[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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