,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mrs4          
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and  
,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to support financing of   
affordable and reliable energy projects 
by international financial institutions1
 and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,combating ,global ,poverty ,through    
,energy ,development ,act4  #b4         
,opposition to restrictions by          
international financial institutions on 
financing of certain energy projects    
7a7  ,in general  ,the ,secretary shall 
instruct the ,united ,states ,executive 
,director of each covered international 
financial institution to use the voice1 
vote1 and influence of the ,united      
,states--  7#a7 to oppose any rule1     

regulation1 policy1 or guideline that   
would restrict1 prohibit1 or have the   
effect of restricting or prohibiting1   
the financing of coal1 oil1 natural gas1
 or civil nuclear energy projects2 and  
7#b7 to rescind each rule1 regulation1  
policy1 or guideline that1 as of the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1     
restricts or prohibits such financing4  
7b7  ,reversal of policies at           
,international ,bank for ,reconstruction
 and ,development  ,the ,secretary shall
 instruct the ,united ,states ,executive
 ,director of the ,international ,bank  
for ,reconstruction and ,development to 
immediately and vigorously pursue policy
 changes at the ,bank1 through formal   
initiatives and through bilateral       
discussions1 that will result in the    
reversal of the ,bank's--  7#a7         
restrictions on financing coal power    
generation2  7#b7 prohibitions on       
financing upstream oil and gas          
exploration and production2 and  7#c7   
prohibition on financing of civil       

nuclear energy projects4  7c7           
,limitation on funds for ,international 
,bank for ,reconstruction and           
,development ,not more than #ej percent 
of amounts made available for the       
,international ,bank for ,reconstruction
 and ,development for fiscal year #bjbf 
or any fiscal year thereafter may be    
obligated or expended until the         
,secretary certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the       
,bank--  7#a7 has rescinded any rule1   
regulation1 policy1 or guideline that   
restricts or prohibits1 or would have   
the effect of restricting or            
prohibiting1 the financing of any coal1 
oil1 natural gas1 or civil nuclear      
energy project2 and  7#b7 has in effect 
a policy promoting the financing of     
coal1 oil1 natural gas1 and civil       
nuclear energy projects4  7d7           
,promotion of financing of energy       
projects  ,the ,secretary1 in           
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,state1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 the  

,president of the ,export-,import ,bank 
of the ,united ,states1 the ,chief      
,executive ,officer of the ,united      
,states ,international ,development     
,finance ,corporation1 and the heads of 
other appropriate ,federal agencies1    
shall identify steps the ,united ,states
 can take to promote international      
financing of energy projects1 including 
coal1 oil1 and natural gas projects1 in 
order to help developing countries      
access affordable and reliable power4   
7e7  ,report required  ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report that includes the   
following3  7#a7 ,a list of all of the  
rules1 regulations1 policies1 or        
guidelines of each covered international
 financial institution that would       
restrict1 prohibit1 or have the effect  
of restricting or prohibiting1 the      
financing of coal1 oil1 natural gas1 or 

civil nuclear energy projects4  7#b7 ,a 
detailed description of the efforts of  
the ,united ,states ,executive ,director
 of each such institution to eliminate  
those rules1 regulations1 policies1 or  
guidelines4  7#c7 ,a description of the 
steps identified under subsection 7d7   
and progress made in implementing those 
steps4  7f7  ,definitions  ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7  ,covered       
international financial institution     
,the term covered international         
financial institution means any of the  
following3  7,a7 ,the ,international    
,bank for ,reconstruction and           
,development4  7,b7 ,the ,international 
,development ,association4  7,c7 ,the   
,international ,finance ,corporation4   
7,d7 ,the ,international ,monetary      

,fund4  7,e7 ,the ,inter-,american      
,development ,bank4  7,f7 ,the          
,inter-,american ,investment            
,corporation4  7,g7 ,the ,north         
,american ,development ,bank4  7,h7 ,the
 ,european ,bank for ,reconstruction and
 ,development4  7,i7 ,the ,african      
,development ,bank4  7,j7 ,the ,african 
,development ,fund4  7,k7 ,the ,asian   
,development ,bank4  7#c7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,treasury4