[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4961 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4961

 To limit financial support for certain international energy projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2019

 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
 and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit financial support for certain international energy projects.

    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 ``Standing Against Dirty Diplomacy 
Act'' or the ``SADD Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT.

    In this Act, the term ``fossil fuel project'' means a project 
that--
            (1) is designed to extract, refine, or produce coal, 
        petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, 
        or natural gas that is used for fuel;
            (2) is designed, in whole or in part, for the 
        transportation of coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any 
        derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for 
        fuel; or
            (3) is designed to generate electricity, and would use as a 
        fuel source coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of 
        coal, petroleum, or natural gas.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FUNDING OF INTERNATIONAL DIRTY ENERGY PROJECTS.

    (a) Rescission.--There are rescinded all unobligated balances of 
amounts made available--
            (1) to the United States International Development Finance 
        Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, or the Export-
        Import Bank of the United States to carry out any project, 
        transaction, or other activity that supports a fossil fuel 
        project; or
            (2) for payment to the International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development and the International 
        Development Association (in this Act, collectively known as the 
        ``World Bank'') or any other international financial 
        institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the 
        International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
        262r(c)(2))) to carry out any project, transaction, or activity 
        that supports a fossil fuel project.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Subsequently Appropriated Funds.--Any 
amounts appropriated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
for the United States International Development Finance Corporation, 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States, and any amounts appropriated on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act for payment to the World Bank or any other 
international financial institution (as so defined) shall not be made 
available to any such entity until the date on which the Secretary of 
the Treasury has certified to the Congress that the payee has policies 
in place to ensure that the amounts are not used to carry out any 
fossil fuel project.
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