Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)
Chapter 7 International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.
Browse 38 subchapters and 137 sections in Chapter 7 International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc. of Title 22.
Browse subchapters
- Subchapter I Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter II Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter II–A British-American Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter II–B United States Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (csce)
- Subchapter II–C United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter II–D United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter II–E United States Senate-Japan Interparliamentary Group
- Subchapter III Kermit Roosevelt FUND
- Subchapter IV International Boundary and Water Commission
- Subchapter V Gorgas Memorial Laboratory
- Subchapter VI United Nations FOOD and Agriculture Organization
- Subchapter VII South Pacific Commission
- Subchapter VIII Caribbean Commission
- Subchapter IX PAN American Railway Congress
- Subchapter X The Institute of Inter-American Affairs
- Subchapter XI International Finance Corporation
- Subchapter XII Inter-American Development BANK
- Subchapter XII–A Inter-American Investment Corporation
- Subchapter XIII International Development Association
- Subchapter XIV Asian Development BANK
- Subchapter XV International Monetary FUND and BANK for Reconstruction and Development
- Subchapter XVI United Nations Organization
- Subchapter XVII United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- Subchapter XVIII Privileges and Immunities of International Organizations
- Subchapter XIX International Refugee Organization
- Subchapter XX World Health Organization
- Subchapter XXI Inter-American Foundation
- Subchapter XXII African Development FUND
- Subchapter XXIII United States African Development Foundation
- Subchapter XXIV African Development BANK
- Subchapter XXV United States-India FUND for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation
- Subchapter XXVI Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Subchapter XXVII European BANK for Reconstruction and Development
- Subchapter XXVIII North American Development BANK and Related Provisions
- Subchapter XXIX United States-Mexico Border Health Commission
- Subchapter XXX Middle EAST Development BANK
- Subchapter XXXI International Renewable Energy Agency
- Subchapter XXXII Organization of American States
Sections in Chapter 7
- § 261 Policy as to settlement of disputes and disarmament
- § 262 President’s participation in international congresses restricted
- § 262–1 Restriction relating to United States accession to any new international criminal tribunal
- § 262a Contributions to international organizations; consent of State Department; limitations as to certain organizations
- § 262b Commitments for United States contributions to international organizations; limitations; consultation with Congressional committees
- § 262c Commitments for United States contributions to international financial institutions fostering economic development in less developed countries; continuation of participation
- § 262d Human rights and United States assistance policies with international financial institutions
- § 262d–1 Congressional statement of policy of human rights and United States assistance policies with international institutions
- § 262e Comparability of salaries and benefits of employees of international financial institutions with employees of American private business and governmental service
- § 262f Promotion of development and utilization of light capital technologies and United States assistance policies with international financial institutions
- § 262g Human nutrition in developing countries and United States assistance policies with international financial institutions; declaration of policy
- § 262g–1 Targeting assistance to specific populations
- § 262g–2 Establishment of guidelines for international financial institutions
- § 262g–3 International negotiations on future replenishments of international financial institutions; consultation with appropriate Members of Congress
- § 262h Opposition by United States Executive Directors of international financial institutions to assistance for production or extraction of export commodities or minerals in surplus on world markets
- § 262i Repealed. Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 541(d)(6), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2518
- § 262j Use of renewable resources for energy production
- § 262k Financial assistance to international financial institutions; considerations and criteria
- § 262k–1 Transparency of budgets
- § 262k–2 Female genital mutilation
- § 262l Environmental reform measures and remedial measures; Committee on Health and the Environment
- § 262l–1 Sustainable economic growth and management of natural resources; environmental impact of loans; pest management; addition of trained professionals; “early warning system”
- § 262l–2 Sustainable use of natural resources; use of agricultural and industrial chemicals
- § 262l–3 Environmental and energy initiatives; benchmarks; Global Warming Initiative; appropriations
- § 262m Congressional findings and policies for multilateral development banks respecting environment, public health, natural resources, and indigenous peoples
- § 262m–1 Environmental performance of banks; mechanisms for improvement
- § 262m–2 Environmental impact of assistance proposals
- § 262m–3 Cooperative information exchange system
- § 262m–4 Environmental educational and training programs for mid-level bank managers and officials of borrowing countries
- § 262m–5 Environmental impact statements; factors considered; promotion of activities by United States Executive Directors
- § 262m–6 Repealed. Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 541(d)(4), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2518
- § 262m–7 Assessment of environmental impact of proposed multilateral development bank actions
- § 262m–8 Climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting
- § 262n Congressional findings and policies respecting agricultural and commodity production
- § 262n–1 Increase in income and employment in developing countries; enhancement of purchasing power; diversification away from single crop or product economies
- § 262n–2 Financing projects for production of export commodities, products, or minerals in surplus in world markets discouraged; instructions by Secretary of the Treasury to United States Executive Directors
- § 262n–3 Reduction of barriers to agricultural trade
- § 262o Negotiations concerning replenishment or increase in capital; annual reports on implementation of lending policy goals
- § 262o–1 Military spending by recipient countries; military involvement in economies of recipient countries
- § 262o–2 Advocacy of policies to enhance general effectiveness of International Monetary Fund
- § 262o–3 Administrative provisions
- § 262o–4 Promotion of policy goals
- § 262p Impact adjustment lending programs
- § 262p–1 Grassroots Collaboration Program
- § 262p–2 Instructions to United States Executive Directors for extension of credit
- § 262p–3 Participation of women in economic, social and policy development activities
- § 262p–4 Instructions to United States Executive Directors; indigenous people in borrowing country; determination of impact; protection of rights; consultation
- § 262p–4a Loan programs to reduce economic dependence on illicit narcotics
- § 262p–4b Directives regarding government-owned enterprises in countries receiving World Bank loans
- § 262p–4c Initiation of discussions to facilitate debt-for-development swaps for human welfare and environmental conservation
- § 262p–4d Initiation of discussions to facilitate financing of human welfare and natural resource programs in sub-Saharan Africa in connection with debt reduction and conversion
- § 262p–4e Extent to which borrowing country governments have honored debt-for-development swap agreements to be considered as factor in making loans to such borrowers
- § 262p–4f Assistance to countries to develop statistical assessment of well-being of poor
- § 262p–4g Directives regarding government-owned enterprises in countries receiving IADB loans
- § 262p–4h Discussions to increase productive economic participation of poor; reports
- § 262p–4i Multilateral development banks and debt-for-nature exchanges
- § 262p–4j Promotion of lending for environment
- § 262p–4k Promotion of institution-building for nongovernmental organizations concerned with environment
- § 262p–4l Improvement of interaction between International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and nongovernmental organizations
- § 262p–4m Population, health, and nutrition programs
- § 262p–4n Equal employment opportunities
- § 262p–4o Respect for indigenous peoples
- § 262p–4p Encouragement of fair labor practices
- § 262p–4q Opposition to assistance by international financial institutions to terrorist states
- § 262p–4r Use of authority of United States Executive Directors
- § 262p–5 Definitions
- § 262p–6 Improvement of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
- § 262p–7 Reform of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
- § 262p–8 Modification of the Enhanced HIPC Initiative
- § 262p–9 Reform of the “Doing Business” Report of the World Bank
- § 262p–10 Enhancing the transparency and effectiveness of the Inspection Panel process of the World Bank
- § 262p–11 Opposition to loans or funds for countries that support terrorism
- § 262p–12 Cancellation of Haiti’s debts to international financial institutions
- § 262p–12a Ukraine debt payment relief
- § 262p–13 Support for capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism
- § 262p–14 Support to enhance the capacity of fund members to evaluate the legal and financial terms of sovereign debt contracts
- § 262p–15 United States policy on Burma at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the Asian Development Bank
- § 262p–16 United States policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank assistance to the People’s Republic of China
- § 262p–17 Support for international initiatives to provide debt restructuring or relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt
- § 262q Transferred
- § 262r Annual report by Chairman of National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies
- § 262r–1 Transmission to the Congress of operating summaries of the multilateral development banks
- § 262r–2 Combined report on effect of pending multilateral development bank loans on environment, natural resources, public health, and indigenous peoples
- § 262r–3 Reports on financial stabilization programs led by International Monetary Fund in connection with financing from Exchange Stabilization Fund
- § 262r–4 Annual report and testimony on state of international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF agreements
- § 262r–5 Repealed. Pub. L. 106–429, § 101(a) [title V, § 592], Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900, 1900A–59
- § 262r–6 Reports on policies, operations, and management of international financial institutions
- § 262s Multilateral development bank procurement
- § 262s–1 Procurement opportunities for United States firms
- § 262s–2 Commercial Service Officers and multilateral development bank procurement
- § 262t Personnel practices
- § 263 International Prison Commission
- § 263a International Criminal Police Organization
- § 263b Transnational repression accountability and prevention
- § 263c Anti-piracy information sharing
- § 264, 265 Omitted
- § 266 International commission of congresses of navigation; authorization of appropriation for expenses
- § 266a Transferred
- § 266b Repealed. June 11, 1940, ch. 306, 54 Stat. 263
- § 267 Permanent Commission of International Geodetic Association; representative of United States
- § 267a Appointment of delegates; compensation
- § 267b International Joint Commission; invitation to establish; personnel; duties
- § 268 International Joint Commission; salaries; powers
- § 268a Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650
- § 268b Advances from appropriation “Boundary line, Alaska and Canada, and the United States and Canada”
- § 268c Limitation on expenditure of funds for compensation of International Boundary Commissioner to actual hours worked
- § 269 Permanent International Association of Road Congresses; authorization of membership
- § 269a Central Bureau of the International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale; authorization of appropriations
- § 269b Omitted
- § 269c International Statistical Bureau at The Hague; authorization of appropriations
- § 269d Inter American Statistical Institute; authorization of appropriations
- § 269e Omitted
- § 269f International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property; authorization of appropriations
- § 269g Private International Law Conference at The Hague and Private Law International Institute in Rome; membership; appointment of delegates
- § 269g–1 Authorization of appropriations
- § 269h International Union for the Publication of Customs Tariffs; authorization of annual appropriations for expenses
- § 270 to 270g Repealed. Pub. L. 88–619, § 3, Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 995
- § 271 International Labor Organization; membership
- § 272 Omitted
- § 272a Authorization of appropriations
- § 272b Loyalty check on United States personnel
- § 273 Pan American Institute of Geography and History; authorization of annual appropriations for membership
- § 274 International Council of Scientific Unions and Associated Unions; authorization of annual appropriations for membership
- § 274a International biological program
- § 274b Cooperation of Federal and non-Federal departments, agencies, and organizations; transfers of funds
- § 275 International Hydrographic Bureau
- § 275a Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation; authorization of appropriations
- § 276 to 276a–4 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXV, § 2503(d), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–837
- § 276b Repealed. Pub. L. 95–45, § 4(d)(4), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 223
- § 276c Designation of Senate delegates to Conferences of the Interparliamentary Union
- § 276c–1 Reports of expenditures by members of American groups or delegations and employees; consolidated reports by congressional committees; public inspection
- § 276c–2 Employee benefits for United States citizen-representatives to international financial institutions; Treasury Department as collecting, accounting, and depositing agency for employee payments; contributions from appropriated funds
- § 276c–3 Repealed. Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 541(d)(7), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2518
- § 276c–4 Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations
- § 276c–5 Authorization for United States participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
- § 276c–6 Supporting the employment of United States citizens by international organizations
- § 276c–7 Internships of United States nationals at international organizations