[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 454. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. FINANCING OF EXPORTATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
                   DEFENSE SERVICES BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Section 2(b)(6)(I)(i)(I) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(6)(I)(i)(I)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(I)(aa) the Bank determines that the end use of the 
     defense articles or services includes civilian purposes; or
       ``(bb) the President determines that the transaction is in 
     the national security interests of the United States; and''.
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