,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1       
#bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 and ,ms4    
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,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 ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,general capital increase ,part #b of   
subtitle ,d of title ,v of ,public ,law 
#ajc-ahb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bijm et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #edg4 ,first capital        
increase  7a7 ,subscription authorized  
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury is     
authorized to subscribe on behalf of the
 ,united ,states to1 and make payment   
for1 #aej1jjj additional shares of the  

capital stock of the ,bank4  7b7        
,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  4  #c4 ,policy goals  7a7 ,in   
general ,in addition to projects within 
the mission and scope of the ,north     
,american ,development ,bank on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act and pursuant to section #b of     
article ,,ii of the ,charter1 the       
,secretary of the ,treasury shall direct
 the representatives of the ,united     
,states to the ,board of ,directors of  
the ,bank to use the voice and vote of  
the ,united ,states to support the      
financing of projects related to--  7#a7
 environmental infrastructure relating  
to water pollution1 wastewater          
treatment1 water conservation1 municipal
 solid waste1 and related matters2  7#b7
 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#c7 the expansion or new construction  
of international land border crossings  
to help facilitate the flow of goods and
 people across the international land   
border between the ,united ,states and  
,mexico while reducing wait times at    
border crossings and improving air      
quality by reducing pollution related to
 vehicular and commercial traffic4  7b7 
,charter defined ,in this section1 the  
term ,charter means the ,agreement      
,concerning the ,establishment of a     
,border ,environment ,cooperation       
,commission and a ,north ,american      
,development ,bank1 signed at           
,washington and ,mexico ,november #af   
and #ah1 #aiic1 and entered into force  
,january #a1 #aiid 7,,tias #abeaf71     
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico4
  #d4 ,efficiencies and streamlining    
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  

direct the representatives of the       
,united ,states to the ,board of        
,directors of the ,north ,american      
,development ,bank to use the voice and 
vote of the ,united ,states to seek to  
require the ,bank to develop and        
implement efficiency improvements to    
streamline and accelerate the project   
certification and financing process1    
including through 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  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury
 shall direct the representatives of the
 ,united ,states to the ,board of       
,directors of the ,north ,american      
,development ,bank to use the voice and 
vote of the ,united ,states to seek to  

require the ,bank to develop performance
 measures that--  7#a7 demonstrate how  
projects and financing approved by the  
,bank are meeting the ,bank's mission   
and providing added value to the region 
near the international land border      
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico2
 and  7#b7 are reviewed and updated not 
less frequently than annually4  7b7     
,report to ,congress ,the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury shall submit to ,congress1
 with the submission to ,congress of the
 budget of the ,president for a fiscal  
year under section #aaje7;a7 of title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a report on 
progress in imposing the performance    
measures described in subsection 7a74