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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5632 

To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development to make available to government officials of nonadversarial 

countries in South and Central Asia training in analyzing, assessing, 

and mitigating any risk of accepting investment or lending from China, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself and Mr. NUNN of Iowa) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency 

for International Development to make available to government officials of nonadversarial countries in South 

and Central Asia training in analyzing, assessing, and 

mitigating any risk of accepting investment or lending 

from China, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Thwarting Regional 

5 Adversary Investments Now Act’’ or the ‘‘TRAIN Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping 

4 issued an official outline of the principles, frame5 work, priorities, and cooperation mechanisms of the 

6 Belt and Road Initiative (referred to in this section 

7 as the ‘‘BRI’’). 

8 (2) Since its inception, more than 140 countries 

9 and 32 international organizations have signed BRI 

10 cooperation documents with China, including 40 

11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, 34 countries in Eu12 rope and Central Asia, and 24 countries in East 

13 Asia and the Pacific. 

14 (3) Many developing countries do not possess 

15 the legal, technological, or intelligence capabilities 

16 necessary to properly evaluate the national security, 

17 debt sustainability, and other risks posed by related 

18 agreements with Chinese entities or the Chinese 

19 Government. 

20 (4) Due to the expanding investments by for21 eign adversaries in the economic and infrastructure 

22 sectors of allied and partner countries, the United 

23 States should provide technical training, assistance, 

24 and support to evaluate the risks these investments 

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1 pact these investments would have, on partner 

2 economies. 

3 SEC. 3. USAID TRAINING FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OF4 FICIALS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

7 United States Agency for International Development (re8 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall 

9 make available to appropriate government officials of non10 adversarial countries in South and Central Asia training 

11 in analyzing, assessing, and mitigating any legal or finan12 cial risk of accepting investment or lending from a foreign 

13 adversary that is in the region. 

14 (b) REPORT.— 

15 (1) REQUIREMENT AND ELEMENTS.—Begin16 ning not later than 2 years after the date of enact17 ment of this Act and on an annual basis thereafter, 

18 the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 

19 congressional committees a report that includes— 

20 (A) an overview of the training provided 

21 under subsection (a) during the prior fiscal 

22 year; and 

23 (B) an overview of each lending or legal 

24 agreement entered into during the prior fiscal 

25 year between a nonadversarial country in South 


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1 and Central Asia and a foreign adversary that 

2 is in the region, including an analysis of any 

3 risk posed to the United States by such agree4 ment. 

5 (2) FORM.—Each report required under para6 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

7 may include a classified annex. 

8 (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the require9 ments of subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall 

10 consult with— 

11 (1) the Chief Executive Officer of the United 

12 States International Development Finance Corpora13 tion; 

14 (2) the Committee on Foreign Investment in 

15 the United States; 

16 (3) the United States Trade Representative; 

17 (4) the President of the Export–Import Bank of 

18 the United States; 

19 (5) the Assistant Secretary of State for South 

20 and Central Asian Affairs; and 

21 (6) the heads of other appropriate Federal 

22 agencies. 

23 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Financial Services 

2 of the House of Representatives; 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives; 

5 (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

6 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

7 (D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

8 the Senate. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘foreign adversary’’ means a for10 eign government or individual engaged in a long11 term pattern or serious instances of conduct signifi12 cantly adverse to the national security of the United 

13 States or its allies or to the security and safety of 

14 United States citizens. 

15 (3) The term ‘‘nonadversarial country’’ means a 

16 country that is not engaged in a long-term pattern 

17 or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse 

18 to the national security of the United States or its 

19 allies or to the security and safety of United States 

20 citizens. 

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