[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2216 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2216

To amend the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to 
allow for amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement to 
    promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American 
 Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and 
 commerce between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2011

 Mr. Hinojosa (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
  Dreier, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of 
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Napolitano, 
  Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Baca, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
  Velazquez, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Lujan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to 
allow for amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement to 
    promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American 
 Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and 
 commerce between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NADBank Enhancement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO AMENDMENTS TO THE BORDER ENVIRONMENT 
              COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

    Section 545 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 290m-4) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) change the purposes and functions of the Bank, 
        including changes that would allow the Bank to finance 
        infrastructure projects in the border region that promote 
        growth in trade and commerce between the United States and 
        Mexico, support sustainable economic development, reduce 
        poverty, foster job creation, and promote social development in 
        the region.''.
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