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Bretton Woods Agreements Act

  • Section
  • 1
    Short Title
  • 2
    Acceptance of membership
  • 3
    Appointment of governors, executive directors, and alternates
  • 4
    National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems
  • 5
    Congressional authorization needed for certain actions
  • 6
  • 7
    Payment of subscription to fund and bank 
  • 8
    Obtaining and furnishing information
  • 9
  • 10
    Jurisdiction and venue of actions
  • 11
    Status, immunities and privileges 
  • 12
    Stabilization loans by the Bank 
  • 13
    Stabilization operations by the Fund 
  • 14
    Further promotion of international economic relations 
  • 15
    Securities exempted from Securities Act of 1933
  • Increases in quota of United States and capital stock of bank; loans to Fund
  • 33
    Consideration of human needs in economic adjustment programs
  • 34
  • 35
    Dollar-special drawing rights substitution account
  • 36
    Membership for Taiwan in fund 
  • 37
    Membership for Palestine Liberation Organization in fund 
  • 38
    Assistance to El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other nations 
  • 39
    Increase of subscription of stock; authorization of appropriations
  • 40
    Promoting conditions for exchange rate stability
  • 41
    Quota increase 
  • 42
    Collection and exchange of information on monetary and financial problems 
  • 43
    Instructions to the United States executive director 
  • 44
    Elimination of agricultural export subsidies 
  • 45
    Sustaining economic growth
  • 46
    Opposing fund bailouts of banks 
  • 47
    International cooperation
  • 48
    IMF interest rates
  • 49
    Trade provisions
  • 50
  • 51
    Additional increase in capital stock of Bank; subscription to additional shares
  • 53
    Capital stock increase
  • 54
    Contribution to the Interest Subsidy Account of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
  • 55
    Discussions to enhance the capacity of the Fund to alleviate the potentially adverse impacts of Fund programs on the poor and the environment
  • 56
    Quota increase
  • 57
    Acceptance of amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund
  • 58
    Approval of Fund pledge to sell gold to provide resources for the Reserve Account of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Trust
  • 59
    Fund policy changes
  • 60
    Measures to reduce military spending by developing nations
  • 61
    Quota increase
  • 62
    Approval of contributions for debt reductions for the poorest countries
  • 63
    Principles for International Monetary Fund lending
  • 64
    Acceptance of Amendments to Articles of Agreement of Fund Approved on April 28 and May 5, 2008
  • 65
    Quota Increase to 4,973,100,000 Special Drawing Rights
  • 66
    Approval to Sell a Limited Amount of the Fund’s Gold
  • 67
    Acceptance of Amendment to Articles of Agreement of Fund Approved on October 22, 1997
  • 68
    Restrictions on Use of United States Funds for Foreign Governments; Protection of American Taxpayers

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