Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§290i–9 Securities issued by Bank; Securities and Exchange Commission oversight

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIV— - AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 290i–9

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Treats certain securities the Bank issues or guarantees as exempt under sections 77c(a)(2) and 78c(a)(12) of title 15. This covers securities used to raise money that count as the Bank’s ordinary capital under article 9 and securities the Bank fully guarantees for principal and interest under the commitment in article 7, paragraph 4(a). The Bank must file annual and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Commission finds those filings needed for the public interest or to protect investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission, after consulting an agency or officer the President names, can suspend the exemption for any or all of the Bank’s securities at any time. The Commission must include useful information about how this rule is working in its annual reports to Congress, and may include views sent by any association of dealers registered with the Commission.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §290i–9

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(a)Any securities issued by the Bank (including any guarantee by the Bank, whether or not limited in scope) in connection with the raising of funds for inclusion in the Bank’s ordinary capital resources as defined in article 9 of the agreement and any securities guaranteed by the Bank as to both principal and interest to which the commitment in article 7, paragraph 4(a), of the agreement is expressly applicable, shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of section 77c(a)(2) and 78c(a)(12) 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 as necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors.
(b)The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with such agency or officer as the President shall designate, is authorized to suspend the provisions of subsection (a) at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the Bank during the period of such suspension. The Commission shall include in its annual reports to Congress such information as it shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this section and in connection therewith shall include any views submitted for such purpose by any association of dealers registered with the Commission.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The agreement, referred to in subsec. (a), is the agreement establishing the African Development Bank. See section 290i of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions of President under subsec. (b) delegated to Secretary of the Treasury, see Ex. Ord. No. 12403, Feb. 8, 1983, 48 F.R. 6087.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290i–9

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73