; (4) the challenges the Agency may face in hiring qualified minority and women employees and contracting with qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and (5) any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or Agency action, as the Director of the Office deems appropriate. . 7. Support for United States territories (a) Creation of the Office of Territorial Exporting Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Office of territorial exporting The President of the Agency shall establish an Office of Territorial Exporting, and shall hire such staff as may be necessary, including at least 1 staffer responsible for liaising with Puerto Rico, to perform the functions of the Office, which shall be to promote the export of goods and services from the territories, conduct outreach, education, and disseminate information concerning export opportunities and the availability of Agency support for such activities, and to increase the total amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance provided by the Agency benefitting the territories. In this Act, the term territory means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. . (b) Annual report Section 8 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 635g ), as amended by section 6(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Report on activities in the territories The Agency shall include in its annual report to Congress under subsection (a) a report on the steps taken by the Agency in the period covered by the report to increase— (1) awareness of the Agency and its services in the territories; and (2) the provision of Agency support to export businesses in the territories. . 8. Alternative procedures during quorum lapse (a) In general Section 3(c)(6) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(6) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (A) after (6)