[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5122-S5123]
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SA 3377. Mr. McCORMICK (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 title XII, add the following:
Subtitle F--Inter-American Development Bank
SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Strengthening United
States Leadership at the IDB Act''.
SEC. 1272. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) IDB.--The term ``IDB'' means all of the current and
former institutions in the IDB Group, including the Inter-
American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment
Corporation (commonly known as ``IDB Invest''), IDB Lab, and
any related or predecessor entities.
(3) PRC.--The term ``PRC''--
(A) means the People's Republic of China;
(B) except as provided by subparagraph (C), includes all
Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of
China, including Hong Kong and Macau; and
(C) excludes Taiwan.
(4) PRC entity.--The term ``PRC entity'' means any
corporation, company, limited liability company, limited
partnership, business trust, business association, or other
similar entity owned by, controlled by, or subject to the
jurisdiction or direction of the Government of the People's
Republic of China.
SEC. 1273. UNITED STATES POLICY RELATED TO THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AT INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall instruct the United States
Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to
reduce the influence of the PRC and PRC entities in IDB
operations, activities, and projects, including by--
(1) reviewing any IDB projects, or loans, grants, or other
financing, that include entry into a contract, provision of
funding, or provision of other financing, involving the PRC
or PRC entities, for potential risks to the national and
economic security interests of the United States; and
(2) voting against--
(A) any project, or loan, grant, or other financing, that--
(i) would include the participation of PRC trust funds
created within the IDB; or
(ii) after a review is conducted under paragraph (1), the
United States Executive Director or the Secretary of the
Treasury determines poses a risk to the national and economic
security interests of the United States; and
(B) the issuance, sale, or transfer of additional shares of
stock in the IDB to the PRC in a manner that increases the
voting share of the PRC at the IDB relative to the voting
share of the United States.
SEC. 1274. ENCOURAGING INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
PROCUREMENT FROM UNITED STATES AND PARTNER
COUNTRY ENTITIES.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States Executive Director at the Inter-American Development
Bank to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States to advocate for--
(1) increased internal and external capacity-building by
the IDB to encourage procurement by entities from the United
States and member countries of the IDB that are allies or
partners of the United States, rather than entities from the
People's Republic of China; and
(2) implementing IDB procurement policies that prioritize
value for money, transparency, and integrity over lowest
upfront cost.
SEC. 1275. UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION
COLLABORATION WITH INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director at the Inter-
American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to encourage collaboration
between the IDB and the United States International
Development Finance Corporation (in this section referred to
as the ``Corporation'') on projects, financing, loans, or
grants in IDB borrowing member countries.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the
following:
(1) An overview of collaboration between the Corporation
and the IDB since the signing in 2019 of a memorandum of
understanding between the IDB and the Corporation's
predecessor agency with respect to investments in projects in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
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(2) An analysis of potential areas to expand collaboration
between the Corporation and the IDB in IDB borrowing member
countries.
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