Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§285v Sense of Congress Respecting Membership of Taiwan in Bank
Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XIV— ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 285v
Summary
The U.S. wants Taiwan (Republic of China before January 1, 1979) to keep membership in the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and if Taiwan is expelled the U.S. Executive Director must tell the Bank the U.S. will review future participation and payments to the Asian Development Fund (ADF).
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Title 22, §285v
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
It is the sense of the Congress that it is the policy of the United States that Taiwan (before January 1, 1979, known as the Republic of China) shall be permitted to retain membership in the Asian Development Bank and that the United States Executive Director of the Bank shall notify the Bank that a serious review of future United States participation, including any future payments to the Asian Development Fund, would ensue if Taiwan were expelled from the Bank.
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22 U.S.C. § 285v
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60