[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2243 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2243

To provide for the participation of the United States in the thirteenth 
    replenishment of the resources of the International Development 
 Association, the seventh replenishment of the resources of the Asian 
 Development Fund, and the ninth replenishment of the resources of the 
           African Development Fund, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2003

  Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mrs. Maloney) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the participation of the United States in the thirteenth 
    replenishment of the resources of the International Development 
 Association, the seventh replenishment of the resources of the Asian 
 Development Fund, and the ninth replenishment of the resources of the 
           African Development Fund, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

             TITLE I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

SEC. 101. PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE 
              RESOURCES OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.

    The International Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 284-284s) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 22. THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the 
        Association may contribute on behalf of the United States an 
        amount equal to the amount appropriated under subsection (b), 
        pursuant to the resolution of the Association entitled 
        `Additions to IDA Resources: Thirteenth Replenishment'.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to make 
        the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
        only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
        advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the 
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation.''.

SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
262o--262o-2) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1504. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Achievement of Certain Policy Goals.--The Secretary of 
Treasury should instruct the United States Executive Director at each 
multilateral development institution to inform the institution of the 
following United States policy goals, and to work toward achieving the 
goals at the institution before June 30, 2005:
            ``(1) No later than 60 calendar days after the Board of 
        Directors of the institution approves the minutes of a Board 
        meeting, the institution shall post on its website an 
        electronic version of the minutes, with material deemed too 
        sensitive for public distribution redacted.
            ``(2) The institution shall keep a written transcript or 
        electronic recording of each meeting of its Board of Directors 
        and preserve the transcript or recording for at least 10 years 
        after the meeting.
            ``(3) All public sector loan documents, country assistance 
        strategies, sector strategies, and sector policies prepared by 
the institution and presented for endorsement or approval by its Board 
of Directors, with materials deemed too sensitive for public 
distribution redacted or withheld, shall be made available to the 
public 15 calendar days before consideration by the Board or, if not 
then available, when the documents are distributed to the Board.
            ``(4) The institution shall post on its website an annual 
        report containing statistical summaries and case studies of the 
        fraud and corruption cases pursued by its investigations unit.
            ``(5) The institution shall require that any health, 
        education, or poverty-focused loan, credit, grant, document, 
        policy, or strategy prepared by the institution includes 
        specific outcome and output indicators to measure results, and 
        that the indicators and results be published periodically 
        during the execution, and at the completion, of the project or 
        program.
    ``(b) Publication of Written Statements Regarding Inspection 
Mechanism Cases.--No later than 60 calendar days after a meeting of the 
Board of Directors of a multilateral development institution, the 
Secretary of the Treasury should provide for publication on the website 
of the Department of the Treasury of any written statement presented at 
the meeting by the United States Executive Director at the institution 
concerning--
            ``(1) a project on which a claim has been made to the 
        inspection mechanism of the institution; or
            ``(2) a pending inspection mechanism case.
    ``(c) Congressional Briefings.--At the request of the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives or the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
designee of the Secretary should brief the requesting committee on the 
steps that have been taken by the United States Executive Director at 
any multilateral development institution, and by any such institution, 
to implement the measures described in this section.
    ``(d) Publication of `No' Votes and Abstentions by the United 
States.--Each month, the Secretary of the Treasury should provide for 
posting on the website of the Department of the Treasury of a record of 
all `no' votes and abstentions made by the United States Executive 
Director at any multilateral development institution on any matter 
before the Board of Directors of the institution.
    ``(e) Multilateral Development Institution Defined.--In this 
section, the term `multilateral development institution' shall have the 
meaning given in section 1701(c)(3).''.

                    TITLE II--ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

SEC. 201. PARTICIPATION IN THE SEVENTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES 
              OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285-285aa) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 31. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL FUNDS.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank 
        may contribute on behalf of the United States an amount equal 
        to the amount appropriated under subsection (b), pursuant to 
        the resolution of the Bank entitled `Seventh Replenishment of 
        the Asian Development Fund'.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to make 
        the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
        only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
        advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the 
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation.''.

                  TITLE III--AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

SEC. 301. PARTICIPATION IN THE NINTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF 
              THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290g--290g-15) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 217. NINTH REPLENISHMENT.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Fund 
        may contribute on behalf of the United States an amount equal 
        to the amount appropriated under subsection (b), pursuant to 
        the resolution of the Fund entitled `The Ninth General 
        Replenishment of Resources of the African Development Fund'.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to make 
        the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
        only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
        advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the 
contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation.''.
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