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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2259

To prohibit funds appropriated for the Export-Import Bank of the United 

States, any international financial institution, or the North American 

Development Bank from being used for loans to a country, or for a 

project or activity in a country, and to prohibit the Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation from supporting projects in a country, until 

the government of the country has honored all United States requests 

to extradite criminals who have committed a crime punishable by life 

imprisonment or death. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2003

Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 

International Relations, 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 prohibit funds appropriated for the Export-Import Bank 

of the United States, any international financial institution, or the North American Development Bank from 

being used for loans to a country, or for a project or 

activity in a country, and to prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from supporting projects 

in a country, until the government of the country has 

honored all United States requests to extradite criminals 

who have committed a crime punishable by life imprisonment or death.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS 

4 BY THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

5 UNITED STATES. 

6 Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 

7 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(13) PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF

10 CERTAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS.—The Bank may not 

11 guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or participate in the 

12 extension of credit, to the government of a country or an 

13 agency or instrumentality of a government, or for any 

14 project or activity conducted in a country, until the gov15 ernment of the country has honored all United States re16 quests to extradite criminals who have committed a crime 

17 punishable by life imprisonment or death.’’. 

18 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS BY 

19 THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTI20 TUTIONS. 

21 Title XV of the International Financial Institutions 

22 Act (22 U.S.C. 262o—262o–2) is amended by adding at 

23 the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1504. PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF CER2 TAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS. 

3 ‘‘Funds appropriated for payment to an international 

4 financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) 

5 shall not be made available to the institution unless the 

6 institution has made a binding commitment to the Sec7 retary of the Treasury to not provide a loan or extend 

8 credit to the government of a country or an agency or in9 strumentality of a government, or for any project or activ10 ity conducted in a country, until the government of the 

11 country has honored all United States requests to extra12 dite criminals who have committed a crime punishable by 

13 life imprisonment or death.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS BY 

15 THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT 

16 BANK. 

17 Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of the North American 

18 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 

19 290m—290m–3) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 545. PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF CER22 TAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS. 

23 ‘‘Funds appropriated for payment to the Bank shall 

24 not be made available to the Bank unless the Bank has 

25 made a binding commitment to the Secretary of the Treas26 ury to not provide a loan or extend credit to a government 
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1 or an agency or instrumentality of a government, or for 

2 any project or activity conducted in a country, until the 

3 government of the country has honored all United States 

4 requests to extradite criminals who have committed a 

5 crime punishable by life imprisonment or death.’’. 

6 SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON OPIC ACTIVITIES.

7 Section 237 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

8 (22 U.S.C. 2197) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(p) PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF CER11 TAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS.—The Corporation may 

12 not issue any contract of insurance or reinsurance or any 

13 guaranty, or enter into any agreement to provide financ14 ing, for any project in a country, until the government 

15 of the country has honored all United States requests to 

16 extradite criminals who have committed a crime punish17 able by life imprisonment or death.’’.

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