Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§283z Proposal of light-capital or intermediate technologies as part of Bank’s development strategy

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 283z

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The U.S. Executive Director at the Bank must ask the Bank’s Board to adopt a resolution saying that light-capital or intermediate technologies should be a main part of the Bank’s development work and that they should be used as quickly as possible in all Bank activities. The resolution must also require that, by the end of the calendar year 1977, some projects using mainly those technologies are planned and approved. The U.S. Governor of the Bank must report to Congress about the proposal within six months after May 31, 1976, and must report again on the progress no later than twelve months after May 31, 1976.

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Title 22, §283z

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(a)The United States Executive Director of the Bank shall propose to the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank the adoption of a resolution providing (1) that the development and utilization of light-capital or intermediate technologies should be accepted as major facets of the Bank’s development strategy, and (2) that such light-capital or intermediate technologies should be developed and utilized as soon as possible in all Bank activities. Such resolution shall further provide that, by the close of the calendar year 1977, some projects that employ primarily such light-capital or intermediate technologies shall be designed and approved.

(b)The United States Governor of the Bank shall report to the Congress no later than six months after May 31, 1976, on the proposal made under subsection (a), and no later than twelve months after such date on the progress that has been made with respect to such proposal.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 28 of Pub. L. 86–147, as added by section 103(a)(1) of Pub. L. 94–302, was classified to section 283y of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–118, title VII, § 702, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1070.

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22 U.S.C. § 283z

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73