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1987–1988 World Debt tables 1 published by such

bank;

(3) describes the extent (if any) to which

such bank has implemented the measures described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section; and

(4) describes the success each of such countries has had in managing and reducing their

debt burdens and achieving sustainable and

equitable economic growth as measured by

criteria including the ratio of debt service to

exports, the ratio of debt to gross national

product, net resource flows, and per capita income.

(e) Review by House Banking Committee

On receipt of each report required to be submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and after consultation with the Secretary

of the Treasury, the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives shall forward such report to the

Committee on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives with an assessment by the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

describing the effect on the international debt

situation of funding the subscription of the

United States to the shares of capital stock of

the International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development due for payment by the United

States in the then next fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 100–461, title V, §555, Oct. 1, 1988, 102

Stat. 2268–36.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 3 of H.R. 4645, One Hundredth Congress, as reported Sept. 28, 1988, and enacted

into law by Pub. L. 100–461.

Section was not enacted as part of act July 31, 1945,

ch. 339, 59 Stat. 512, known as the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, which comprises this subchapter.

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.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 286ii of this title.

§ 286ii. Limitations on Bank policy based lending;

actions required to be taken to oppose excessive policy based lending by Bank

The Secretary of the Treasury shall—

(1) take all necessary steps to encourage the

International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development to limit—

(A) the aggregate value of the policy based

loans made by such bank (other than for the

purpose described in section 286hh(b) of this

title) in any fiscal year of such bank beginning after June 30, 1989, to 25 percent of the

aggregate value of all loans made by such

bank in such fiscal year; and

(B) the aggregate value of the policy based

loans made by such bank to the government

of a particular country (other than for the

purpose described in section 286hh(b) of this

title) in any fiscal year of such bank beginning after June 30, 1989, and occurring during any period of 3 consecutive fiscal years

of such bank (determined after disregarding

any such fiscal year in which such bank did

not make a policy based loan to such government), to 50 percent of the aggregate

value of all loans made by such bank to such

government during such 3-year period;

(2) instruct the United States Executive Director of such bank to propose and actively

seek the adoption by the board of Executive

Directors of such bank of a resolution establishing as official bank operating policy for

fiscal years 1990 through 1995 of such bank the

limits specified in paragraph (1); and

(3) until the resolution described in paragraph (2) is adopted, undertake, in consultation with the Secretary of State, discussions

with other member country governments to

secure the consent and cooperation of such

governments with respect to the adoption of

the limits specified in paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 100–461, title V, §555, Oct. 1, 1988, 102

Stat. 2268–36.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 4 of H.R. 4645, One Hundredth Congress, as reported Sept. 28, 1988, and enacted

into law by Pub. L. 100–461.

Section was not enacted as part of act July 31, 1945,

ch. 339, 59 Stat. 512, known as the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, which comprises this subchapter.

§ 286jj. Partial guarantees in connection with

debt reduction for borrower countries

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct

the United States Executive Director of the

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to initiate discussions with other directors of such bank and to propose that such

bank establish criteria under which such bank

would provide partial guarantees on debt service

payments by borrower countries to private

creditors when such guarantees would serve a

catalytic role in facilitating final agreement on

financing packages which involve significant

debt reduction.

(Pub. L. 100–461, title V, §555, Oct. 1, 1988, 102

Stat. 2268–36.)

CODIFICATION

Section is based on section 5 of H.R. 4645, One Hundredth Congress, as reported Sept. 28, 1988, and enacted

into law by Pub. L. 100–461.

Section was not enacted as part of act July 31, 1945,

ch. 339, 59 Stat. 512, known as the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, which comprises this subchapter.

§ 286kk. Discussions to enhance capacity of Fund

to alleviate potentially adverse impacts of

Fund programs on poor and environment

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct

the United States Executive Director of the

Fund to seek policy changes by the Fund,

through formal initiatives and through bilateral

discussions, which will result in—

(1) the initiation of a systematic review of

policy prescriptions implemented by the Fund,