Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves African Export Bill

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave its approval to an amended S-2215, The Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act, during a Sept. 19 markup. The legislation is meant to create U.S. jobs by increasing "exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years," according to the bill's description. The bill would increase the number of Overseas Private Investment Corporation and U.S. Export-Import Bank employees focused on Africa.