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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1939
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 any country until 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 
APRIL 27, 2005
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit funds appropriated for the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States, any international financial institu-
tion, or the North American Development Bank from 
being used for loans to any country until the country 
has honored all United States requests to extradite crimi-
nals who have committed a crime punishable by life 
imprisonment or death.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS 
BY 
THE 
EXPORT-IMPORT 
BANK 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
(12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) PROHIBITION RELATING
TO HONORING
OF 
CERTAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS.—The Bank may not 
guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or participate in the 
extension of credit, to the government of any country or 
any agency or instrumentality of any government, until 
that government has honored all United States requests 
to extradite criminals who have committed a crime punish-
able by life imprisonment or death.’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS BY 
THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
Title XV of the International Financial Institutions 
Act (22 U.S.C. 262o—262o–2) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1504. PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF CER-
TAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS. 
‘‘Funds appropriated for payment to an international 
financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) 
shall not be made available to the institution unless the 
institution has made a binding commitment to the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury to not provide a loan or extend 
credit to the government of any country or any agency 
or instrumentality of any government, until that govern-
ment has honored all United States requests to extradite 
criminals who have committed a crime punishable by life 
imprisonment or death.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS BY 
THE 
NORTH 
AMERICAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
BANK. 
Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 
290m—290m–3) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 545. PROHIBITION RELATING TO HONORING OF CER-
TAIN EXTRADITION REQUESTS. 
‘‘Funds appropriated for payment to the Bank shall 
not be made available to the Bank unless the Bank has 
made a binding commitment to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury to not provide a loan or extend credit to any govern-
ment or any agency or instrumentality of any government, 
until that government has honored all United States re-
quests to extradite criminals who have committed a crime 
punishable by life imprisonment or death.’’.
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