,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bi1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,larsen of ,washington 7for himself and
 ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,better           
,utilization of ,investments ,leading to
 ,development ,act of #bjah to          
prioritize support to projects under    
that ,act that increase digital         
infrastructure and connectivity4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prioritizing ,digital              
,infrastructure ,financing ,act4  #b4   
,prioritizing ,digital ,infrastructure  
and ,connectivity  7a7 ,in general      
,section #adea of the ,better           
,utilization of ,investments ,leading to
 ,development ,act of #bjah 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ifac7 is amended by inserting
 after subsection 7i7 the following3    
7j7 ,prioritizing ,digital              
,infrastructure and ,connectivity ,the  

,corporation should prioritize support  
to projects that-- 7#a7 increase digital
 infrastructure and connectivity1       
including operators of voice and data   
networks1 development options for       
countries with the greatest need for    
digital infrastructure investment and in
 cases in which competing digital       
infrastructure financing proposals lack 
high standards for data security and    
protection of users' human rights2 and  
7#b7 align with the ,corporation's      
authorities relating to provisions of   
support as outlined in section          
#adba7;a74  4  7b7 ,report ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,international ,development     
,financing ,corporation shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report that includes an      
identification and description of-- 7#a7
 regions and countries with the greatest

 need for investment in digital         
infrastructure1 including the types of  
such digital infrastructure2  7#b7      
regions and countries in which          
investment in digital infrastructure    
will be most effective in promoting high
 standards for data security and        
protection of users' human rights2 and  
7#c7 efforts of partner governments to  
provide digital infrastructure          
development financing initiatives and   
efforts of the ,corporation to          
coordinate with such partner governments
 with respect to such digital           
infrastructure development financing4