,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1        
#bjba,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4
 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
support efforts by international        
financial institutions to provide a     
robust global response to the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,support 
for ,global ,financial ,institution     
,pandemic ,response ,act of #bjba4  #b4 
,support for a robust global response to
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic  7a7 ,united  
,states policies at the international   
financial institutions  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall 
instruct the ,united ,states ,executive 
,director of each international         
financial institution 7as defined in    
section #agja7;c77#b7 of the            

,international ,financial ,institutions 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7c77#b77 to use
 the voice and vote of the ,united      
,states at that institution-- 7,a7 to   
seek to ensure adequate fiscal space for
 world economies in response to the     
global coronavirus disease #bjai        
7commonly referred to as ,,covid-#ai7   
pandemic through-- 7i7 the suspension of
 all debt service payments to the       
institution2 and  7ii7 the relaxation of
 fiscal targets for any government      
operating a program supported by the    
institution1 or seeking financing from  
the institution1 in response to the     
pandemic2  7,b7 to oppose any loan1     
grant1 document1 or strategy that would 
lead to a decrease in health care       
spending or in any other spending that  
would impede the ability of any country 
to prevent or contain the spread of1 or 
treat persons who are or may be infected
 with1 the ,,sars-,co,v-#b virus2 and   
7,c7 to require approval of all ,special
 ,drawing ,rights allocation transfers  

from wealthier member countries to      
countries that are emerging markets or  
developing countries1 based on          
confirmation of implementable           
transparency mechanisms or protocols to 
ensure the allocations are used for the 
public good and in response the global  
pandemic4  7#b7 ,report required ,the   
,chairman of the ,national ,advisory    
,council on ,international ,monetary and
 ,financial ,policies shall include in  
the annual report required by section   
#agja of the ,international ,financial  
,institutions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7
 a description of progress made toward  
advancing the policies described in     
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,,imf issuance of  
special drawing rights  7#a7 ,united    
,states support for issuance ,the       
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
instruct the ,united ,states ,executive 
,director of the ,international         
,monetary ,fund to use the voice and    
vote of the ,united ,states to support  
the issuance of a special allocation of 

not less than #b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj        
,special ,drawing ,rights so that       
governments are able to access          
additional resources to finance their   
responses to the global ,,covid-#ai     
pandemic4  7#b7 ,authorization to vote  
for allocation ,notwithstanding section 
#f7;a7 of the ,special ,drawing ,rights 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhfq7a771 the      
,united ,states ,governor of the        
,international ,monetary ,fund may vote 
to allocate up to #b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj    
,special ,drawing ,rights under article 
,,xviii of the ,articles of ,agreement  
of the ,international ,monetary ,fund4  
7c7 ,termination ,subsections 7a7 and   
7b7 shall have no force or effect after 
the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date that is  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act2 or  7#b7 the date that is
 #cj days after the date on which the   
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and the    
heads of other relevant ,federal        

agencies1 submits to the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report stating that the ,,sars-,co,v-#b 
virus is no longer a serious threat to  
public health in any part of the world4