,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ig #aah? ,,congress  
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #cjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate 
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,romney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van 
,holl51 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 & 
,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations    
,june #ac1 #bjbc,report$ by ,mr4        
,m55dez1 ) an amendment,strike out all  
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to end ! treatm5t 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a develop+  
nation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,end+ ,*9a's ,develop+      
,nation ,/atus ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t (    
policy ,x %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates-- 7#a7 to oppose ! label+ or     
treatm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a  
develop+ nation 9 curr5t & future treaty
 negotiations & 9 ea* int]national      
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are bo? curr5t    
memb]s2 &  7#b7 to pursue ! label+ or   
treatm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a  

develop$ nation 9 ea* int]national      
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are bo? curr5t    
memb]s4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,appropriate committees ( congress 
,! t]m appropriate committees (         
,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4
  #d4 ,report on developm5t /atus 9     
curr5t treaty negotiations ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
id5tify+ all curr5t treaty negotiations 
9 :i*-- 7#a7 ! propos$ treaty develops  
diff]5t /&>ds = ! en=cem5t ( ! treaty   
bas$ on ! developm5t /atus ( ! memb]    
/ates ( ! treaty2 &  7#b7 ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a is "u consid]ation =   
becom+ a p>ty to ! treaty4  #e4 ,report 
on developm5t /atus 9 exi/+             
organizations & treaties ,n lat] ?an    

#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
id5tify+-- 7#a7 all int]national        
organizations or treaties1 ( :i* !      
,unit$ ,/ates is a memb]1 t h diff]5t   
/&>ds = en=cem5t bas$ on ! developm5t   
/atus ( ! memb] /ates2 &  7#b7 = ea* ( !
 organizations or treaties id5tifi$     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide a li/ ( c\ntries t-- 7,a7  
are label$ z develop+ nations or receive
 ! b5efits ( a develop+ nation "u ! t]ms
 ( ! organization or treaty2 &  7,b7    
meet ! ,_w ,bank classification = upp]  
middle income or high-income c\ntries4  
#f4 ,me*anisms = *ang+ developm5t /atus 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any int]national        
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are bo? curr5t    
memb]s1 ! ,secret>y %all pursue-- 7#a7  
*ang+ ! /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
f develop+ nation to develop$ nation if 
a me*anism exi/s 9 su* organization to  
make su* /atus *ange2 or  7#b7 propos+ !

 developm5t ( a me*anism describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 to *ange ! /atus ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a 9 su* organization f   
develop+ nation to develop$ nation4  7b7
 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may waive !        
application ( p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 (   
subsection 7a7 ) respect to any         
int]national organization if ! ,presid5t
 notifies ! appropriate committees (    
,congress t su* a waiv] is 9 ! national 
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end+   
,*9a's ,develop+ ,nation ,/atus ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+2 /atem5t ( policy  7a7 ,f9d+  
,congress f9ds t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 is /ill classifi$ z a develop+ nation  
"u multiple treaties & int]national     
organization /ructures1 ev5 ?\gh x has  
gr[n to be ! second l>ge/ economy 9 !   
_w4  7b7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is !      
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to      
oppose ! label+ or treatm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a z a develop+ nation 9  
curr5t & future treaty negotiations & 9 
ea* int]national organization ( :i* !   

,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
are bo? curr5t memb]s2  7#b7 to pursue !
 label+ or treatm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a z a develop$ nation 9 ea*         
int]national organization ( :i* ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are   
bo? curr5t memb]s2 &  7#c7 to "w )      
allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
implem5t ! policies describ$ 9 p>agraphs
 7#a7 & 7#b74  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees (    
congress ,! t]m appropriate committees (
 ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4
  #d4 ,report on developm5t /atus 9     
curr5t treaty negotiations ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
t-- 7#a7 id5tifies all curr5t treaty    
negotiations 9 :i*-- 7,a7 ! propos$     
treaty w\ld provide = diff]5t treatm5t  

or /&>ds = en=cem5t ( ! treaty bas$ on  
respective developm5t /atus ( ! /ates t 
are p>ty to ! treaty2 &  7,b7 ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a is actively p>ticipat+ 
9 ! negotiations1 or x is reasonably    
=eseeable t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a w\ld
 seek to become a p>ty to ! treaty2 &   
7#b7 = ea* treaty negotiation id5tifi$  
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 describes h[ 
! treaty "u negotiation w\ld provide    
diff]5t treatm5t or /&>ds = en=cem5t ( !
 treaty bas$ on developm5t /atus ( !    
/ates p>ties4  #e4 ,report on developm5t
 /atus 9 exi/+ organizations & treaties 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit a report to ! appropriate        
committees ( ,congress t-- 7#a7         
id5tifies all int]national organizations
 or treaties1 ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a
 memb]1 t provide diff]5t treatm5t or   
/&>ds = en=cem5t bas$ on ! respective   
developm5t /atus ( ! memb] /ates or     
/ates p>ties2  7#b7 describes !         
me*anisms = *ang+ ! c\ntry designation =

 ea* relevant treaty or organization2 & 
7#c7 = ea* ( ! organizations or treaties
 id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 includes a li/ ( c\ntries t-- 7i7  
are label$ z develop+ nations or receive
 ! b5efits ( a develop+ nation "u ! t]ms
 ( ! organization or treaty2 &  7ii7    
meet ! ,_w ,bank classification = upp]  
middle income or high-income c\ntries2 &
  7,b7 describes h[ ! organization or   
treaty provides diff]5t treatm5t or     
/&>ds = en=cem5t bas$ on developm5t     
/atus ( ! memb] /ates or /ates p>ties4  
#f4 ,me*anisms = *ang+ developm5t /atus 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any int]national        
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are bo? curr5t    
memb]s1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )   
allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all 
pursue-- 7#a7 *ang+ ! /atus ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a f develop+ nation to   
develop$ nation if a me*anism exi/s 9   
su* organization to make su* /atus      
*ange2 or  7#b7 propos+ ! developm5t ( a
 me*anism describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to   

*ange ! /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
9 su* organization f develop+ nation to 
develop$ nation4  7b7 ,waiv] ,!         
,presid5t may waive ! application (     
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( subsection 7a7 )
 respect to any int]national            
organization if ! ,presid5t notifies !  
appropriate committees ( ,congress t su*
 a waiv] is 9 ! national int]e/s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,june #ac1 #bjbc,report$
 ) an am5dm5t