US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

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