I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6581 
To ensure international financial institution support for a robust international 
response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. LEE of California, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. CARSON of Indi-
ana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To ensure international financial institution support for a 
robust international response to the global COVID-19 
pandemic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Robust International 
Response to Pandemic Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR A ROBUST GLOBAL RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) UNITED STATES POLICIES
AT
THE INTER-
NATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States Executive Direc-
tor at each international financial institution (as de-
fined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Fi-
nancial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of 
the United States in the respective institution— 
(A) to seek to ensure adequate fiscal space 
for world economies in response to the global 
COVID-19 pandemic through the suspension of 
all debt service payments to the institution, and 
the relaxation of fiscal targets for any govern-
ment operating a program supported by such 
an institution and for any government who 
seeks financing from such an institution in re-
sponse to the pandemic; and 
(B) to oppose the approval or endorsement 
of any loan, grant, document, or strategy that 
would lead to a decrease in health care spend-
ing or in any other spending that would impede 
the ability of any country to prevent or contain 
the spread of, or treat persons who are or may 
be infected with, the COVID-19 virus. 
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(2) IMF 
ISSUANCE
OF
SPECIAL
DRAWING 
RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Director at the 
International Monetary Fund to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to support the issuance of 
a special allocation of at least 3,000,000,000,000 
Special Drawing Rights so that governments are 
able to access additional resources to finance their 
response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Chairman of the Na-
tional Advisory Council on International Monetary and Fi-
nancial Policies shall include in the annual report required 
by section 1701 of the International Financial Institutions 
Act a description of progress made toward advancing the 
policies described in subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall have no force or effect after the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) 30 days after the date that the Secretary of 
the Treasury reports to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that 
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the COVID-19 virus is no longer a serious threat to 
public health in any part of the world. 
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