,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,cuellar 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,hurd1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1    
,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4         
,o',rourke1 and ,mr4 ,vela7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a 
general capital increase for the ,north 
,american ,development ,bank1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,north         
,american ,development ,bank            
,improvement and ,general ,capital      
,increase ,authorization ,act of #bjag4 
#b4 ,general capital increase ,part #b  
of subtitle ,d of title ,v of ,public   
,law #ajc-ahb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bijm-#bijm-#e7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #edg4 ,first    
capital increase  7a7 ,subscription     
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,the       

,secretary of the ,treasury may         
subscribe on behalf of the ,united      
,states to #aej1jjj additional shares of
 the capital stock of the ,bank4  7#b7  
,limitation ,any subscription by the    
,united ,states to the capital stock of 
the ,bank shall be effective only to    
such extent and in such amounts as are  
provided in advance in appropriations   
,acts4  7b7 ,limitations on             
authorization of appropriations ,in     
order to pay for the increase in the    
,united ,states subscription to the     
,bank under subsection 7a71 there are   
authorized to be appropriated1 without  
fiscal year limitation1 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj  
for payment by the ,secretary of the    
,treasury1 of which--  7#a7 #bbe1jjj1jjj
 shall be for paid-in shares of the     
,bank2 and  7#b7 #a1bge1jjj1jjj shall be
 for callable shares of the ,bank4  4   
#c4 ,policy goals ,in addition to the   
,north ,american ,development ,bank's   
current mission and scope1 the ,united  
,states ,government1 in connection with 

its voice and vote in the ,bank1 shall  
support the financing of projects       
related to--  7#a7 natural gas1         
including natural gas pipelines and     
combined cycle power plants1 with major 
emphasis on cross-border energy         
distribution and consumption and the    
energy security of the ,united ,states  
and ,mexico2 and  7#b7 the expansion or 
new construction of international land  
border crossings to help facilitate the 
flow of goods and people across the     
,united ,states-,mexico border while    
reducing border wait times and improving
 air quality related to the vehicular   
and commercial traffic pollution4  #d4  
,efficiencies and streamlining ,the     
,united ,states ,government1 in         
connection with its voice and vote in   
the ,north ,american ,development ,bank1
 shall require the ,bank to develop and 
implement efficiency improvements to    
streamline and accelerate the project   
certification and financing process1    
including support for initiatives such  

as single certifications for revolving  
facilities1 programmatic certification  
of similar groups of small projects1    
expansion of internal authority to      
approve qualified projects below certain
 monetary thresholds1 and expedited     
certification for public sector projects
 subject to lender bidding processes4   
#e4 ,performance measures ,the ,united  
,states ,government1 in connection with 
its voice and vote in the ,north        
,american ,development ,bank1 shall     
require the ,bank to develop performance
 measures1 which shall be reported to   
the ,congress by the ,secretary of the  
,treasury in conjunction with the       
,president's annual budget submission4  
,these performance measures shall       
demonstrate how the ,bank's approved    
projects and financing are meeting the  
,bank's mission and providing added     
value to the border region4 ,these      
performance measures shall be reviewed  
and updated not less frequently than    
annually4