An Act to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize an increase n the International Monetary Fund quota of the United States
PL 89-31 (H.R.6497), enacted 06/02/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-31-JUNE 2, 1965 
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"Whenever any property owned or held by the United States, or in 
which the United States has or claims an interest, shall, in any judicial 
proceeding under the laws of any State, district, or territory, be seized, 
arrested, attached, or held for the security or satisfaction of any claim 
made against such property, the Attorney General, in his discretion, 
may direct the United States Attorney for the district in which the 
property is located, to cause a stipulation to be entered into for the 
discharge of such property from such seizure, arrest, attachment, or 
proceeding, to the effect that upon such discharge, the person asserting 
the claim against such property shall become entitled to all the benefits 
of this and the following section." 
(b) The first sentence of section 3754 of the Revised Statutes (40 
U.S.C. 309) is amended by substituting "Attorney General" for 
"Secretary of the Treasury". 
SEC. 2. Section 3760 of the Revised Statutes, as affected by section 
,512 (b) and (c) of the Act of May 10, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 301), is 
amended by substituting "Administrator of General Services" for 
"General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury". 
SEC. 3. Section 3751 of the Revised Statutes, as affected by section 
512 (b) and (c) of the Act of May 10,1934 (40 U.S.C. 306), is amended 
by substituting "Administrator of General Services" for "General 
Counsel for the Department of the Treasury". 
SEC. 4. The first sentence of section 3755 of the Revised Statutes 
(40 U.S.C. 310) is amended by substituting "Administrator of Gen-
eral Services" for "Secretary of the Treasury". 
SEC. 5. The first sentence of section 3470 of the Revised Statutes 
as affected by section 512 (b) and (c) of the Act of May 10, 1934 
(31 U.S.C. 195), is amended to read as follows: "At every sale, on 
execution, at the suit of the United States, of lands or tenements of 
a debtor, the United States may, by, such agent as the head of the 
department or independent agency at whose instance suit was insti-
tuted shall appoint, become the purchaser thereof; but in no case 
shall the agent bid in behalf of the United States a greater amount 
than that of the judgment for which such estate may be exposed to 
sale, and the costs." 
Approved June 2, 1965. 
Public Law 89-31 
AN ACT 
June 2, 1965 
[H. R. 6497] 
To amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize an increase in the 
International Monetary Fund quota of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representati/oes of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Bretton A|^eem°entJ°Act, 
Woods Agreements Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 286—286k-l), is amendment. 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
59 stat. si2. 
"SEC. 20. (a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized 
to consent to an increase of $1,035,000,000 in the quota of the United 
States in the Fund. 
"(b) In order to pay the increase in the United States subscription 
to the Fund provided for in this section, there is hereby authorized 
to be appropriated $1,035,000,000, to remain available until expended." 
Approved June 2, 1965. 
U.S. quota,, 
increase.