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[CITE: 22USC285c]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
           CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
 
                 SUBCHAPTER XIV--ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
 
Sec. 285c. Congressional authorization needed for certain 
        actions
        
    Unless the Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the 
President nor any person or agency shall, on behalf of the United 
States, (a) subscribe to additional shares of stock of the Bank; (b) 
vote for or agree to any amendment of the agreement which increases the 
obligations of the United States, or which would change the purpose or 
functions of the Bank; or (c) make a loan or provide other financing to 
the Bank, except that funds for technical assistance note to exceed 
$1,000,000 in any one year may be provided to the Bank by a United 
States agency created pursuant to an Act of Congress which is authorized 
by law to provide funds to international organizations.

(Pub. L. 89-369, Sec. 5, Mar. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 72.)


                        Subsequent Replenishments

    Pub. L. 105-118, title V, Sec. 560(a), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 
2425, provided in part that the Secretary of the Treasury may contribute 
on behalf of the United States to the sixth replenishment of the 
resources of the Asian Development Fund, subject to obtaining the 
necessary appropriations, and authorized $400,000,000 to be appropriated 
without fiscal year limitation.
    Pub. L. 103-87, title V, Sec. 526, Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 952, 
provided in part that the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
agree on behalf of the United States to participate in the fifth 
replenishment of the Asian Development Fund, subject to obtaining the 
necessary appropriations.
