[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2464. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1291. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND QUOTA.

       The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section

     ``SEC. 75. QUOTA INCREASE.

       ``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the Fund 
     may consent to an increase in the United States quota in the 
     Fund of the dollar equivalent of 41,497,100,000 Special 
     Drawing Rights.
       ``(b) Subject to Appropriations.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.''.

     SEC. 1292. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE.

       The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 290l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Capital increase.--
       ``(A) Subscription authorized.--
       ``(i) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank 
     is authorized to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 
     40,000 additional shares of the paid-in capital stock of the 
     Bank.
       ``(ii) Subject to appropriations.--Any subscription by the 
     United States to additional paid-in capital stock of the Bank 
     shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as 
     are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
       ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--In order to pay for 
     the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank 
     under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $439,100,000, 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
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