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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§262o–5 Multilateral Development Bank Support for Nuclear Energy

Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › § 262o–5

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Treasury must tell the U.S. Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other similar multilateral development banks to use America's voice and vote to push for two things. First, they must seek removal of bank bans on giving money or technical help for producing, moving, or distributing nuclear power — including small modular reactors — when those technologies meet or beat the safety and quality of U.S. or OECD-member country technology. Second, they must push the banks to build more internal expertise to study the possible role of nuclear energy in client countries and how to provide the financial and technical help described above.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §262o–5

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral development bank (as defined in section 262m–7(g) of this title) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate for— (1)
(2)increased internal capacity-building at the respective bank for the purpose of assessing—
(A)the potential role of nuclear energy, including small modular reactors, in the energy systems of client countries; and
(B)the delivery of financial and technical assistance described in paragraph (1) to the countries.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 7070(b)(5) of Pub. L. 119–75, see Termination Date note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination Date Pub. L. 119–75, div. F, title VI, § 7070(b)(5), Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 625, provided that: “The preceding provisions of this subsection [enacting this section, section 262o–6 and 284ee of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 262r of this title] and the

Amendments

made by the preceding provisions of this subsection shall have no force or effect beginning 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 3, 2026].”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 262o–5

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102