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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4865 
To increase transparency regarding the activities, and reduce the malign 
influence of, the People’s Republic of China in the Inter-American Devel-
opment Bank, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. WALTZ, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To increase transparency regarding the activities, and reduce 
the malign influence of, the People’s Republic of China 
in the Inter-American Development Bank, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘IDB Transparency 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON INFLUENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA AT THE INTER-AMERICAN DE-
VELOPMENT BANK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) The scope and scale of the influence of the 
PRC and PRC companies in the IDB, including 
in— 
(A) the organization and personnel of the 
IDB; 
(B) IDB governance and transparency; 
(C) the financing of the IDB; 
(D) determinations around which projects 
to fund or finance; 
(E) deliberations regarding the involve-
ment or membership of Taiwan in the IDB; and 
(F) any other modes through which the 
PRC or PRC companies influence the IDB. 
(2) A complete list of all projects of the IDB 
that include financing or funding from the PRC, 
PRC companies, or PRC trust funds created at the 
IDB since the PRC joined the IDB as a member 
country on January 12, 2009, including— 
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(A) the title and identification number of 
the project; 
(B) a description of the project; 
(C) the location of the project; 
(D) the amount of funding or financing 
initially allocated for the project; 
(E) the amount of funding or financing 
disbursed under the project; 
(F) a summary of the status of the imple-
mentation of the project; and 
(G) a description of any incidents in which 
funding or financing for a project has been dis-
bursed, but has not been implemented or com-
pleted. 
(3) A complete list of the projects of the IDB 
in which PRC companies participate, whether 
through direct or indirect procurement or other con-
tracting, including— 
(A) the title and identification number of 
the project; 
(B) a description of the project; 
(C) the location of the project; 
(D) the amount of funding or financing 
initially allocated for the project; 
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(E) the amount of funding or financing 
disbursed under the project; 
(F) the name of the participating PRC 
companies and, in the case of each such com-
pany, whether the participation consists of di-
rect or indirect procurement or other con-
tracting; 
(G) the amount of funding or financing re-
ceived by the PRC companies under the project; 
(H) a summary of the work conducted by 
the PRC companies as part of direct or indirect 
procurement or other contracting; and 
(I) a description of any incidents in which 
the PRC companies received funding or financ-
ing as part of a direct or indirect procurement 
or other contracting, but required work has not 
been implemented or completed. 
(4) A full review of projects described in para-
graphs (2) and (3) to assess whether any of the 
projects featured any human rights abuses, delays, 
corruption, or poor results, and an analysis of the 
procurement practices involved in the projects. 
(5) The extent to which— 
(A) the IDB uses equipment or services 
produced by technology providers covered by 
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section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Commu-
nications Networks Act of 2019 or PRC compa-
nies on the list of entities set forth in Supple-
ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Adminis-
tration Regulations, set forth in subchapter C 
of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, or any successor regulations; or 
(B) projects funded or financed by the 
IDB use technology provided by the providers 
or entities. 
(6) A review of how and to what extent the 
PRC has used the IDB to, within IDB member 
countries— 
(A) spread the diplomatic, economic, and 
military influence of the PRC; 
(B) promote the adoption and use of tech-
nologies of PRC companies; and 
(C) promote the preferred values of the 
PRC. 
(7) An action plan for the Executive Director to 
work to reduce the involvement of the PRC and 
PRC companies in the IDB and projects funded or 
financed by the IDB, as determined under this sub-
section. 
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(8) The extent to which PRC persons sanc-
tioned by the United States serve in leadership or 
management positions in PRC companies working 
on IDB-funded or IDB-financed projects. 
(9) The extent to which the PRC has used its 
voice, vote, and influence in the IDB to promote the 
interests of the PRC at the expense of regional de-
velopment interests. 
(10) A summary of the in-depth reviews con-
ducted under section 3(a)(2)(A) of this Act. 
(11) A list of IDB projects funded by the PRC 
or PRC companies assessed to pose a risk to United 
States interests due to their proximity to a coopera-
tive security location, a United States military in-
stallation outside the contiguous United States, or a 
military installation of a partner or ally of the 
United States. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Within 2 years after 
the Secretary submits the report required by subsection 
(a), and every 2 years thereafter for 8 years, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that includes— 
(1) any updates to information included in all 
reports submitted under subsection (a); and 
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