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Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the

International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development

Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the

African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United

States to oppose any assistance by these institutions,

using funds appropriated or made available pursuant to

this Act or any other Act, for the production of any

copper commodity for export or for the financing of the

expansion, improvement, or modernization of copper

mining, smelting, and refining capacity.’’

§ 262k–1. Transparency of budgets

(a) Limitation

Beginning three years after September 30, 1996,

the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the

United States Executive Director of each international financial institution to use the voice

and vote of the United States to oppose any loan

or other utilization of the funds of their respective institution, other than to address basic

human needs, for the government of any country

which the Secretary of the Treasury determines—

(1) does not have in place a functioning system for reporting to civilian authorities audits of receipts and expenditures that fund activities of the armed forces and security

forces;

(2) has not provided to the institution information about the audit process requested by

the institution.

(b) ‘‘International financial institution’’ defined

For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘international financial institution’’ shall include the

institutions identified in section 532(b) of this

Act.

(Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(c) [title V,

§576], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–168;

Pub. L. 105–118, title V, §572, Nov. 26, 1997, 111

Stat. 2430.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 532(b) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is

section 532(b) of Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(c)

[title V], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–152,

which is not classified to the Code.

AMENDMENTS

1997—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–118, §572(a), amended

par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as

follows: ‘‘does not have in place a functioning system

for a civilian audit of all receipts and expenditures that

fund activities of the armed forces and security

forces;’’.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–118, §572(b), amended par.

(2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘has not provided a summary of a current audit

to the institution.’’

§ 262k–2. Female genital mutilation

(a) Limitation

Beginning 1 year after September 30, 1996, the

Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the

United States Executive Director of each international financial institution to use the voice

and vote of the United States to oppose any loan

or other utilization of the funds of their respective institution, other than to address basic

human needs, for the government of any country

which the Secretary of the Treasury determines—

(1) has, as a cultural custom, a known history of the practice of female genital mutilation; and

(2) has not taken steps to implement educational programs designed to prevent the

practice of female genital mutilation.

(b) ‘‘International financial institution’’ defined

For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘international financial institution’’ shall include the

institutions identified in section 532(b) of this

Act.

(Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(c) [title V,

§579], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–170.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 532(b) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is

section 532(b) of Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(c)

[title V], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–152,

which is not classified to the Code.

§ 262l. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, Pub. L. 102–391, title V, §532, Oct. 6, 1992, 106

Stat. 1666, which related to involvement of Multilateral

Development Banks in promoting environmental and

energy initiatives and required reports to Congress on

progress in meeting benchmarks in sustainable energy

development, forest conservation, forced displacement

of populations, and environmental impact assessment,

was from the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, and

was omitted from the Code as not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 101–513, title V, §533, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.

2013, as amended by Pub. L. 102–27, title III, §308, Apr.

10, 1991, 105 Stat. 152.

Pub. L. 101–167, title V, §533, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.

1225.

Pub. L. 100–461, title V, §535, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat.

2268–28.

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(e) [title V, §537], Dec. 22, 1987, 101

Stat. 1329–131, 1329–161, as amended by Pub. L. 101–240,

title V, §541(d)(8), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2518.

Pub. L. 99–500, §101(f) [title V, §539], Oct. 18, 1986, 100

Stat. 1783–213, 1783–232, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(f) [title

V, §539], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–214, 3341–232.

Pub. L. 99–190, §101(i) [title V, §540], Dec. 19, 1985, 99

Stat. 1291, 1309.

§ 262m. Congressional findings and policies for

multilateral development banks respecting

environment, public health, natural resources, and indigenous peoples

The Congress finds that—

(1) United States assistance to the multilateral development banks should promote

sustainable use of natural resources and the

protection of the environment, public health,

and the status of indigenous peoples in developing countries;

(2) multilateral development bank projects,

policies, and loans have failed in some cases to

provide adequate safeguards for the environment, public health, natural resources, and indigenous peoples;

(3) many development efforts of the multilateral development banks are more enduring

and less costly if based on consultations with