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time the United States share of expected disbursement requirements for the following

three-month period.

(Pub. L. 89–369, §24, as added Pub. L. 96–259, title

II, §201, June 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 430; amended Pub.

L. 97–35, title XIII, §1352(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95

Stat. 744.)

AMENDMENTS

1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–35 inserted provision limiting amount of appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and

1983.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 13, 1981,

except that any funds authorized to be appropriated

shall not be available for use or obligation prior to Oct.

1, 1981, see section 1372 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an

Effective Date note under section 290i of this title.

§ 285v. Sense of Congress respecting membership

of Taiwan in Bank

It is the sense of the Congress that it is the

policy of the United States that Taiwan (before

January 1, 1979, known as the Republic of China)

shall be permitted to retain membership in the

Asian Development Bank and that the United

States Executive Director of the Bank shall notify the Bank that a serious review of future

United States participation, including any future payments to the Asian Development Fund,

would ensue if Taiwan were expelled from the

Bank.

(Pub. L. 89–369, §25, as added Pub. L. 96–259, title

II, §201, June 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 430.)

§ 285w. Contribution to Asian Development

Fund; authorization of appropriations

(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is

authorized to contribute on behalf of the United

States $66,750,000 to the Asian Development

Fund, a special fund of the Bank: Provided, however, That any commitment to make such contribution shall be made subject to obtaining the

necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution to the Asian Development Fund provided for in this section, there is authorized to

be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,

$66,750,000 for payment by the Secretary of the

Treasury: Provided, however, That no funds may

be made available for such contribution for the

fiscal year 1982.

(Pub. L. 89–369, §26, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title

XIII, §1352(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 744.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Aug. 13, 1981, except that any funds

authorized to be appropriated shall not be available for

use or obligation prior to Oct. 1, 1981, see section 1372

of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 290i of

this title.

§ 285x. Additional subscription to shares

(a) United States share

(1) The United States Governor of the Bank is

authorized to subscribe on behalf of the United

States to one hundred twenty-three thousand

three hundred and seventy-five additional shares

of the capital stock of the Bank.

(2) Any subscription to the capital stock of the

Bank shall be effective only to such extent or in

such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

In order to pay for the increase in the United

States subscription to the Bank provided for in

subsection (a) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $1,322,999,476 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(c) Continued membership of Republic of China

in Bank

(1) The Congress hereby finds that—

(A) the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a charter member in good standing of the Asian Development Bank;

(B) the Republic of China has grown from a

borrower to a lender in the Asian Development

Bank; and

(C) the Republic of China provides, through

its economic success, a model for other nations in Asia.

(2) It is the sense of the Congress that—

(A) Taiwan, Republic of China, should remain a full member of the Asian Development

Bank, and that its status within that body

should remain unaltered no matter how the

issue of the People’s Republic of China’s application for membership is disposed of;

(B) the President and the Secretary of State

should express support of Taiwan, Republic of

China, making it clear that the United States

will not countenance attempts to expel Taiwan, Republic of China, from the Asian Development Bank; and

(C) the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of

the House shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President with the request that he

transmit such copy to the Board of Governors

of the Asian Development Bank.

(Pub. L. 89–369, §27, as added Pub. L. 98–181, title

X, §1002, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1285.)

§ 285y. Additional contribution to special funds;

authorization of appropriations

(a)(1) The United States Governor of the Bank

is authorized to contribute on behalf of the

United States $520,000,000 to the Asian Development Fund, a special fund of the Bank.

(2) Any commitment to make the contribution

authorized in paragraph (1) shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution to the Asian Development Fund provided for in this section, there are authorized to

be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,

$520,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the

Treasury.

(Pub. L. 89–369, §28, as added Pub. L. 98–181, title

X, §1002, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1286.)

§ 285z. Additional contribution to special funds;

authorization of appropriations

(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is

authorized to contribute on behalf of the United

States $584,280,000 to the Asian Development

Fund, a special Fund of the Bank, except that