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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4961 

To limit financial support for certain international energy projects. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 31, 2019 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. BARRAGA ́N) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 

and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To limit financial support for certain international energy 

projects. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standing Against 

5 Dirty Diplomacy Act’’ or the ‘‘SADD Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘fossil fuel project’’ means a 

8 project that— 


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1 (1) is designed to extract, refine, or produce 

2 coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of 

3 coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel; 

4 (2) is designed, in whole or in part, for the 

5 transportation of coal, petroleum, natural gas, or 

6 any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that 

7 is used for fuel; or 

8 (3) is designed to generate electricity, and 

9 would use as a fuel source coal, petroleum, natural 

10 gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural 

11 gas. 

12 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FUNDING OF INTERNATIONAL 

13 DIRTY ENERGY PROJECTS. 

14 (a) RESCISSION.—There are rescinded all unobli15 gated balances of amounts made available— 

16 (1) to the United States International Develop17 ment Finance Corporation, the Trade and Develop18 ment Agency, or the Export-Import Bank of the 

19 United States to carry out any project, transaction, 

20 or other activity that supports a fossil fuel project; 

21 or 

22 (2) for payment to the International Bank for 

23 Reconstruction and Development and the Inter24 national Development Association (in this Act, col25 lectively known as the ‘‘World Bank’’) or any other 


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1 international financial institution (as defined in sec2 tion 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Insti3 tutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) to carry out any 

4 project, transaction, or activity that supports a fossil 

5 fuel project. 

6 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF SUBSEQUENTLY APPRO7 PRIATED FUNDS.—Any amounts appropriated on or after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act for the United States 

9 International Development Finance Corporation, the 

10 Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the Export11 Import Bank of the United States, and any amounts ap12 propriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act 

13 for payment to the World Bank or any other international 

14 financial institution (as so defined) shall not be made 

15 available to any such entity until the date on which the 

16 Secretary of the Treasury has certified to the Congress 

17 that the payee has policies in place to ensure that the 

18 amounts are not used to carry out any fossil fuel project. 

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