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22 U.S.C. 282l: Capital stock increaseText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 7-INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
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§282l. Capital stock increase

(a)  Subscription authorized

(1)  In general

The United States Governor of the Corporation may⁠—

(A)  vote for an increase of 1,000,000 shares in the authorized capital stock of the Corporation; and

(B)  subscribe on behalf of the United States to 250,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

(2)  Prior appropriation required

The subscription authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

(b)  Limitations on authorization of appropriations

In order to pay for the subscription authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $50,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

( Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788, § 14 , as added Pub. L. 102–145, § 125(a) , Oct. 28, 1991 , as added Pub. L. 102–266, § 102 , Apr. 1, 1992 , 106 Stat. 97 .)