‘‘(5) the government of which is cooperating on 
international narcotics control matters; and 
‘‘(6) the government of which (including its mili-
tary or other security forces) does not engage in a 
consistent pattern of gross violations of internation-
ally recognized human rights.’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONALITY OF DEBT RELIEF 
FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. 
Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions 
Act (22 U.S.C. 262p—262p–8) is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1627. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONALITY OF DEBT RE-
LIEF FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall commence immediate efforts within the Paris Club of 
Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment (World Bank), and the other international financial 
institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)), to ensure 
that debt cancellation is provided to eligible low-income 
countries (as defined in section 1626(h)) without any condi-
tions except requiring the government of such a country 
to— 
‘‘(1) take steps so that the financial benefits of 
debt relief are applied to programs to combat poverty 
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(in particular through concrete measures to improve 
economic infrastructure, basic services in education, 
nutrition, and health, particularly treatment and 
prevention of the leading causes of mortality) and to 
redress environmental degradation; 
‘‘(2) make policy decisions through transparent 
and participatory processes; 
‘‘(3) adopt an integrated development strategy to 
support poverty reduction through economic growth, 
that includes monitorable poverty reduction goals; 
‘‘(4) implement transparent policy making and 
budget procedures, good governance, and effective 
anticorruption measures; 
‘‘(5) broaden public participation and popular 
understanding of the principles and goals of poverty 
reduction, particularly through economic growth, and 
good governance; 
‘‘(6) promote the participation of citizens and 
nongovernmental organizations in the economic pol-
icy choices of the government; and 
‘‘(7) produce an annual report disclosing how 
the savings from debt cancellation were used, and 
make the report publicly available and easily acces-
sible to all interested parties, including civil society 
groups and the media. 
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‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later 
than December 31 of each year, the President shall submit 
to the Committees on Financial Services and on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Foreign Relations and on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report, which shall 
be made available to the public, on the activities undertaken 
under this section, and other progress made in accom-
plishing the purposes of this section, for the prior fiscal 
year.’’. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that to further the goals 
of debt reduction for low-income countries, in addition to 
the efforts described in this Act, the United States should 
pay off outstanding arrearages of $595,800,000 to the Inter-
national Development Association and regional develop-
ment banks, and become current on all debt reduction ef-
forts, including those carried out by the International De-
velopment Association and under the Enhanced Heavily In-
debted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt 
Relief Initiative. 
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Union Calendar No. 354 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2634 
[Report No. 110–575] 
A BILL 
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and 
expanded cancellation of debts owed to the 
United States and the international financial in-
stitutions by low-income countries, and for other 
purposes. 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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