[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3570 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3570

  To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the 
Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks 
should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2013

 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
 Barr, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Rothfus) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the 
Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks 
should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, 
                        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. PROHIBITION ON FOLLOWING GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
              THE TREASURY REGARDING HOW MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS 
              SHOULD ENGAGE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON COAL-FIRED 
              POWER GENERATION.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States 
Executive Director at each multilateral development bank (within the 
meaning of section 1701(c)(4) of the International Development 
Institutions Act) to--
            (1) disregard the document issued by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, entitled ``Guidance for U.S. Positions on MDBs 
        Engaging with Developing Countries on Coal-Fired Power 
        Generation'', dated October 29, 2013, and any other document 
        issued subsequently by the Secretary that sets forth policies, 
        strategies, procedures, or positions substantially similar to 
        the policies, strategies, procedures, and positions set forth 
        in that document; and
            (2) not use the voice, vote, or influence of the United 
        States to propose, advance, or implement any policy, strategy, 
        procedure, or position set forth in that document.
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