Sec. 162. Authorization of Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
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There shall be an office at the Department of State to support the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, or a successor entity (hereafter, the Office ). The Office shall be led by a Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Investment (hereafter, the Coordinator ) who shall be an official serving in a position to which the individual was appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The Coordinator shall have the authority to convene the interagency on matters relating to its policy remit.
The Office is authorized to deploy United States public and private sector capital and expertise for the purpose of mobilizing foreign public and private sector capital and expertise— to help identify and meet the strategic infrastructure needs of countries that are allies and partners of the United States; and to provide allies and partners of the United States with mutually beneficial strategic infrastructure investment solutions that are alternatives to exploitative, coercive, or harmful foreign infrastructure investments.
In evaluating proposals for strategic infrastructure projects funded through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, the Secretary of State, in consultation with other departments and agencies as appropriate, should prioritize— projects that have the highest strategic value to the United States; and projects related to— strategic transport infrastructure, including ports, airports, intermodal transfer facilities, railroads, and highways; energy infrastructure, technology, and supply chains, critical minerals, and related areas that align with the energy needs of partner countries and with the objective of maximizing such countries’ energy access, energy security, energy transition and modernization, and resilience needs. secure information and communications technology systems, networks, and infrastructure to strengthen the potential for economic growth and promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet; and global health security, including through infrastructure projects that increase the availability, accessibility, and affordability of health care in partner countries.
In carrying out the purposes described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall adhere to standards for sustainable, transparent, and quality infrastructure investment and ensure interventions include opportunities to advance economic growth priorities in relevant sectors in the partner country and support good governance and the rule of law. Support provided by the United States under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment shall not be provided in countries with high-income economies (as those terms are defined by the World Bank) unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such support— is necessary to attempt to preempt or counter efforts by a strategic competitor of the United States to secure significant political or economic leverage or acquire national security-sensitive technologies or infrastructure in a country that is an ally or partner of the United States; and includes cost-sharing arrangements with partner countries to ensure effective burden-sharing and long-term sustainability, including through the involvement of private sector investments.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of two years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that— identifies all current infrastructure projects supported by the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment; describes how the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment supported each project; explains the rationale of the United States and partner country interests served by the United States providing support to such projects, including as it relates to the priorities described in subsection (c); describes how the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment cooperates with other entities in the United States Government that support infrastructure, including de-confliction of efforts; and to the extent possible, describes the estimated timeline for completion of the projects supported by the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.