22 USC § 290i - Acceptance of membership

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title: "22 USC § 290i - Acceptance of membership"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "290i"
section_name: "Acceptance of membership"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."
subchapter_number: "XXIV"
subchapter_name: "AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–35, title XIII, § 1332, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 741.)"
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# § 290i. Acceptance of membership

The President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the African Development Bank (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Bank”) provided for by the agreement establishing the Bank (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “agreement”) deposited in the archives of the United Nations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title XIII, § 1332, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 741.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this part”, meaning part 3 of subtitle B of title XIII of , , , known as the African Development Bank Act, which enacted this subchapter and amended sections 262d, 262f, and 276c–2 of this title and , Banks and Banking. For complete classification of part 3 to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This subtitle [subtitle B (§§ 1311–1372) of title XIII of
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> , enacting this subchapter and sections 262g–1 to 262g–3, 283z–2, 284
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> , 285w, and 286e–1h of this title, amending sections 262d, 262f, 262g, 276c–2, 283w, 283z–1, 285s, 285t, 285u, 286e–1f, and 286u of this title and
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> , Banks and Banking, repealing
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> , and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 262c, 262g–2, and 290i of this title] shall take effect upon its enactment [
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> ], except that funds authorized to be appropriated by any provision contained in part 1 [enacting
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> and amending
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> ] or part 4 [enacting sections 283z–2 and 285w of this title and amending sections 283w, 283z–1, 285s, 285t, and 285u of this title] shall not be available for use or obligation prior to
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> .”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

> “This part [part 3 (§§ 1331–1342) of subtitle B of title XIII of
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> , enacting this subchapter and amending sections 262d, 262f, and 276c–2 of this title and
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> , Banks and Banking] may be cited as the ‘African Development Bank Act’.”

, , , provided that: