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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.

§ 283h. Securities issued by Bank; reports to and of Securities and Exchange Commission

Statutory text

(a)

Exempt securities; reports of Bank to Commission

Any securities issued by the Bank (including any guarantee by the Bank, whether or not limited in scope) in connection with raising of funds for including in the Bank’s capital resources as defined in article II, section 5, and article IIA, section 4, of the agreement, and any securities guaranteed by the Bank as to both principal and interest to which the commitment in article II, section 4(a)(ii), or article IIA, section 3(c), of the agreement is expressly applicable, shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of subsection (a)(2) of section 77c of title 15 and subsection (a)(12) of section 78c of title 15. The Bank shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such annual and other reports with regard to such securities as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate in view of the special character of the Bank and its operations and necessary in the Public interest or for the protection of investors.

(b)

Suspension of exemption provisions; annual reports of Commission to Congress

The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, is authorized to suspend the provisions of subsection (a) at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the Bank during the period of such suspension. The Commission shall include in its annual reports to Congress such information as it shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this section and in connection therewith shall include any views submitted for such purpose by any association of dealers registered with the Commission.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Inter-American Development Bank Act

    Pub. L. 86–147 § 11 · 73 Stat. 299

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 283h

    Pub. L. 86–147, § 11, Aug. 7, 1959, 73 Stat. 301

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 86–147, § 11, Aug. 7, 1959, 73 Stat. 301

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 11. securities issued by bank as exempt securities; report filed with securities and exchange commission (a) Any securities issued by the Bank (including any guarantee by the Bank, whether or not limited in scope) in connection with raising of funds for including in the Bank’s ordinary capital resources as defined in article II, section 5, of the agreement, and any securities guaranteed by the Bank as to both principal and interest to which the commitment in article II, section 4(a)(ii), of the agreement is expressly applicable, shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2) of section 3 of the Act of May 27, 1933, as amended (15 U.S.C. 77c), and paragraph (a)(12) 48 Stat. 75. 48 Stat. 882. of section 3 of the Act of June 6, 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c). The Bank shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such annual and other reports with regard to such securities as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate in view of the special character of the Bank and its operations and necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors. (b) The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, is authorized to suspend the provisions of subsection (a) at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the Bank during the period of such suspension. The Commission shall include in its annual reports to Congress such information as it shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this section and in connection therewith shall include any views submitted for such purpose by any association of dealers registered with the Commission.

  2. Pub. L. 94–302 title I § 103(a)(3) · 90 Stat. 591

    Struck and inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 283h(a)

    Pub. L. 94–302 struck out “ordinary” after “in the Bank’s” and inserted “and article IIA, section 4” after “article II, section 5” and “or article IIA, section 3(c)” after “article II, section 4(a)(ii)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–302 struck out “ordinary” after “in the Bank’s” and inserted “and article IIA, section 4” after “article II, section 5” and “or article IIA, section 3(c)” after “article II, section 4(a)(ii)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) By deleting in the first sentence of section 11(a) the word 22 USC 283h. “ordinary”; by inserting in section 11(a) after the words “article II, section 5,” the words “and article I Li, section 4,”; and by inserting in section 11(a) after the words “article II, section 4(a)(ii),” the words “or article IIA, section 3(c),”.

    Effective date note
    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 94–302, see section 103(b) of Pub. L. 94–302, set out as a note under section 283c of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–302 struck out “ordinary” after “in the Bank’s” and inserted “and article IIA, section 4” after “article II, section 5” and “or article IIA, section 3(c)” after “article II, section 4(a)(ii)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 94–302, see section 103(b) of Pub. L. 94–302, set out as a note under section 283c of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

Functions of National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems delegated to National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies, see section 2(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 11269, , 31 F.R. 2813, set out as a note under section 286b of this title.

Credits

1959–1976 · 2 acts
  1. 1959Pub. L. 86–147, § 11, , 73 Stat. 301
  2. 1976Pub. L. 94–302, title I, § 103(a)(3), , 90 Stat. 593.
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(Pub. L. 86–147, § 11, , 73 Stat. 301; Pub. L. 94–302, title I, § 103(a)(3), , 90 Stat. 593.)

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