Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§286k–1 Securities issued by Bank as exempt securities; reports filed with Security and Exchange Commission

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XV— - INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT › § 286k–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Treats securities issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — including any guarantees by the bank and any securities the bank guarantees for both principal and interest — as exempt from certain U.S. securities registration rules (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2) and 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)). The bank must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the annual and other reports the Commission thinks are appropriate because of the bank’s special role and to protect the public and investors. Subsection (b) was repealed by Public Law 101–240 on December 19, 1989 (103 Stat. 2518).

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Title 22, §286k–1

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(a)Any securities issued by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (including any guaranty by the bank, whether or not limited in scope), and any securities guaranteed by the bank as to both principal and interest, shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of subsection (a)(2) of section 77c of title 15, and subsection (a)(12) of section 78c of title 15. The bank shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such annual and other reports with regard to such securities as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate in view of the special character of the bank and its operations and necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors.

(b)Repealed. Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 541(d)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2518.

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1989—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–240 struck out subsec. (b) which related to contents of National Advisory Council reports provided for in section 286b of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 286k–1

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73