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22 U.S.C. § 286rr (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 286rr. Approval to sell a limited amount of the Fund’s gold
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to instruct the United States Executive Director of the Fund to vote to approve the sale of up to 12,965,649 ounces of the Fund’s gold acquired since the second Amendment to the Fund’s Articles of Agreement, only if such sales are consistent with the guidelines agreed to by the Executive Board of the Fund described in the Report of the Managing Director to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on a New Income and Expenditure Framework for the International Monetary Fund (April 9, 2008) to prevent disruption to the world gold market: Provided, That at least 30 days prior to any such vote, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding the use of proceeds from the sale of such gold: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that:
(1) the Fund will provide support to low-income countries that are eligible for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility or other low-income lending from the Fund by making available Fund resources of not less than $4,000,000,000;
(2) such Fund resources referenced above will be used to leverage additional support by a significant multiple to provide loans with substantial concessionality and debt service payment relief and/or grants, as appropriate to a country’s circumstances: 1
(3) support provided through forgiveness of interest on concessional loans will be provided for not less than two years; and
(4) the support provided to low-income countries occurs within six years, a substantial amount of which shall occur within the initial two years.
(b) In addition to agreeing to and accepting the amendments referred to in section 286pp of this title relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of such gold, the United States Governor is authorized, consistent with subsection (a), to take such actions as may be necessary, including those referred to in section 286c(e) of this title, to also use such proceeds for the purpose of assisting low-income countries.
(July 31, 1945, ch. 339, § 66, as added Pub. L. 111–32, title XIV, § 1402, June 24, 2009, 123 Stat. 1918.)
22 U.S.C. § 286ss (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 286ss. Acceptance of amendment to Articles of Agreement of Fund approved on October 22, 1997
The United States Governor of the Fund may agree to and accept the amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in the resolution numbered 52–4 of the Board of Governors of the Fund which was approved by such Board on October 22, 1997: Provided, That not more than one year after the acceptance of such amendments to the Fund’s Articles of Agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees analyzing Special Drawing Rights, to include a discussion of how those countries that significantly use or acquire Special Drawing Rights in accordance with Article XIX, Section 2(c), use or acquire them; the extent to which countries experiencing balance of payment difficulties exchange or use their Special Drawing Rights to acquire reserve currencies; and the manner in which those reserve currencies are acquired when utilizing Special Drawing Rights.
(July 31, 1945, ch. 339, § 67, as added Pub. L. 111–32, title XIV, § 1402, June 24, 2009, 123 Stat. 1918; amended Pub. L. 111–117, div. F, title VII, § 7034(q)(1)(A), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3363.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2009—Pub. L. 111–117 substituted “resolution numbered 52–4” for “resolution numbered 54–4”.
heading: Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 111–117, div. F, title VII, § 7034(q)(1)(B), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3363, provided that: “The amendment made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1402 of Public Law 111–32.”
22 U.S.C. § 286tt (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 286tt. Restrictions on use of United States funds for foreign governments; protection of American taxpayers
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund—
(1) to evaluate, prior to consideration by the Board of Executive Directors of the Fund, any proposal submitted to the Board for the Fund to make a loan to a country if—
(A) the amount of the public debt of the country exceeds the gross domestic product of the country as of the most recent year for which such information is available; and
(B) the country is not eligible for assistance from the International Development Association.
(2) Opposition to loans unlikely to be repaid in full.—
If any such evaluation indicates that the proposed loan is not likely to be repaid in full, the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the proposal.
(b) Reports to Congress
Within 30 days after the Board of Executive Directors of the Fund approves a proposal described in subsection (a), and annually thereafter by June 30, for the duration of any program approved under such proposals, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report in writing to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate assessing the likelihood that loans made pursuant to such proposals will be repaid in full, including—
(1) the borrowing country’s current debt status, including, to the extent possible, its maturity structure, whether it has fixed or floating rates, whether it is indexed, and by whom it is held;
(2) the borrowing country’s external and internal vulnerabilities that could potentially affect its ability to repay; and
(3) the borrowing country’s debt management strategy.
(July 31, 1945, ch. 339, § 68, as added Pub. L. 111–203, title XV, § 1501, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2212.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
22 U.S.C. § 286uu (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 286uu. Acceptance of an amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the Bank to increase basic votes
The United States Governor of the Bank may accept on behalf of the United States the amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the Bank as proposed in resolution No. 596, entitled “Enhancing Voice and Participation of Developing and Transition Countries,” of the Board of Governors of the Bank that was approved by such Board on January 30, 2009.
(July 31, 1945, ch. 339, § 69, as added Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7081(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1258.)
22 U.S.C. § 286vv (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 286vv. Capital stock increases
(a) Increases authorized
The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized—
(1)
(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase the capital stock of the Bank on a selective basis by 230,374 shares; and
(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 38,459 additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank, as part of the selective increase in the capital stock of the Bank, except that any subscription to such additional shares shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts;
(2)
(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase the capital stock of the Bank on a general basis by 484,102 shares; and
(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 81,074 additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank, as part of the general increase in the capital stock of the Bank, except that any subscription to such additional shares shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(b) Limitations on authorization of appropriations
(1) In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a)(2)(B), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $9,780,361,991 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2)(A)— 1
(A) $586,821,720 shall be for paid in shares of the Bank; and
(B) $9,193,540,271 shall be for callable shares of the Bank.
(3) In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a)(1)(B), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $4,639,501,466 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (3), $278,370,088 shall be for paid in shares of the Bank, and $4,361,131,378 shall be for callable shares of the Bank.
(July 31, 1945, ch. 339, § 70, as added Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7081(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1259; amended Pub. L. 113–6, div. F, title VII, § 1704(d), Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 429.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 113–6 added pars. (3) and (4).
22 U.S.C. § 287a (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287a. Action by representatives in accordance with Presidential instructions; voting
The representatives provided for in section 287 of this title, when representing the United States in the respective organs and agencies of the United Nations, shall, at all times, act in accordance with the instructions of the President transmitted by the Secretary of State unless other means of transmission is directed by the President, and such representatives shall, in accordance with such instructions, cast any and all votes under the Charter of the United Nations.
(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 3, 59 Stat. 620.)
22 U.S.C. § 287d (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287d. Use of armed forces; limitations
The President is authorized to negotiate a special agreement or agreements with the Security Council which shall be subject to the approval of the Congress by appropriate Act or joint resolution, providing for the numbers and types of armed forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and the nature of facilities and assistance, including rights of passage, to be made available to the Security Council on its call for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security in accordance with article 43 of said Charter. The President shall not be deemed to require the authorization of the Congress to make available to the Security Council on its call in order to take action under article 42 of said Charter and pursuant to such special agreement or agreements the armed forces, facilities, or assistance provided for therein: Provided, That, except as authorized in section 287d–1 of this title, nothing herein contained shall be construed as an authorization to the President by the Congress to make available to the Security Council for such purpose armed forces, facilities, or assistance in addition to the forces, facilities, and assistance provided for in such special agreement or agreements.
(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 6, 59 Stat. 621; Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 660, § 4, 63 Stat. 735.)
heading: References in Text
text: Article 43 of said Charter and article 42 of said Charter, referred to in text, are articles of the United Nations Charter.
Herein, referred to in text, means act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, as amended, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which is classified generally to this subchapter (§ 287 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 287 of this title and Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 1949—Act Oct. 10, 1949, inserted “, except as authorized in section 287d–1 of this title,” in proviso.
22 U.S.C. § 287e–3 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287e–3. Limitation on the United States share of assessments for United Nations regular budget
None of the funds available to the Department of State shall be used to pay the United States share of assessed contributions for the regular budget of the United Nations in an amount greater than 22 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that budget.
(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 11, as added Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title IV, § 403, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1389.)
22 U.S.C. § 287f (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287f. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title I, 65 Stat. 577, which authorized the Department of State to acquire surplus property for the United Nations and authorized the reduction of the United States contribution to the United Nations by the value of the property acquired and expenses incidental thereto, was from the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1952, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in act Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. III, title I, 64 Stat. 610.
22 U.S.C. § 287g (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287g. Authorization of appropriations for loan to United Nations; restrictions on use of proceeds of loan
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President, without fiscal-year limitation, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for a loan to the United Nations. The proceeds of such loan shall not be used to relieve members of the United Nations of their obligation to pay arrearages on payments of any United Nations assessments, and shall not be used to reduce regular or special assessments against any such members.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 1, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 695.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which comprises this subchapter.
22 U.S.C. § 287h (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287h. Limitation on loan
The total amount of money that may be loaned to the United Nations pursuant to the authorization contained in section 287g of this title shall not exceed the aggregate amount of loans made by other nations.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 2, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 695.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which comprises this subchapter.
22 U.S.C. § 287i (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287i. Deduction of principal and interest from annual payment of assessed share of United States of budget
There shall be deducted from the annual payment of the assessed share of the United States of the budget of the United Nations an amount equal to the corresponding annual installment of principal and interest due to the United States on account of the loan made pursuant to section 287g of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 3, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 696.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which comprises this subchapter.
22 U.S.C. § 287j (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287j. Participation in future United Nations borrowing; promotion of pattern of financing to avoid future large-scale deficits; report to Congress
Nothing herein shall be regarded as authorizing the United States to participate in any future United Nations borrowing. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States shall use its best efforts to promote a pattern of United Nations financing (including a vigorous program for collection of delinquencies on annual assessments of nations and maintenance of such annual assessments on a current basis) that will avoid any future large-scale deficits.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 4, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 696.)
heading: Codification
text: Section originally contained a provision instructing the Department of State to submit to the Congress, not later than Jan. 31, 1963, a report on steps taken in the 17th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on long term financing of the United Nations which was omitted.
22 U.S.C. § 287k (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287k. Congressional expression of satisfaction that expenditures relating to operations in Middle East and in the Congo are “expenses of the Organization”
The Congress expresses its satisfaction that the International Court of Justice has decided that the expenditures authorized in resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly relating to operations in the Middle East and in the Congo are “expenses of the Organization” within the meaning of the United Nations Charter, thereby providing a sound basis for obtaining prompt payment of assessments for such expenditures by making them obligations of all members of the United Nations.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 5, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 696.)
22 U.S.C. § 287l (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287l. Congressional declaration that United Nations take steps to give effect to advisory opinion of International Court of Justice on financial obligations of members
It is the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to give effect to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the financial obligations of members of the United Nations in order to assure prompt payment of all assessments, including assessments to cover the cost of operations to maintain or restore international peace and security.
(Pub. L. 87–731, § 6, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 696.)
22 U.S.C. § 287s (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287s. Amendments to constitution of Organization involving new obligations
Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the United States approve any amendment under article XIII of the constitution of the Organization involving any new obligation for the United States.
(July 30, 1946, ch. 700, § 7, 60 Stat. 714.)
heading: References in Text
text: Article XIII of the constitution of the Organization, referred to in text, is article XIII of the constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, which is set out as a note under section 287m of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 287t (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 287t. Prohibition against disclosure of information or knowledge
In adopting this subchapter, it is the understanding of the Congress that the constitution of the Organization does not require, nor does this subchapter authorize, the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any law of the United States.
(July 30, 1946, ch. 700, § 8, 60 Stat. 714.)
heading: References in Text
text: The constitution of the Organization, referred to in text, is the constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, which is set out as a note under section 287m of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 288a (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 288a. Privileges, exemptions, and immunities of international organizations
International organizations shall enjoy the status, immunities, exemptions, and privileges set forth in this section, as follows:
(a) International organizations shall, to the extent consistent with the instrument creating them, possess the capacity—
(i) to contract;
(ii) to acquire and dispose of real and personal property;
(iii) to institute legal proceedings.
(b) International organizations, their property and their assets, wherever located, and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy the same immunity from suit and every form of judicial process as is enjoyed by foreign governments, except to the extent that such organizations may expressly waive their immunity for the purpose of any proceedings or by the terms of any contract.
(c) Property and assets of international organizations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, unless such immunity be expressly waived, and from confiscation. The archives of international organizations shall be inviolable.
(d) Insofar as concerns customs duties and internal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation, and the procedures in connection therewith; the registration of foreign agents; and the treatment of official communications, the privileges, exemptions, and immunities to which international organizations shall be entitled shall be those accorded under similar circumstances to foreign governments.
(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 2, 59 Stat. 669.)
22 U.S.C. § 288b (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 288b. Baggage and effects of officers and employees exempted from customs duties and internal revenue taxes
Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Customs with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the baggage and effects of alien officers and employees of international organizations, or of aliens designated by foreign governments to serve as their representatives in or to such organizations, or of the families, suites, and servants of such officers, employees, or representatives shall be admitted (when imported in connection with the arrival of the owner) free of customs duties and free of internal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation.
(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 3, 59 Stat. 669.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Commissioner of Customs, referred to in text, was an officer of the Treasury Department.
22 U.S.C. § 288c (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 288c. Exemption from property taxes
International organizations shall be exempt from all property taxes imposed by, or under the authority of, any Act of Congress, including such Acts as are applicable solely to the District of Columbia or the Territories.
(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 6, 59 Stat. 671.)
22 U.S.C. § 288d (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 288d. Privileges, exemptions, and immunities of officers, employees, and their families; waiver
(a) Persons designated by foreign governments to serve as their representatives in or to international organizations and the officers and employees of such organizations, and members of the immediate families of such representatives, officers, and employees residing with them, other than nationals of the United States, shall, insofar as concerns laws regulating entry into and departure from the United States, alien registration and fingerprinting, and the registration of foreign agents, be entitled to the same privileges, exemptions, and immunities as are accorded under similar circumstances to officers and employees, respectively, of foreign governments, and members of their families.
(b) Representatives of foreign governments in or to international organizations and officers and employees of such organizations shall be immune from suit and legal process relating to acts performed by them in their official capacity and falling within their functions as such representatives, officers, or employees except insofar as such immunity may be waived by the foreign government or international organization concerned.
(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 7(a), (b), 59 Stat. 671.)