Bretton Woods Agreements Act

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