3.0.0 3951 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z Senate S S 2010-11-17 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-11-17T17:27:12Z A bill to authorize the United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund and the United States subscription to the fifth general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank. 111 3918 S 2010-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2010-11-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2010-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2010-11-17 True International Affairs Asia Cambodia Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Floods and storm protection Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign loans and debt Laos Multilateral development programs Oil and gas Thailand Vietnam Water quality Water use and supply Watersheds International Affairs 00 2010-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2010-12-07T16:20:54Z Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank to: (1) contribute on behalf of the United States to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund; and (2) subscribe on behalf of the United States to additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank.

Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank to: (1) advocate for the Bank to encourage best practices in the areas of climate change adaptation, water resource management, aquatic and terrestrial systems management, and food security; and (2) encourage the Bank to enhance its coordination with other multilateral and bilateral assistance programs in the Mekong River Basin to reduce risks to the region's environment, economy, and food security.

States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the adoption of policies and practices that ensure conflict sensitivity in lending; (2) discourage multilateral development banks from providing financing for coal-fired power plants unless the bank has provided financing or technical assistance to develop the borrower country's capacity to examine alternatives to coal-fired power; and (3) promote the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies and provide financial assistance to support deployment of sustainable clean energy in developing countries.

]]> A bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund and the United States subscription to the fifth general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank. Display Title A bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund and the United States subscription to the fifth general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund and the United States subscription to the fifth general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3951is/xml/BILLS-111s3951is.xml 2010-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.