Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§284k Illegal Drug Traffic; Loan Restrictions

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XIII— INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION › § 284k

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Treasury Secretary must tell the United States directors at the World Bank and the IDA to vote against any loan or use of those funds for a country that the President has found (and told the Secretary) did not stop narcotic drugs and other controlled substances (see 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), made or moved through that country, from being sold illegally to U.S. government personnel or their families in that country or from entering the United States. That voting instruction stays in effect until the President notifies the Secretary that the country has taken adequate steps.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §284k

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The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan or other utilization of the funds of the Bank and the Association for the benefit of any country with respect to which the President has made a determination, and so notified the Secretary of the Treasury, that the government of such country has failed to take adequate steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances (as defined by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.]) produced or processed, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country, from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to United States Government personnel or their dependents, or from entering the United States unlawfully. Such instruction shall continue in effect until the President determines, and so notifies the Secretary of the Treasury, that the government of such country has taken adequate steps to prevent such sale or entry of narcotic drugs and other controlled substances.

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References in Text

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1236, which is classified principally to chapter 13 (§ 801 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 284k

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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