1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Financial Institutions Governance Act of 2023 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) directing the use of the voice and vote of the United States at the international financial institutions (IFIs) serves an essential role in promoting the national interest; (2) despite their importance, such mandates have grown to represent a significant compliance burden for United States representatives at the IFIs, having accumulated to more than 260 pages of statutory text over the course of decades-long participation by the United States in the IFIs; and (3) while certain mandates provide appropriate discretion for United States representatives through waivers and sunset provisions, others may entail inflexible requirements that— (A) prevent the representatives from achieving maximum effectiveness in the promotion of United States interests; (B) render the representatives less relevant in multilateral negotiations at the IFIs, including in discussions with United States allies; or (C) fail to adapt to intervening events and changing circumstances, thereby undermining the pursuit of United States interests. 3. Pilot authority to waive voice and vote requirements, on a case-by-case basis, in the international financial institutions (a) In general The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, a statutory requirement that directs the United States Executive Director at an international financial institution with respect to the use of the voice and vote of the United States. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to a statutory requirement if the provision of law providing for the requirement provides for— (1) a waiver of the requirement