COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 117. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.— The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States may compensate not more than 35 employees of the Bank without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III or VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Sunset.—Effective 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, subsection (a) is hereby repealed. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress on— (1) the recruitment and employee retention problems of the Bank; (2) any relief from such problems afforded by the Office of Personnel Management; (3) any use of the authority provided in subsection (a); and (4) the conclusions and recommendations of the Bank with respect to— (A) whether such problems have been satisfactorily addressed; and 106 STAT. 2197 (B) whether or not the authority of subsection (a) should be extended.