[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5431]
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  SA 3110. 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. AUTHORIZATION OF PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be an office at the 
     Department of State to support the Partnership for Global 
     Infrastructure and Investment, or a successor entity 
     (hereafter, ``the Office''). The Office shall be led by a 
     ``Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Investment'' 
     (hereafter, ``the Coordinator'') who shall be an official 
     serving in a position to which the individual was appointed 
     by the President, with the advice and consent of the United 
     States Senate.
       (b) Authority.--The Coordinator shall have the authority to 
     convene the interagency on matters relating to its policy 
     remit. The Office is authorized to deploy United States 
     public and private sector capital and expertise for the 
     purpose of mobilizing foreign public and private sector 
     capital and expertise--
       (1) to help identify and meet the strategic infrastructure 
     needs of countries that are allies and partners of the United 
     States; and
       (2) to provide allies and partners of the United States 
     with mutually beneficial strategic infrastructure investment 
     solutions that are alternatives to exploitative, coercive, or 
     harmful foreign infrastructure investments.
       (c) Prioritization.--In evaluating proposals for strategic 
     infrastructure projects funded through the Partnership for 
     Global Infrastructure and Investment, the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with other departments and agencies as 
     appropriate, should prioritize--
       (1) projects that have the highest strategic value to the 
     United States; and
       (2) projects related to--
       (A) strategic transport infrastructure, including ports, 
     airports, intermodal transfer facilities, railroads, and 
     highways;
       (B) energy infrastructure, technology, and supply chains, 
     critical minerals, and related areas that align with the 
     energy needs of partner countries and with the objective of 
     maximizing such countries' energy access, energy security, 
     energy transition and modernization, and resilience needs.
       (C) secure information and communications technology 
     systems, networks, and infrastructure to strengthen the 
     potential for economic growth and promote an open, 
     interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet; and
       (D) global health security, including through 
     infrastructure projects that increase the availability, 
     accessibility, and affordability of health care in partner 
     countries.
       (d) Standards.--In carrying out the purposes described in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall adhere to 
     standards for sustainable, transparent, and quality 
     infrastructure investment and ensure interventions include 
     opportunities to advance economic growth priorities in 
     relevant sectors in the partner country and support good 
     governance and the rule of law.
       (e) Projects in High-income Countries.--Support provided by 
     the United States under the Partnership for Global 
     Infrastructure and Investment shall not be provided in 
     countries with high-income economies (as those terms are 
     defined by the World Bank) unless the Secretary certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that such support--
       (1) is necessary to attempt to preempt or counter efforts 
     by a strategic competitor of the United States to secure 
     significant political or economic leverage or acquire 
     national security-sensitive technologies or infrastructure in 
     a country that is an ally or partner of the United States; 
     and
       (2) includes cost-sharing arrangements with partner 
     countries to ensure effective burden-sharing and long-term 
     sustainability, including through the involvement of private 
     sector investments.
       (f) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a 
     period of two years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Administrator for the United States Agency for 
     International Development and the heads of other Federal 
     departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress that--
       (A) identifies all current infrastructure projects 
     supported by the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and 
     Investment;
       (B) describes how the Partnership for Global Infrastructure 
     and Investment supported each project;
       (C) explains the rationale of the United States and partner 
     country interests served by the United States providing 
     support to such projects, including as it relates to the 
     priorities described in subsection (c);
       (D) describes how the Partnership for Global Infrastructure 
     and Investment cooperates with other entities in the United 
     States Government that support infrastructure, including de-
     confliction of efforts; and
       (E) to the extent possible, describes the estimated 
     timeline for completion of the projects supported by the 
     Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.
       (2) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Strategic infrastructure.--The term ``strategic 
     infrastructure'' means infrastructure where a primary driver 
     of United States national interest in such infrastructure 
     is--
       (A) to advance United States national security or economic 
     security interest or those of the country in which the 
     infrastructure is located; or
       (B) to deny the People's Republic of China of ownership or 
     control over such infrastructure.
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