House Subcommittee Approves Export-Import Bank Bill That Contains Provisions for HIV/AIDS Efforts
The House Financial Services subcommittee on international monetary policy and trade on Friday approved an Export-Import Bank Reauthorization bill (HB 2517) that would raise the bank's portfolio by as much as $55 billion by 2005 and includes provisions for efforts against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, Dow Jones Newswires reports. The current four-year authorization for the bank, which helps finance the sale of U.S. goods and services overseas, expires on Sept. 30 (Dow Jones Newswires, 9/24).
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