Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§282i Increase in Capital Stock of Corporation; Subscription to Additional Shares
Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XI— INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION › § 282i
Summary
The U.S. Governor of the Corporation may vote to add 540,000 authorized shares. If approved, the U.S. may subscribe to 111,493 of those shares, and Congress may appropriate up to $111,493,000 (no fiscal year limit) to be paid by the Treasury Secretary.
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Title 22, §282i
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The United States Governor of the Corporation is authorized—
(1)to vote for an increase of five hundred and forty thousand shares in the authorized capital stock of the Corporation; and
(2)if such increase becomes effective, to subscribe on behalf of the United States to one hundred and eleven thousand four hundred and ninety-three additional shares of the capital stock of the Corporation: Provided, however, That any commitment to make payment for such additional subscriptions shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
(b)In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Corporation provided for in this section, there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $111,493,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 95–118, title X, § 1001, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1072, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and section 262c, 262d, 262e to 262g, 284n, 285s, 285t, 286e–1f, and 290g–10 of this title, repealing section 283y, 284m, 290g–9 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 262c of this title] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Oct. 3, 1977], except that no funds authorized to be appropriated by any amendment contained in title II, III, IV, V, or VI [enacting this section and section 286e–1f, 284n, 285s, 285t, or 290g–10 of this title] may be available for use or obligation prior to October 1, 1977”.
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22 U.S.C. § 282i
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
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Apr 5, 2026
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