“(a) Tax Treaty.—The President should begin immediately to negotiate a tax treaty with South Africa to facilitate United States investment in that country.
“(b) OPIC.—The President should immediately initiate negotiations with the Government of South Africa for an agreement authorizing the Overseas Private Investment Corporation [now the United States International Development Finance Corporation] to carry out programs with respect to South Africa in order to expand United States investment in that country.
“(c) Trade and Development Agency.—In carrying out section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2421], the Director of the Trade and Development Agency should provide additional funds for activities related to projects in South Africa.
“(d) Export-Import Bank.—The Export-Import Bank of the United States should expand its activities in connection with exports to South Africa.
“(e) Promoting Disadvantaged Enterprises.—“(1) Investment and trade programs.—Each of the agencies referred to in subsections (b) through (d) should take active steps to encourage the use of its programs to promote business enterprises in South Africa that are majority-owned by South Africans disadvantaged by apartheid.
“(2) United states government procurement.—To the extent not inconsistent with the obligations of the United States under any international agreement, the Secretary of State and the head of any other department or agency of the United States carrying out activities in South Africa shall, to the maximum extent practicable, in procuring goods or services, make affirmative efforts to assist business enterprises having more than 50 percent beneficial ownership by South African blacks or other nonwhite South Africans, notwithstanding any law relating to the making or performance of, or the expenditure of funds for, United States Government contracts.
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