STUDY AND REPORT ON DEFENSE EXPORT FINANCING

SEC. 825. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEFENSE EXPORT FINANCING (a) Study.—The President shall conduct a study of export financing of defense articles. In the course of the study, the President shall— (1) examine the effect of export financing on the ability of United States industry to compete in the international market for defense products; (2) determine the extent to which other countries support commercial financing for defense exports through official government credit programs; (3) determine the extent to which United States private cap-ital is used to support defense exports and the obstacles that United States lending institutions face in providing additional support; and (4) determine the feasibility and desirability of using existing or new Government export guarantee programs to provide greater private capital support for United States defense ex-ports. (b) Report.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a).