,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbf,mr4 
,sessions introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial    
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! use (
 ! voice & vote ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
oppose any quota increase at !          
,int]national ,monet>y ,fund = memb]    
c\ntries t employ c]ta9 ex*ange rate    
practices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ex*ange
 ,rate ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,opposition to ,,imf quota increase =  
c\ntries t und]m9e ! balanc$ gr[? (     
int]national trade ,! ,bretton ,woods   
,agreem5ts ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#bhf-bhf;aaa7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ ! #bnd section #gc 7z add$ by
 section #aija ( division ,p ( ,public  
,law #aaf-id7 z section #gd2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ge4           
,opposition to quota increase = c\ntries
 t und]m9e ! balanc$ gr[? ( int]national
 trade  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less ?an #g days

 be=e consid]ation ( any proposal to    
increase ! quota ( a =eign memb] ( !    
,fund t is "o ( ! #aj l>ge/ %>ehold]s 9 
! ,fund1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all 
submit a report to ! ,committee on      
,f9ancial ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t sets =? a      
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y z to :e!r !  
=eign memb] meets ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7#a7
 ,! memb]1 9 ! prec$+ #ab mon?s1 does n 
appe> to h be5 9 violation ( !          
obligations ( ! memb] "u ,article ,,viii
 ( ! ,articles ( ,agreem5t ( ! ,fund1   
bas$ on publicly available data4  7#b7  
,! memb]-- 7,a7 ma9ta9s transp>5t       
ex*ange rate policies & practices2 &    
7,b7 publi%es cr$ible balance ( paym5ts 
data4  7#c7 ,to ! ext5t t ! memb]1 9 !  
prec$+ #ab mon?s1 has record$ a curr5t  
acc\nt surplus1 ! memb] has n p]si/5tly 
manag$ ! rate ( ex*ange betwe5 its      
curr5cy & ! ,unit$ ,/ates doll> =       
purposes ( prev5t+ effective balance (  
paym5ts adju/m5ts or ga9+ unfair        

competitive advantage 9 int]national    
trade4  7b7 ,effect ( det]m9ation ,on   
det]m9+ t a =eign memb] ( ! ,fund has   
fail$ to meet any ( ! crit]ia set =? 9  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all in/ruct
 ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,fund to use ! voice &  
vote ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to oppose !      
proposal to increase ! quota ( ! memb] 9
 ! ,fund4  7c7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may  
waive subsection 7b7 ) respect to a     
memb] ( ! ,fund on report+ to !         
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t !     
waiv] is important to ! national int]e/ 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) an explanation ( ! 
reasons !re=4  7d7 ,proposal            
consid]ation ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
consid]ation ( a proposal to increase ! 
quota ( a =eign memb] ( ! ,fund does n  
include cons5t to an am5dm5t to !       
,articles ( ,agreem5t ( ! ,fund t has   
be5 au?oriz$ by law4  7e7 ,sunset ,?is  
section %all cease to h =ce or effect #g
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

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