,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fjhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #d1 #bjbj,mr4 ,huizenga introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to hold ,china1 ,russia1 and other major shareholders of the ,international ,monetary ,fund accountable to the principles of the ,fund1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,imf ,reform and ,integrity ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,opposition to quota increase for countries that undermine ,,imf principles ,the ,bretton ,woods ,agreements ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhf-bhfzz7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the #bnd section #gc 7as added by section #aija of division ,p of ,public ,law #aaf-id7 as section #gd2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 #ge4 ,opposition to quota increase for countries that undermine ,fund principles 7a7 ,in general ,not less than #g days before consideration of any proposal to increase the quota of a foreign member of the ,fund that is one of the #aj largest shareholders in the ,fund1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that determines whether the foreign member meets the following criteria3 7#a7 ,the member is in compliance with all obligations set forth in ,article ,,viii of the ,articles of ,agreement of the ,fund4 7#b7 ,the member1 in the preceding #ab months1 was not found to have manipulated its currency1 as determined in a report required by section #cjje of the ,omnibus ,trade and ,competitiveness ,act of #aihh or section #gja of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae4 7#c7 ,in the case of a member whose currency is included in the ,special ,drawing ,rights basket of the ,fund1 the currency of the member is freely usable 7within the meaning of ,article ,,xxx7f7 of the ,articles of ,agreement of the ,fund7 and the ,secretary concurs with the determinations of the ,fund described in that ,article1 and1 in the preceding #ab months1 the member has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring that its currency is widely used and traded internationally4 7#d7 ,the member is committed to the rules and principles of the ,paris ,club4 7b7 ,effect of determination ,on determining that a member of the ,fund has failed to meet any of the criteria set forth in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall instruct the ,governor of the ,fund to use the voice and vote of the ,united ,states to oppose the proposal to increase the quota of the member in the ,fund4 7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive subsection 7b7 with respect to a member of the ,fund on reporting to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the waiver is important to the national interest of the ,united ,states1 with an explanation of the reasons therefor2 or 7#b7 the member is attempting to rectify the failure1 with a description of the actions the member is taking to fulfill any unmet criteria4 7d7 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding subsection 7c71 the ,governor of the ,fund may not use the voice or vote of the ,united ,states to support a proposal to increase the quota of a member in the ,fund if the ,president of the ,united ,states determines that the government of the member interfered in a ,united ,states election for ,federal office 7as defined in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga7 in the #d years preceding consideration of the proposal4 7e7 ,proposal consideration ,for the purposes of this section1 consideration of a proposal to increase the quota of a foreign member of the ,fund does not include consent to an amendment to the ,articles of ,agreement of the ,fund that has been authorized by law4 7f7 ,sunset ,this section shall cease to have force or effect #aj years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 4 #c4 ,opposition of the ,united ,states to ,international ,monetary ,fund loan to a country whose public debt is not likely to be sustainable in the medium term 7a7 ,in general ,section #fh7;a7 of the ,bretton ,woods ,agreements ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhftt7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting after the comma the following3 or a staff analytical report of the ,fund states that there is not a high probability that the public debt of the country is sustainable in the medium term12 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,waiver authority ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury may waive paragraph 7#b7 on a case-by-case basis if the ,secretary provides a written certification to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that the waiver is important to the national interest of the ,united ,states1 and includes with the certification a written statement of the reasons therefor4 4 7b7 ,sunset ,this section shall cease to have force or effect #aj years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,congressional notification with respect to exceptional access lending 7a7 ,in general ,the ,bretton ,woods ,agreements ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhf-bhfzz71 as amended by section #b of this ,act1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #gf4 ,congressional notification with respect to exceptional access lending 7a7 ,in general ,the ,united ,states ,executive ,director at the ,international ,monetary ,fund may not support any proposal that would alter the criteria used by the ,fund for exceptional access lending if the proposal would permit a country that is ineligible1 before the proposed alteration1 to receive exceptional access lending1 unless1 not later than #ae days before consideration of the proposal by the ,board of ,executive ,directors of the ,fund1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury has submitted to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report on the justification for the proposal and the effects of the proposed alteration on moral hazard and repayment risk at the ,fund4 7b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may reduce the applicable notice period required under subsection 7a7 to not less than #g days on reporting to the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that the reduction is important to the national interest of the ,united ,states1 with an explanation of the reasons therefor4 4 7b7 ,sunset ,this section shall cease to have force or effect #aj years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4