,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjba ,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,risch1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4
 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,lankford1 and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the ,united ,states            
,international ,development ,finance    
,corporation from imposing restrictions 
on the source of energy used by         
power-generation projects intended to   
provide affordable electricity in       
,,ida-eligible countries or ,,ida-blend 
countries and to require the            
,corporation to promote a technology-   
and fuel-neutral1 all-of-the-above      
energy development strategy for such    
countries4  #a4 ,prohibition on         
restrictions on power-generation        
projects by ,united ,states             

,international ,development ,finance    
,corporation in certain countries       
,section #adea of the ,better           
,utilization of ,investments ,leading to
 ,development ,act of #bjah 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ifga7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7j7            
,prohibition on restrictions on         
power-,generation projects in certain   
countries  7#a7 ,prohibition on certain 
restrictions on power-generation        
projects ,the ,corporation shall not    
implement or enforce any rule1          
regulation1 policy1 procedure1 or       
guideline that would prohibit or        
restrict the source of energy used by a 
power-generation project the purpose of 
which is to provide affordable          
electricity in an ,,ida-eligible country
 or an ,,ida-blend country4  7#b7       
,limitation on ,board ,the ,board of the
 ,corporation shall not1 whether        
directly or through authority delegated 
by the ,board1 reject a power-generation
 project in an ,,ida-eligible country or

 an ,,ida-blend country based on the    
source of energy used by the project4   
7#c7 ,all-of-the-above energy           
development strategy ,the ,corporation  
shall promote a technology- and         
fuel-neutral1 all-of-the-above energy   
development strategy for ,,ida-eligible 
countries and ,,ida-blend countries that
 includes the use of oil1 natural gas1  
coal1 hydroelectric1 wind1 solar1 and   
geothermal power and other sources of   
energy4  7#d7 ,definitions ,in this     
subsection3 7,a7 ,,ida-eligible country 
,the term ,,ida-eligible country means a
 country eligible for support from the  
,international ,development ,association
 and not the ,international ,bank for   
,reconstruction and ,development4  7,b7 
,,ida-blend country ,the term           
,,ida-blend country means a country     
eligible for support from both the      
,international ,development ,association
 and the ,international ,bank for       
,reconstruction and ,development4  4