§ 262f. — Promotion of development and utilization of light capital technologies and United States assistance policies with international financial institutions.
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC262f]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 262f. Promotion of development and utilization of light
capital technologies and United States assistance policies with
international financial institutions
The United States Government, in connection with its voice and vote
in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International Finance
Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African
Development Fund, the Asian Development Bank, and the African
Development Bank, shall promote the development and utilization of light
capital technologies, otherwise known as intermediate, appropriate, or
village technologies, by such international institutions as major facets
of their development strategies, with major emphasis on the production
and conservation of energy through light capital technologies.
(Pub. L. 95-118, title VIII, Sec. 801, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1071; Pub.
L. 97-35, title XIII, Secs. 1342(c), 1371(b)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat.
743, 746.)
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-35 redesignated subsec. (a) as entire section,
inserted reference to African Development Bank, and struck out subsec.
(b) which related to an annual report to Congress on progress toward
achieving goals of this section.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1372
of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 290i
of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 3, 1977, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 95-118,
set out as a note under section 282i of this title.
