[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4916 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4916

 To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, 
   the United States contribution to the first replenishment of the 
 resources of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment 
                                 Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2006

   Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
  Maloney, and Mrs. Biggert) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for, 
   the United States contribution to the first replenishment of the 
 resources of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment 
                                 Fund.

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

SECTION 1. FIRST REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR 
              THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND.

    The Inter-American Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 283 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 39. FIRST REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR 
              THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND.

    ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
        contribute on behalf of the United States $150,000,000 to the 
        first replenishment of the resources of the Enterprise for the 
        Americas Multilateral Investment Fund.
            ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by 
        paragraph (1) may be exercised only to the extent and in the 
        amounts provided for in advance in appropriations Acts.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For the 
United States contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are 
authorized to be appropriated not more than $150,000,000, without 
fiscal year limitation, for payment by the Secretary of the 
Treasury.''.
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