Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§262n Congressional findings and policies respecting agricultural and commodity production

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › § 262n

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says some multilateral development bank projects have sometimes harmed U.S. farmers and agribusiness. When rural incomes rise in developing countries, U.S. farm and food exports usually grow.

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Title 22, §262n

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The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1)The financing of certain programs and projects by multilateral development banks has been of great concern insofar as the programs and projects have been detrimental to the interests of American farmers and the agribusiness sector.
(2)An increase in rural income in developing countries will generally result in an increase in exports of United States agricultural and food products.

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Editorial Notes

Codification section 1401 of Pub. L. 95–118 is based on section 701 of title VII of H.R. 3750, One Hundredth Congress, as introduced Dec. 11, 1987, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 100–202.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions The definitions in section 262p–5 of this title apply to this section.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 262n

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73