22 USC § 282 - Acceptance of membership by United States in International Finance Corporation

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title: "22 USC § 282 - Acceptance of membership by United States in International Finance Corporation"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "282"
section_name: "Acceptance of membership by United States in International Finance Corporation"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."
subchapter_number: "XI"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788, § 2, 69 Stat. 669.)"
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# § 282. Acceptance of membership by United States in International Finance Corporation

The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the International Finance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”), provided for by the Articles of Agreement of the Corporation deposited in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788, § 2, 69 Stat. 669.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘International Finance Corporation Act’.”

, , provided that: