,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cffh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,menendez introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to assist       
,,covid-#ai recovery efforts in ,sudan4 
#a4 ,,covid-#ai recovery efforts in     
,sudan  7a7 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,sudan is  
in the midst of a political transition  
to democracy1 but the transition remains
 fragile4  7#b7 ,high inflation and a   
shrinking economy threaten to undermine 
the transition4  7#c7 ,the ,,covid-#ai  
pandemic could overwhelm ,sudan's health
 system and further weaken its economy4 
7#d7 ,significant arrears prevent ,sudan
 from accessing financing to combat the 
,,covid-#ai pandemic from the           
,international ,monetary ,fund1 the     
,world ,bank1 and the ,african          
,development ,bank4  7b7 ,authorization 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury may
 instruct the ,united ,states executive 
director of an international financial  
institution to use the voice and vote of
 the ,united ,states to support         
assistance by such institution1         
including any loan1 credit1 or          
guarantee1 for ,sudan1 provided that    
such assistance must be related to      
,sudan's response or recovery from the  
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7c7              
,international financial institution    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
international financial institution     
means the ,international ,bank for      
,reconstruction and ,development1 the   
,international ,development             
,association1 the ,international        
,finance ,corporation1 the              
,inter-,american ,development ,bank1 the
 ,international ,monetary ,fund1 the    
,international ,fund for ,agricultural  
,development1 the ,asian ,development   
,fund1 the ,inter-,american ,investment 
,corporation1 the ,north ,american      

,development ,bank1 the ,european ,bank 
for ,reconstruction and ,development1   
the ,african ,development ,bank1 the    
,african ,development ,fund1 and the    
,multilateral ,investment ,guarantee    
,agency4