controls a prospective OPIC-supported United 
States investor or the parent company of such 
investor. 
‘‘(B) INVESTMENT COMMITMENT IN THE 
ENERGY SECTOR OF A STATE SPONSOR OF TER-
RORISM.—The term ‘investment commitment in 
the energy sector of a state sponsor of ter-
rorism’ means any of the following activities if 
such activity is undertaken pursuant to a com-
mitment, or pursuant to the exercise of rights 
under a commitment, that was entered into 
with the government of a state sponsor of ter-
rorism or a nongovernmental entity in a coun-
try that is a state sponsor of terrorism: 
‘‘(i) The entry into a contract that in-
cludes responsibility for the development or 
transportation of petroleum or natural gas 
resources located in a country that is a 
state sponsor of terrorism, or the entry 
into a contract providing for the general 
supervision or guaranty of another per-
son’s performance of such a contract. 
‘‘(ii) The purchase of a share of own-
ership, including an equity interest, in the 
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development of petroleum or natural re-
sources described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) The entry into a contract pro-
viding for the participation in royalties, 
earnings, or profits in the development of 
petroleum or natural resources described in 
clause (i), without regard to the form of 
the participation. 
‘‘(C) STATE
SPONSOR
OF
TERRORISM.— 
The term ‘state sponsor of terrorism’— 
‘‘(i) means any country the govern-
ment of which the Secretary of State has 
determined has repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism 
pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979, section 620A of 
this Act, or section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act; and 
‘‘(ii) 
does 
not 
include 
Southern 
Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Moun-
tains State, Blue Nile State, and Abyei, 
Darfur, if the Corporation, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, deter-
mines 
that 
providing 
assistance 
for 
projects in such regions will provide emer-
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gency relief, promote economic self-suffi-
ciency, or implement a nonmilitary pro-
gram in support of a viable peace agree-
ment in Sudan, such as the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement for Sudan and the 
Darfur Peace Agreement.’’. 
SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP OR 
PROMOTE CERTAIN RAILWAY CONNECTIONS 
AND RAILWAY-RELATED CONNECTIONS. 
Section 237 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2197), as amended by section 5, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) PROHIBITION
ON ASSISTANCE
FOR CERTAIN 
RAILWAY PROJECTS.—The Corporation may not provide 
insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, financing, or other as-
sistance to support the development or promotion of a rail-
way connection or railway-related connection that connects 
Azerbaijan and Turkey without connecting or traversing 
with Armenia.’’. 
SEC. 12. INCREASING PROJECT REQUIREMENTS REGARD-
ING EMPLOYMENT. 
Subsection (a) of section 231A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191a(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(a) INCREASING
PROJECT
REQUIREMENTS
RE-
GARDING EMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may in-
sure, reinsure, guaranty, or finance a project only 
if— 
‘‘(A) the country in which the project is to 
be undertaken is eligible for designation as a 
beneficiary developing country under the Gener-
alized System of Preferences (19 U.S.C. 2461 
et seq.) and has not been determined to be in-
eligible for such designation on the basis of sec-
tion 502(b)(2)(G) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)(G)) (relating to internation-
ally recognized worker rights), or section 
502(b)(2)(H) 
of 
such 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
2462(b)(2)(H) (relating to the worst forms of 
child labor); or 
‘‘(B) the country in which the project is to 
be undertaken is not eligible for designation as 
a beneficiary country under the Generalized 
System of Preferences (referred to in subpara-
graph (A)), but the government of that country 
has taken or is taking steps to afford workers 
in the country (including any designated zone 
or special administrative region or area in that 
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country) 
internationally 
recognized 
worker 
rights (as defined in section 507(4) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(4))). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION INAPPLICABLE.—The limita-
tion contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
providing assistance for humanitarian services. 
‘‘(3) USE OF REPORTS.—The Corporation shall, 
in implementing paragraph (1), consider— 
‘‘(A) information contained in the reports 
required by sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of this 
Act and the report required by section 504 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464); 
‘‘(B) other relevant sources of information 
readily available to the Corporation, including 
observations, reports, and recommendations of 
the International Labour Organization; and 
‘‘(C) information provided in the hearing 
required under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4) CONTRACT LANGUAGE.—The Corporation 
shall include the following language, in substantially 
the following form, in all contracts that the Corpora-
tion enters into with eligible investors to provide 
support under this title: 
‘‘ ‘The investor agrees not to take any actions 
to obstruct or prevent employees of the foreign en-
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