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Union Calendar No. 12 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 254 
[Report No. 108–17] 
To authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amend-
ments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the United Mexican States concerning 
the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission 
and a North American Development Bank, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003 
Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mr. OSE, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, and 
Mr. ORTIZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KOLBE, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize the President of the United States to agree 
to certain amendments to the Agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the United Mexican States concerning 
the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation 
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Commission and a North 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. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMEND-
MENTS TO THE BORDER ENVIRONMENT CO-
OPERATION AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of 
Public Law 103–182 (22 U.S.C. 290m—290m–3) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 545. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMEND-
MENTS TO THE BORDER ENVIRONMENT CO-
OPERATION AGREEMENT. 
‘‘The President may agree to amendments to the Co-
operation Agreement that— 
‘‘(1) enable the Bank to make grants and non-
market rate loans out of its paid-in capital resources 
with the approval of its Board; and 
‘‘(2) amend the definition of ‘border region’ to 
include the area in the United States that is within 
100 kilometers of the international boundary be-
tween the United States and Mexico, and the area 
in Mexico that is within 300 kilometers of the inter-
national boundary between the United States and 
Mexico.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of such 
public law is amended in the table of contents by inserting 
after the item relating to section 544 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 545. Authority to agree to certain amendments to the Border Environ-
ment Cooperation Agreement.’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit annually 
to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a written report on the North American De-
velopment Bank, which addresses the following issues: 
(1) The number and description of the projects 
that the North American Development Bank has ap-
proved. The description shall include the level of 
market-rate loans, non-market-rate loans, and 
grants used in an approved project, and a descrip-
tion of whether an approved project is located within 
100 kilometers of the international boundary be-
tween the United States and Mexico or within 300 
kilometers of the international boundary between the 
United States and Mexico. 
(2) The number and description of the ap-
proved projects in which money has been dispersed. 
(3) The number and description of the projects 
which have been certified by the Border Environ-
ment Cooperation Commission, but yet not financed 
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