[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 386 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 386
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 11, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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AN ACT
To require the United States Governor of, and the United States
Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an
increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing
Rights basket of the Fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Currency Accountability Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TO AN INCREASE IN THE WEIGHT OF
THE CHINESE RENMINBI IN THE SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS BASKET
OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the
International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in
the basket of currencies used to determine the value of Special Drawing
Rights, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a
written report which includes a certification that--
(1) the People's Republic of China is in compliance with
all its obligations under Article VIII of the Articles of
Agreement of the Fund;
(2) in the preceding 12 months, there has not been a report
submitted under section 3005 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 or section 701 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 in which the
People's Republic of China has been found to have manipulated
its currency; and
(3) the People's Republic of China adheres to the rules and
principles of the Paris Club and the OECD Arrangement on
Officially Supported Export Credits.
SEC. 3. SUNSET.
Section 2 shall have no force or effect beginning 10 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.