,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjai,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 
,mc,sally1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = a g5]al capital  
increase = ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,developm5t 
,bank1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nor?   
,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank ,improvem5t  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,g5]al capital       
increase ,"p #b ( subtitle ,d ( title ,v
 ( ,public ,law #ajc-ahb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bijm et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #edg4 ,fir/ capital increase
  7a7 ,subscription au?oriz$ ,!         
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury is au?oriz$ to  
subscribe on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
to1 & make paym5t =1 #aej1jjj additional
 %>es ( ! capital /ock ( ! ,bank4  7b7  
,limitation ,any subscription by !      
,unit$ ,/ates to ! capital /ock ( !     
,bank %all be effective only to su*     

ext5t & 9 su* am\nts z are provid$ 9    
advance 9 appropriations ,acts4  4  #c4 
,policy goals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition 
to projects )9 ! mission & scope ( !    
,nor? ,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank on !   
day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& pursuant to section #b ( article ,,ii 
( ! ,*>t]1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury    
%all direct ! repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! ,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,bank
 to use ! voice & vote ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to support ! f9anc+ ( projects relat$  
to--  7#a7 environm5tal infra/ructure   
relat+ to wat] pollution1 wa/ewat]      
treatm5t1 wat] cons]vation1 municipal   
solid wa/e1 & relat$ matt]s2  7#b7      
natural gas1 includ+ natural gas        
pipel9es & comb9$ cycle p[] plants1 )   
major emphasis on cross-bord] en]gy     
di/ribution & consumption & ! en]gy     
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico2 & 
7#c7 ! expansion or new con/ruction (   
int]national l& bord] cross+s to help   
facilitate ! fl[ ( goods & p across !   
int]national l& bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$   

,/ates & ,mexico :ile r$uc+ wait times  
at bord] cross+s & improv+ air quality  
by r$uc+ pollution relat$ to vehicul> & 
comm]cial traffic4  7b7 ,*>t] def9$ ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m ,*>t] means !        
,agreem5t ,conc]n+ ! ,e/abli%m5t ( a    
,bord] ,environm5t ,coop]ation          
,commission & a ,nor? ,am]ican          
,developm5t ,bank1 sign$ at ,wa%+ton &  
,mexico ,novemb] #af & #ah1 #aiic1 &    
ent]$ into =ce ,janu>y #a1 #aiid 7,,tias
 #abeaf71 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,mexico4  #d4 ,effici5cies & /reaml9+ ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all direct !  
repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !   
,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican   
,developm5t ,bank to use ! voice & vote 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to seek to require !  
,bank to develop & implem5t effici5cy   
improvem5ts to /reaml9e & accel]ate !   
project c]tification & f9anc+ process1  
includ+ ?r\gh initiatives su* z s+le    
c]tifications = revolv+ facilities1     
programmatic c]tification ( simil> gr\ps
 ( small projects1 expansion ( int]nal  

au?ority to approve qualifi$ projects   
bel[ c]ta9 monet>y ?re%olds1 & exp$it$  
c]tification = public sector projects   
subject to l5d] bidd+ processes4  #e4   
,p]=mance measures  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all direct !   
repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !   
,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican   
,developm5t ,bank to use ! voice & vote 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to seek to require !  
,bank to develop p]=mance measures t--  
7#a7 demon/rate h[ projects & f9anc+    
approv$ by ! ,bank are meet+ ! ,bank's  
mission & provid+ add$ value to ! region
 ne> ! int]national l& bord] betwe5 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico2 &  7#b7 are    
review$ & updat$ n less frequ5tly ?an   
annually4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all submit to  
,congress1 ) ! submission to ,congress (
 ! budget ( ! ,presid5t = a fiscal ye>  
"u section #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 a report on progress 9   
impos+ ! p]=mance measures describ$ 9   
subsection 7a74