HR 1939 · 109th Congress · International Affairs
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.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.(2005-05-19)
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Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit to any government until that government has honored all U.S. requests to extradite criminals who have committed a crime punishable by life imprisonment or death. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to prohibit appropriated funds from being made available to an international financial institution unless that institution has made a binding commitment to the Secretary of the Treasury to provide no loans or extend any credit to any government until that government has honored all such U.S. extradition requests. Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act to prohibit appropriated funds from being made available to the North American Development Bank until the Bank has made such a binding commitment.…
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