Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§262n Congressional Findings and Policies Respecting Agricultural and Commodity Production
Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › § 262n
Summary
Congress says two things are true: first, projects funded by international development banks have sometimes hurt American farmers and agribusiness. Second, when people in rural areas of developing countries earn more money, they usually buy more U.S. farm and food products.
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60