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of Commerce shall ensure that the procurement officer has access to, and disseminates to

United States businesses, information relating

to projects which are being proposed by the

multilateral development bank, and bid specifications and deadlines for projects about to be

developed by the bank. The procurement officer shall make special efforts to disseminate

such information to small and medium-sized

businesses interested in participating in such

projects. The procurement officer shall explore

opportunities for disseminating such information through private sector, nonprofit organizations.

(2) Taking actions to assure that United

States businesses are fully informed of bidding

opportunities for projects for which loans have

been made by the multilateral development

bank involved.

(3) Taking actions to assure that United

States businesses can focus on projects in

which they have a particular interest or competitive advantage, and to permit them to

compete and have an equal opportunity in submitting timely and conforming bidding documents.

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XVIII, §1803, formerly Pub.

L. 100–418, title II, §2302, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.

1341; renumbered §1803 of Pub. L. 95–118, and

amended Pub. L. 101–240, title V, §541(b)(2), Dec.

19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2517.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 4722 of

Title 15, Commerce and Trade, prior to renumbering by

Pub. L. 101–240.

AMENDMENTS

1989—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–240 struck out subsec.

(c) which defined ‘‘multilateral development bank’’ for

purposes of this section.

ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT OFFICERS

Pub. L. 102–549, title V, §501, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat.

3663, provided that:

‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce, in

consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall

appoint one or more full-time additional procurement

officers, for each multilateral development bank, to

promote exports of goods and services from the United

States by doing the following:

‘‘(1) Acting as the liaison between the business

community and one or more multilateral development banks, whether or not the banks have offices in

the United States. The Secretary of Commerce shall

ensure that the procurement officer has access to,

and disseminates to United States businesses, information relating to projects which are being proposed

by the multilateral development bank involved, and

bid specifications and deadlines for projects about to

be developed by the bank. The procurement officer

shall make special efforts to disseminate such information to small- and medium-sized businesses interested in participating in such projects. The procurement officer shall explore opportunities for disseminating such information through private sector, nonprofit organizations.

‘‘(2) Taking actions to assure that United States

businesses are fully informed of bidding opportunities

for projects for which loans have been made by the

multilateral development bank involved.

‘‘(3) Taking actions to assure that United States

businesses can focus on projects in which they have

a particular interest or competitive advantage, and

to permit them to compete and have an equal opportunity in submitting timely and conforming bidding

documents.

‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term

‘multilateral development bank’ has the meaning given

that term in section 1701(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)).

‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994

to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall be available only for the

purpose of making the appointment of additional procurement officers required by subsection (a).’’

DEFINITIONS

The definitions in section 262r of this title apply to

this section.

§ 262t. Personnel practices

(a) Statement of policy

It shall be the policy of the United States that

no initiatives, discussions, or recommendations

concerning the placement or removal of any personnel employed by the international financial

institutions shall be based on the political philosophy or activity of the individual under consideration.

(b) Consultation

The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult

with the Chairman and the ranking minority

member of the Committee on Banking, Finance

and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations

of the Senate before any discussion or recommendations by any official of the United States

Government concerning the placement or removal of any principal officer of any international financial institutions.

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XIX, §1901, as added Pub. L.

101–240, title V, §541(a), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat.

2517.)

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of

House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Banking and Financial Services of House of

Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set

out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

DEFINITIONS

The definitions in section 262r of this title apply to

this section.

§ 263. International Prison Commission

The United States shall continue as an adhering member of the International Prison Commission and participate in the work of said commission.

The Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is

hereby, authorized annually to pay the pro rata

share of the United States in the administration

expenses of the International Prison Commission and the necessary expenses of a commissioner to represent the United States on said

commission at its annual meetings, together

with necessary clerical and other expenses, out

of any money which shall be appropriated for

such purposes from time to time by Congress.

(Feb. 28, 1913, ch. 86, 37 Stat. 692.)