recovery efforts</header><text>The Corporation shall pursue recovery from the borrower of the amount of any payment made under paragraph (1) with respect to the loan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a9e0a41cc8e4d81af9eb12cc4a77060"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header><paragraph id="id8b37ffb2f5d94a8eae532ce57a2356d4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), compensation for insurance, reinsurance, or a guaranty issued under this title shall not exceed the dollar value of the tangible or intangible contributions or commitments made in the project, plus interest, earnings, or profits actually accrued on those contributions or commitments, to the extent provided by the insurance, reinsurance, or guaranty.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idccbcba1eef824c5690b513a149a519a8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><subparagraph id="id01df949adc1d40d9ae2d7b34958a3eda"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may provide that—</text><clause id="idc4a3aaee1e9843b6b8929f96ad48f308"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appropriate adjustments in the insured dollar value be made to reflect the replacement cost of project assets; and</text></clause><clause id="id4dc2aa85ff424465ae384aca641ceff7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compensation for a claim of loss under insurance of an equity investment under section 201(d) may be computed on the basis of the net book value attributable to the equity investment on the date of loss.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7acaff64c4442a796f007c480b07b1a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional limitation</header><subparagraph id="idb5b8ee252ae641a5a08fcdb0f17d6ae5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Corporation shall limit the amount of direct insurance and reinsurance issued under section 201 with respect to a project so as to require that the insured and affiliates of the insured bear the risk of loss for not less than 10 percent of the amount of the exposure of the Corporation to that insured and affiliates of the insured in the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f78adccd0e348b1a556aa4e93da51cf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The limitation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to direct insurance or reinsurance of loans provided by banks or other financial institutions to unrelated parties.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7864d9b4d14d412ca935bc594a2e3665"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Actions by Attorney General</header><text>The Attorney General shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce any right accruing to the United States as a result of the issuance of any loan or loan guaranty under this title.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5c0e9801b5884452838f83352648b57b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude any forbearance for the benefit of a borrower that may be agreed upon by the parties to a loan guaranteed by the Corporation if budget authority for any resulting costs to the Government, as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</external-xref>), is available.</text></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Administrative and general provisions</header><section id="id25244be13e0042299eb29fa9b3ba1779"><enum>301.</enum><header>Operations</header><subsection id="id9AE2281A77EE47B1BA258A7E5A03B5DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may sue and be sued in its corporate name.</text></subsection><subsection id="id60ECB634FE04408DA226ED765DAB73AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judicial remedy</header><text>A court of competent jurisdiction may prescribe a judicial remedy to the prevailing party in a lawsuit involving the Corporation.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5ac795a10e7a4a57b18c8103b5824fd8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Claims settlement</header><paragraph id="idd4fa2e233f384e6585503dcc768bcb1f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may, on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine—</text><subparagraph id="idb1d43185e0dc4198af38f0b8336f963d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>settle claims arising as a result of support provided under title II; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18565cde92d1492aa9d9dc4844c1da8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>arbitrate disputes arising as a result of support provided under title II with the consent of the parties.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idceaa5b76b7a94052910a9acb1a38f056"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Settlements conclusive</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a payment made under any settlement agreement entered into under paragraph (1)(A), or as a result of an arbitration award awarded under paragraph (1)(B), shall be final and conclusive.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b14f46d89594d5a8b992e326c1516c0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic payments and documents</header><text>The Corporation shall implement policies to accept electronic documents and electronic payments in every program of the Corporation.</text></subsection></section><section id="idde461270cb6543cb8e8783a7941d5719"><enum>302.</enum><header>Corporate powers</header><subsection id="id9e7efee2b457430fab1bc825ef459614"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation—</text><paragraph id="idd9f4a1935875485f9728995a365ddfac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which may include an identifiable symbol of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3980291d2e454a0e9caa03c570174675"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding division C of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, may make and perform with any person contracts, including no-cost contracts (as defined by the Corporation), grants, and other agreements, that are necessary for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89607136a85841e2b62fd894d4e5509a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use real property that is necessary to carry out the functions of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b8b544020fd4c4293f9fdc70cdeaa6e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may accept cash gifts or donations of services or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d11bd983c5346f58fd051176b9d28de"><enum>(5)</enum><text>may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the Executive departments (as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id102a2d58a2de4fce830e71f8ab75ebc6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>may contract with individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of law administered by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00df0b8dea8844a589c2329ecb9c47c4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7baaa91f7704c02aa9e1297521fb14c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>may acquire, hold, or dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine, any property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest in such property;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id195c18f6fcb04f198ea116aee020e075"><enum>(9)</enum><text>may lease office space for the Corporation’s own use, with the obligation of amounts for such lease limited to the current fiscal year for which payments are due until the expiration of the current lease under predecessor authority, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8793074214e4ddb8a4d9240f30e3383"><enum>(10)</enum><text>may indemnify directors, officers, employees, and agents of the Corporation for liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with their activities on behalf of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2b032c791e945caaae9061eefda71dd"><enum>(11)</enum><text>notwithstanding any other provision of law, may represent itself or contract for representation in any legal or arbitral proceeding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93216173671c4b23a64768bb290c30a8"><enum>(12)</enum><text>may exercise any priority of the Government of the United States in collecting debts from bankrupt, insolvent, or decedents’ estates;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9644f8aac36040da9fdca27041fc8c22"><enum>(13)</enum><text>may collect, notwithstanding section 3711(g)(1) of title 31, United States Code, or compromise any obligations assigned to or held by the Corporation, including any legal or equitable rights accruing to the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2710120edfaf4661b7e54f770675aa87"><enum>(14)</enum><text>may sell direct investments of the Corporation to private investors upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id531e67e5ddbb40f2a020a3d608f5411c"><enum>(15)</enum><text>shall have such other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out the functions of the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida29d33111fe147a780979ea09a95d8e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of property</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the acquisition, handling, or disposal of property by the United States, the Corporation shall have the right in its discretion to complete, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain, operate, or sell any property acquired by the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id494a83149b3049dc8ea0dc5ffeb1bc49"><enum>303.</enum><header>Maximum contingent liability</header><subsection id="id071c2689d1d84e0db534a957eee7b28f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The maximum contingent liability of the Corporation outstanding at any time shall not exceed in the aggregate the greater of—</text><paragraph id="id7D534D7702B044FB8D1E89C3F8CF4562" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount specified in subsection (b); or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAC5291E1D3BF4404ADF678404B905222" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an amount equal to 10 times the balance of the Corporate Capital Account.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddde6e0f7632f4466a72843cffce23e05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount specified</header><paragraph id="id2ecfefbbe228437c952e14306da1d3f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial 5-year period</header><text>The amount specified in this subsection for the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act is $500,000,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id772566ece14743368181d784cafa372f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent 5-year periods</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted to reflect the percentage of the increase (if any) in the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor during the preceding 5-year period.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idca2c9081b66a46c599b349558931de08"><enum>304.</enum><header>Corporate funds</header><subsection id="id08F7B9B0470F4C95B8244C4A99301793"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id436A8EC07FE7462F8E76247F48E71B91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>The term <term>administrative expenses</term> does not include project-specific transaction costs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF1873F6C99284156ADEE12A9708BBCA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id601B172045794B8B9D8BD4E865B3D220"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information technology</header><text>The term <term>information technology</term> has the meaning given the term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id16da85e143274619923cca3ad79616db"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project-specific transaction costs</header><text>The term <term>project-specific transaction costs</term>—</text><subparagraph id="id8053b8e2055a4aebb1cdc69f94a72dc9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means those costs incurred by the Corporation for travel, legal expenses, and direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements associated with the provision of support under title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7544997ba01404389fed98facd2e10c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include information technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb1d5e31663cc4d3b944b94538737c6d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Corporate Capital Account</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the <quote>Corporate Capital Account</quote> to carry out the purposes of the Corporation.</text></subsection><subsection id="idedd9b63759de4dc0bed6c6e1d5c94520"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Corporate Capital Account shall consist of—</text><paragraph id="id3920b7c743d44f13a4c79fc6faf5cd47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fees charged and collected pursuant to subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36f6ed9b28e34970af31b0db6c68ba8f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts received pursuant to subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb4e0ae0904c4d30ac626c8d79959bf5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>investments and returns on such investments pursuant to subsection (h);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ac1e8131a264bfd8501e955e85d3e78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>unexpended balances transferred to the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb54584d91d2b4675a991abaafd2e3c7f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>payments received in connection with settlements of all insurance and reinsurance claims of the Corporation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e39a21cc91d4eb38a4c4a73e232650a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>all other collections transferred to or earned by the Corporation, excluding the cost of loans and loan guaranties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide6ab5e07511347c9875ab69592e112a9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fee authority</header><text>Fees may be charged and collected for providing services in amounts to be determined by the Corporation.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4a8722b889424cccbc3eca5f4cffd69c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Uses</header><paragraph id="id9c133005f5644b2f8a305cd4eec5d616"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to Acts making appropriations, the Corporation is authorized to pay—</text><subparagraph id="id50d2200cd285424bbc60e910bac9efb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of loans and loan guaranties;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaac4948b8bcd410799118d4d179f6f8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a4e7c6c357c4089bf8f08d2a7001166"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the cost of providing support authorized by subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 201; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6769096eb33e43b7b4a864625b13d662"><enum>(D)</enum><text>project-specific transaction costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0d6fe9de6974e27adce6ff58eb5de33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Income and revenue</header><text>In order to carry out the purposes of the Corporation, all collections transferred to or earned by the Corporation, excluding the cost of loans and loan guaranties, shall be deposited into the Corporate Capital Account and shall be available to carry out its purpose, including without limitation—</text><subparagraph id="ide8c62de6d5d44a3ba9b000f70a9469bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>payment of all insurance and reinsurance claims of the Corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd7533984c934f75ba4983a18f1130a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>repayments to the Treasury of amounts borrowed under subsection (f); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide04186354694498eb41e536b8edacfc7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>dividend payments to the Treasury under subsection (g).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id404621a749bb4496b7a5b96a88e18d58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Full faith and credit</header><paragraph id="id079ee496166547d5afc9da5d20d9f2e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All support provided pursuant to predecessor authorities or title II shall continue to constitute obligations of the United States, and the full faith and credit of the United States is hereby pledged for the full payment and performance of such obligations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide730721a937242498d8251cfeb95e44a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bonds</header><text>With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Corporation is authorized to issue bonds, notes, debentures, and other similar obligations, subject to the maximum contingent liability established in Section 303. Such obligations shall be in such forms and denominations, shall have such maturities, shall bear such rates of interest, shall be subject to such terms and conditions, and shall be issued in such manner and sold at such prices as may be prescribed by the Corporation with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Such obligations shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed both as to interest and principal by the United States, and such guaranty shall be expressed on the face thereof, and such obligations shall be lawful investments and may be accepted as security for all fiduciary, trust, and public funds the investment or deposit of which shall be under the authority or control of the United States or any officer or officers thereof. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84f2ad7fccac4040b589baf050bca0e3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority to borrow</header><text>The Corporation is authorized to borrow from the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to fulfill such obligations of the United States and any such borrowing shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities, for a period jointly determined by the Corporation and the Secretary, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ff8dda9c3ed4e33b5910222f5794518"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of debt</header><text>Any obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the Corporation shall be eligible for purchase under section 14(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/355">12 U.S.C. 355(b)(2)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4ca3574308d54c60b4c45b0831386699"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Dividends</header><text>The Board, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall annually assess a dividend payment to the Treasury if the Corporation’s insurance portfolio is more than 100 percent reserved.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide0200858de3147cea6692463da488d15"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Investment authority</header><paragraph id="idba44c0e311dd47e68a7d785969c91d37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Corporate Capital Account as is not, in the Corporation’s judgment, required to meet the current needs of the Corporate Capital Account.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43e8918b87e84525bccd22c590dd59d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of investments</header><text>Such investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in public debt obligations, with maturities suitable to the needs of the Corporate Capital Account, as determined by the Corporation, and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbe1109880e334c949d22d086433983aa"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Collections</header><text>Interest earnings made pursuant to subsection (h), earnings collected related to equity investments, and amounts, excluding fees related to insurance or reinsurance, collected pursuant to subsection (d), shall not be collected for any fiscal year except to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcae191b6f5034d868459caa6430d7c9a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000,000 to the Corporate Capital Account.</text></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting</header><section id="ide71554515b2c498c83590d76a7f0e2c1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Establishment of risk and audit committees</header><subsection id="id49fc20026a264ff581cf90e0824a14d3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall establish—</text><paragraph id="idc0841867d5734a52addc64f79a1c65d1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a risk committee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idef85a689bc594974842bcc1b617a9c79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an audit committee.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id82eef1ce5278427d89e6384577237bb7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the committees established under subsection (a) shall be to assist the Board in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Board under section 201(a).</text></subsection><subsection id="id5d06fc6e544f4ec5a93bdd388453c8f4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties and responsibilities of risk committee</header><text>Subject to the direction of the Board, the risk committee established under subsection (a) shall be responsible for—</text><paragraph id="idbee95a92dd62494b9c9a09c443bc3825"><enum>(1)</enum><text>formulating risk management policies of the operations of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8147486da944449e848bdca4b1b5973b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reviewing and providing guidance on the operation of the global risk management framework of the Corporation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d2e7c3416a74f318143f6a93960896f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing policies for enterprise risk management, risk monitoring, and the management of strategic, reputational, regulatory, operational, developmental, environmental, social, and financial risks; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3ab6b2767e74d75a45df89d4730b777"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing the risk profile of the Corporation, including a risk management and compliance framework and governance structure to support such framework.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58648276e3154312a8354c0a8c5105e3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties and responsibilities of audit committee</header><text>Subject to the direction of the Board, the audit committee established under subsection (a) be responsible for—</text><paragraph id="ide8654cf945d94740aabb2236c81bf9f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the integrity of—</text><subparagraph id="id2CD9A9E6D18F4DFCBDAF99C3D9FA03B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the financial reporting of the Corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC242A148BF7443659E611D212942AFAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>systems of internal controls relating to finance and accounting of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAE63BEA344648FBBA3CF4070751E10A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the financial statements of the Corporation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide02271fb47aa46008a237505b6ee5088"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the performance of the internal audit function of the Corporation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a4053fcabd04614ba01db94753e2b74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the compliance of the Corporation with legal and regulatory requirements relating to the finances of the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0bf42e3e5f2b43eb9cde624e029b6b73"><enum>402.</enum><header>Performance measures, evaluation, and learning</header><subsection id="idb663bf4824594ffdbe280b7bd7b9ca85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall develop a performance measurement system to—</text><paragraph id="idD0FB38CDC6314E1B9994DF457F84D35A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate and monitor projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE98DAA62F0A847F682F77A073BAEBE04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>guide future projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7f42c4de37f1481496beffe9b4846eea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the performance measurement system required under subsection (a), the Corporation shall—</text><paragraph id="idefef481ef0a342acaa115baf214b8dc0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop an impact measurement system for measuring the net effect of the activities of the Corporation on the policies described in section 102(c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf83148f69ace4425a8af8dacdedb16c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop a mechanism for ensuring that support provided by the Corporation for a project is in addition to private investment for the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id549b337dfcb14cf18b7423240063b89d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop standards for, and a method for ensuring, appropriate financial performance of the portfolio of the Corporation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7bd3bfdd9bd64b4582d3d9b25ee00488"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop standards for, and a method for ensuring, appropriate performance of the portfolio of the Corporation, including—</text><subparagraph id="idadf9354a83c94b64a09d681abdd07b41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>measurement of the projected and ex post impact of a project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide456899295c14172af69570558b2e680"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the information necessary to comply with section 403.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id617247390beb4cbea967470481cb8871"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability of certain information</header><text>On a regular basis, the Corporation shall make available to the public information relating to—</text><paragraph id="idCDE03B92AE2146DC9C3CEA5A2791B214"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support provided by the Corporation under title II; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id458AE65B72784500B39F6989E4562A27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>performance metrics about that support.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcad150d319504ea4a048c2bb6008e3fb"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the performance measurement system required under subsection (a), the Corporation shall consult with—</text><paragraph id="id942B29DDCF04442CA1E0D23B2059ADA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Advisory Council established under section 103(j); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id32180bffbb7c48a9abef7b124daa509d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other stakeholders and interested parties engaged in the policy of the Corporation described in section 102(c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idaf31301588d848a58d8354a8630e5457"><enum>403.</enum><header>Annual report</header><subsection id="id5909abffc7a343b4b57376bb0ba2e853"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than October 1 of each year, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a complete and detailed report of the operations of the Corporation during the preceding fiscal year, including an assessment of—</text><paragraph id="id803b6a99c94847fe86ef61b746ca84b7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts of projects on the policies described in section 102(c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72b5bca08bbb46c1906fa5058e9976df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which the operations of the Corporation complement or are compatible with the domestic economic development programs of the Federal Government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc11deaedd19346da8a4898bfc12d93f8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the institutional linkages of the Corporation with other relevant Federal agencies and efforts to strengthen those linkages; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd64c4074933345f081d77857aa1e1dc6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the compliance of projects with Federal law and policies that govern the support of the Corporation for projects promulgated or otherwise administered by the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc00264a2da5e48d7ab32bf162481a4c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each report required under subsection (a) shall include analyses of the effects of projects, including—</text><paragraph id="id815cba015516419784e0c361bc2ed893"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews and analyses of—</text><subparagraph id="id426fb44ad9ea40be99c9178c7e428592"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the desired outcomes for projects and whether or not the Corporation is meeting the associated metrics, goals, and development objectives, including, to the extent practicable, during the years after conclusion of projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide29a576e37294792b999575caac6a17e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effect of the support of the Corporation on access to capital;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf78e22c42a6442f9a704756227e7619e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ways in which the Corporation addresses identifiable market gaps or inefficiencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfa9623a1e274e0c98159ce3da57faaf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>what impact, if any, the support described in subparagraph (B) has on access to credit for a specific project or sector;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a9a2b432a2a42cb989573702f5d99aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>projections of—</text><subparagraph id="id63391ba1726a4551801145b6f1359b02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outcomes of projects and whether support for those projects are meeting performance measures associated with those projects—</text><clause id="id2d15c98db577486494a063cddbdfa583"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the start-up phase of those projects; and</text></clause><clause id="ide99599cb8c8d44669856439fe41715d5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>throughout the duration of the those projects; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4844a793dcbd43b7860dd19cec1c16dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the value of private sector assets brought to bear relative to the amount of support provided by the Corporation and the value of any other public sector support; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc28df982910b4fcc93c44a6e6086a58a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of the extent to which the Corporation has applied lessons learned from monitoring and evaluating activities of the Corporation and annual reports from previous years compiled by the Corporation to projects.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id83D4742ADFD94BF4B332F46D8CECE733"><enum>404.</enum><header>Quarterly report</header><subsection id="idBD6CF4CBE4984960A346708CBFFAD5CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed report that—</text><paragraph id="idFD6B9CD6E2AF42BBAEB8B523D82B2D37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the first report submitted under this section, describes the progress of the Corporation with respect to the appointment and, if applicable, the confirmation of—</text><subparagraph id="id9FAD9F8AA99D4F9284862A80E7347EC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of the Board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFA980C4B4CD45A9B27442DB5FACF425"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D41F73904A9426A8A183D9CD3558E5C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC403695B426B4590AC769DB534CFD5E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other officers of the Corporation described in section 103(a); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD6A47D598E5B4E28B638CE33E0FF7399"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to each report submitted thereafter, covers the period beginning on the date of the most recent submission of a report under this section and describes—</text><subparagraph id="id8999D57D3694409C9C6BE0E73EE6CEC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new activities of the Corporation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FE950C00B3541DDA75DA698218152D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any activities of the Corporation that have concluded.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id263237CEA4F74CD4ACB9A57336DBBD5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to support provided by the Corporation—</text><paragraph id="id025150A3A5E147059E6F78178953877C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the name of the entity receiving the support;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79BB94114BFF42D49C61DB7DBADA898F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the location of the entity receiving the support;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE74582237C3948B5B403CD0734978599"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amount of support provided;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7B5B2CD050340168A9F715FF98434F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the nature of the support;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD5C250724FA941E28AA144145DE93210"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if applicable, the term or duration during which the Corporation will provide the support;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB1A818724A24177B7EB581ED7860335"><enum>(6)</enum><text>if applicable, the term over which the support will be repaid to the Corporation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFEBF335D785E469F80D948D239AE5338"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other relevant details determined important or necessary by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id47a4bb2c17124bb2b6feae02345797ac"><enum>405.</enum><header>Publicly available project information</header><subsection id="idD58934BAC4964898B0413B26273A0149"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall maintain a database with detailed project-level information, as appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id299BD9EDEA474492B261B889F885AC31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Attributes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The database maintained under subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="id6FEB642B71CA4CF1845193945D75BAA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be user-friendly;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5BCCE8DAAC3A424DAC90C4CC250610E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be publicly available; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAA0AD52048AC4E1F8FE495140CC019D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, include a description of the support provided for each project, which should include, to the extent feasible, the information included in the report to Congress under section 403(a) relating to the project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2452849efc004c02902be0653911e7cd"><enum>406.</enum><header>Engagement with investors</header><subsection id="id1a5a7fad55ff444a92f184c16cb9cc5f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation, acting through the Chief Development Officer, shall—</text><paragraph id="idb58f44b308dd4db9953423529cebbe18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a strategic relationship with private sector entities focused at the nexus of business opportunities and development priorities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb50d504961d14a3a84e7962e646f557d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engage the entities described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id398CE61E496E40888B3B13E1569C9E94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce business risks primarily through direct transaction support and the facilitation of investment partnerships;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6b1ce04d8344defa018fbb1498f1157"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop and support tools, approaches, and intermediaries that can mobilize private finance in support of the policy described in section 101(c); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11c0c68ba3e44643bc19fd0551ef7a5c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>pursue projects consistent with the policy described in section 101(c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc3ce15a6bc684e9ca10de88f4c692a45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>To carry out the duties of the Corporation under subsection (a), the Corporation shall—</text><paragraph id="iddad5b37e79e84d9dadaebebd21e6232a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop risk mitigation tools;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idacb4bc40a326447e94dbe6f5a3fccd88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide transaction structuring support for blended finance models;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idea9db41f31054ad6bcc41ef29a27b57a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support intermediaries by linking capital supply and demand;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b0792bd4cec40679f364cb1f7f2037c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordinate with other Federal agencies to support or accelerate transactions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b76496cbf6b42279f85b68517215dbe"><enum>(5)</enum><text>convene financial, donor, civil society, and public sector partners around opportunities for private finance within development priorities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79cd4cb7e6c0491d879dda2e6ab2f294"><enum>(6)</enum><text>offer strategic planning and programming assistance to catalyze investment into priority sectors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id04ec867f433340cdb5e7090e5b311ed0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide transaction structuring support;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddcf50021e76c49debce924eb4005eb4a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>deliver training and knowledge management tools for engaging private investors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide9e80df2968f4b148d07dd30068c9603"><enum>(9)</enum><text>partner with private sector entities that provide access to capital and expertise; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4fb2468cc3a45b68f1fdce2702fb167"><enum>(10)</enum><text>identify and screen new investment partners.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idaaab2e71b96a49e89325dfceff1f1c99"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Corporation shall coordinate with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and other Federal agencies, as necessary, on projects and programs supported by the Corporation that include technical assistance.</text></subsection></section><section id="id56c1856299224a8eabca718274c1f2d9"><enum>407.</enum><header>Notifications by the Corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 15 days before the date on which the Corporation makes a financial commitment associated with the provision of support under title II in an amount greater than $10,000,000, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report in writing that—</text><paragraph id="id6161a073352c41ce8cfc5a43b54607aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains the amount of the financial commitment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11f6749d04884223a0186b805a460be2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the recipient or beneficiary of the commitment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2933b33d8d44c37b34ce6a28a75b486"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the project, activity, or asset and the development goal or purpose to be achieved by the commitment.</text></paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Conditions, restrictions, and prohibitions</header><section id="ida83a8844d24b4774907070d173f85f30"><enum>501.</enum><header>Limitations and preferences</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD24E75737664095A2EBF90CB6E83D59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policies</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish policies to ensure that, with respect to support provided to an entity under the activities of the Corporation under title II, the support—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id07972E7845E14254BB7A3A066E08BB6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is contingent on the entity using the support to invest in manufacturing activity in the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id6500FC7D28384D5EBAC6984BB41AD435"><enum>(2)</enum><text>retains public benefits in the United States after the date on which the support concludes according to binding commitments that, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idDEFE497E651341AEB4AA6149465A9983"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are satisfactory; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idDB4FE676FF5E4BB6AA7B8276F9664F43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain in place for the longest feasible period of time, consistent with sound economics and the purposes of this Act; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idB76F01B21A6449D490DE7B519093E83C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contains safeguards to minimize the transfer of intellectual property from companies in the United States to foreign entities, especially to countries of concern, including the People’s Republic of China.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2ddeaf6fecd14669a46a5f6f13c52adb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on support for single entity</header><text>An entity receiving support from the Corporation under title II may not receive more than an amount that is equal to 5 percent of the maximum contingent liability of the Corporation authorized under section 303.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida5b1d410cf9e439294d3a3d782f0964f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotion</header><text>The Corporation shall make efforts to ensure that the activities of the Corporation promote—</text><paragraph id="idd104503096874ce88d01f204981da5f6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>regional diversity, such that businesses located in a diverse range of States receive investment support under title II;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id206128e36b8f476e9594bda0e0a9f231"><enum>(2)</enum><text>competition, such that target industries and sectors maintain a competitive environment and are not controlled by single entities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7afc24fceed3480d92991a274f19697c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sustainability, such that raw materials sourcing and manufacturing practices minimize environmental harm;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd920f58c18a4c418ab3dbb5544c31bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>equity, such that businesses from historically marginalized communities receive business development support; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id953e5c57353e426d8cab6c79c9ee2851"><enum>(5)</enum><text>fair labor, such that businesses with unionized workforces are supported.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc79ef9e4717942a6947f522d438219b2"><enum>502.</enum><header>Additionality and avoidance of adverse impact</header><subsection id="idfd00b21aeb504a1b82fb5d926b59de13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before the Corporation provides support for a project, the Corporation shall ensure that private sector entities are afforded an opportunity to support the project.</text></subsection><subsection id="id46bd679d1403422aa3f584f2f6100d98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Safeguards, policies, and guidelines</header><text>The Corporation shall develop appropriate safeguards, policies, and guidelines to ensure that support provided by the Corporation under title II—</text><paragraph id="id4a7e6bcefa5f4af98715eeed95353469"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supplements, encourages, and does not compete with private sector support; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id157029e052a946b2b823068b9e4f0300"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not have a significant adverse impact on employment in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBDBF10378DC1476ABBA3268D22F46C15"><enum>503.</enum><header>Prevailing wages</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3212">42 U.S.C. 3212</external-xref>) shall apply to a construction project that receives financial assistance from the Corporation. For purposes of applying such section 602 to such a project, any reference in such section 602—</text><paragraph id="id8F28049077004CEB9212851A10D8B426"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to a project assisted by the Secretary of Commerce under such Act shall be deemed to be reference to a project that receives financial assistance from the Corporation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ABEBF975A044C2781398F3A050840A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the Secretary of Commerce shall be deemed to be a reference to the Corporation. </text></paragraph></section>