S 1129 · 109th Congress · International Affairs
Development Bank Reform and Authorization Act of 2005
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.(2006-12-08)
Plain Language Summary
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Development Bank Reform and Authorization Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to seek the creation of a pilot program that establishes an Anti-Corruption Trust at the World Bank, whose purposes shall include: (1) assisting poor countries in investigations and prosecutions of fraud and corruption related to a Bank loan, grant, or credit; and (2) determining whether such a pilot program should be carried out at other multilateral development banks. Directs the Secretary to monitor pilot program fund use. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary to use U.S. influence to promote goals at multilateral development banks (the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and their subsidiaries or affiliates) relating to: (1) transparency; (2) financial disclosure; (3) anti-corruption; (4) enhanced auditing; (5) compensation for people negatively affected by bank projects; (6) borrower country qualifications; and (7) resource dependent country revenue transparency. Expresses the sense of Congress in support of the Extractiv…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1129, Development BankReform and Authorization Act of 2005
Jul 29, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 26, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1129, Development BankReform and Authorization Act of 2005
Jul 29, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 26, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (11)
3 Democrats8 Republicans