Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§282j Increase in Capital Stock of Corporation; Subscription to Additional Shares
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XI — INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION › § 282j
Summary
The U.S. Governor of the Corporation may vote to add 650,000 authorized shares and may agree to buy 175,162 extra shares for the United States, but that purchase only happens if Congress provides the money in advance. Up to $175,162,000 can be set aside, with no time limit, for the Treasury Secretary to pay for those shares.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §282j
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(a)The United States Governor of the Corporation is authorized—
(1)to vote for an increase of 650,000 shares in the authorized capital stock of the Corporation; and
(2)to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 175,162 additional shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, except that any subscription to additional shares shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(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, § 175,162,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification section 12 of act Aug. 11, 1955, is based on section 3 of H.R. 1948, Ninety-ninth Congress, as introduced Apr. 3, 1985, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 99–190.
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22 U.S.C. § 282j
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102