[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3513]
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SA 2036. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S.
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title I of division C, add the
following:
SEC. 3117. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIONS ON POWER-GENERATION
PROJECTS BY UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION IN CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.
(a) Prohibition on Certain Restrictions on Power-generation
Projects.--The United States International Development
Finance Corporation (in this section referred to as the
``Corporation'') shall not implement or enforce any rule,
regulation, policy, procedure, or guideline that would
prohibit or restrict the source of energy used by a power-
generation project the purpose of which is to provide
affordable electricity in an IDA-eligible country or an IDA-
blend country.
(b) Limitation on Board.--The Board of the Corporation
shall not, whether directly or through authority delegated by
the Board, reject a power-generation project in an IDA-
eligible country or an IDA-blend country based on the source
of energy used by the project.
(c) All-of-the-above Energy Development Strategy.--The
Corporation shall promote a technology- and fuel-neutral,
all-of-the-above energy development strategy for IDA-eligible
countries and an IDA-blend countries that includes the use of
oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and
geothermal power and other sources of energy.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) IDA-eligible country.--The term ``IDA-eligible
country'' means a country eligible for support from the
International Development Association and not the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
(2) IDA-blend country.--The term ``IDA-blend country''
means a country eligible for support from both the
International Development Association and the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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