Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§282 Acceptance of membership by United States in International Finance Corporation
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION › § 282
Summary
Allows the President to accept U.S. membership in the International Finance Corporation under its Articles of Agreement.
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Title 22, §282
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The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the International Finance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”), provided for by the Articles of Agreement of the Corporation deposited in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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Short Title
Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788, § 1, 69 Stat. 669, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘International Finance Corporation Act’.”
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22 U.S.C. § 282
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73