Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§262k–2 Female genital mutilation
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › § 262k–2
Summary
Beginning 1 year after September 30, 1996, the Treasury Secretary must tell U.S. directors at international financial institutions to oppose loans or funding for governments that practice female genital mutilation and lack programs to prevent it, except for basic needs. International financial institution means those in section 532(b).
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Title 22, §262k–2
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Beginning 1 year after September 30, 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan or other utilization of the funds of their respective institution, other than to address basic human needs, for the government of any country which the Secretary of the Treasury determines—
(1)has, as a cultural custom, a known history of the practice of female genital mutilation; and
(2)has not taken steps to implement educational programs designed to prevent the practice of female genital mutilation.
(b)For purposes of this section, the term “international financial institution” shall include the institutions identified in section 532(b) of this Act.
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section 532(b) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 532(b) of Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title V], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–152, which is not classified to the Code.
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22 U.S.C. § 262k–2
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73