Page 55 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 262s–2

1So in original. Two subsecs. (b) have been enacted.

required by section 262m–2(c) of this title and by

section 537(h)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (sec. 1(e) of Public Law

100–202).

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XVII, §1703, as added Pub.

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

2516.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 537(h)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export

Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,

1988, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 100–202, §101(e) [title

V, §537(h)(2)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–131, 1329–163,

which was classified to section 262l of this title.

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.

§ 262s. Multilateral development bank procurement

(a) Executive Directors

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct

the United States Executive Director of each

multilateral development bank to attach a high

priority to promoting opportunities for exports

for goods and services from the United States

and, in carrying out this function, to investigate

thoroughly any complaints from United States

bidders about the awarding of procurement contracts by the multilateral development banks to

ensure that all contract procedures and rules of

the banks are observed and that United States

firms are treated fairly.

(b) 1 Officer of procurement

(1) Establishment

The Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, within the Office of International Affairs in the Department of the Treasury, an officer of multilateral development bank procurement.

(2) Function

The officer shall act as the liaison between

the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and the United States Executive Directors’ offices in the multilateral

development banks, in carrying out this section. The officer shall cooperate with the Department of Commerce in efforts to improve

opportunities for multilateral development

bank procurement by United States companies.

(b) 1 ‘‘Multilateral development bank’’ defined

As used in this section, the term ‘‘multilateral

development bank’’ includes the International

Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the

International Development Association, the

International Finance Corporation, the InterAmerican Development Bank, the InterAmerican Investment Corporation, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank,

and the African Development Fund.

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XVIII, §1801, formerly Pub.

L. 100–418, title III, §3202, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.

1382; renumbered §1801 of Pub. L. 95–118, Pub. L.

101–240, title V, §541(b)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat.

2517.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 262q of this

title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 101–240.

SHORT TITLE

Section 3201 of Pub. L. 100–418 provided that: ‘‘This

subtitle [subtitle C (§§3201, 3202) of title III of Pub. L.

100–418, enacting former section 262q of this title] may

be cited as the ‘Multilateral Development Banks Procurement Act of 1988’.’’

DEFINITIONS

The definitions in section 262r of this title apply to

this section.

§ 262s–1. Procurement opportunities for United

States firms

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct

the United States Executive Directors of the

multilateral development institutions to take

all possible steps to ensure that information relating to potential procurement opportunities

for United States firms is expeditiously communicated to the Secretary of the Treasury, the

Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce, and is disseminated as widely as possible

to large and small businesses.

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XVIII, §1802, as added Pub.

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

2516.)

DEFINITIONS

The definitions in section 262r of this title apply to

this section.

§ 262s–2. Commercial Service Officers and multilateral development bank procurement

(a) Appointment of Commercial Service Officers

to serve with Executive Directors

The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation

with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall appoint a procurement officer, who is a representative of the International Trade Administration

or a Commercial Service Officer of the United

States and Foreign Commercial Service, to

serve, on a full-time or part-time basis, with

each of the Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks in which the United

States participates.

(b) Functions of officers

Each procurement officer appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall assist the United

States Executive Director with respect to whom

such officer is appointed in promoting opportunities for exports of goods and services from the

United States by doing the following:

(1) Acting as the liaison between the business community and the multilateral development bank involved, whether or not the bank

has offices in the United States. The Secretary