A bill to assist COVID-19 recovery efforts in Sudan.

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3668 To assist COVID–19 recovery efforts in Sudan. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 7, 2020 Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To assist COVID–19 recovery efforts in Sudan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. COVID–19 RECOVERY EFFORTS IN SUDAN. 3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find- 4 ings: 5 (1) Sudan is in the midst of a political transi- 6 tion to democracy, but the transition remains frag- 7 ile. 8 (2) High inflation and a shrinking economy 9 threaten to undermine the transition. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:36 May 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3668.IS S3668 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3668 IS (3) The COVID–19 pandemic could overwhelm 1 Sudan’s health system and further weaken its econ- 2 omy. 3 (4) Significant arrears prevent Sudan from ac- 4 cessing financing to combat the COVID–19 pan- 5 demic from the International Monetary Fund, the 6 World Bank, and the African Development Bank. 7 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other 8 provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may in- 9 struct the United States executive director of an inter- 10 national financial institution to use the voice and vote of 11 the United States to support assistance by such institu- 12 tion, including any loan, credit, or guarantee, for Sudan, 13 provided that such assistance must be related to Sudan’s 14 response or recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic. 15 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DE- 16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘international financial 17 institution’’ means the International Bank for Reconstruc- 18 tion and Development, the International Development As- 19 sociation, the International Finance Corporation, the 20 Inter-American Development Bank, the International 21 Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural 22 Development, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter- 23 American Investment Corporation, the North American 24 Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruc- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:36 May 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3668.IS S3668 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3668 IS tion and Development, the African Development Bank, the 1 African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Invest- 2 ment Guarantee Agency. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:36 May 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3668.IS S3668 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS