Treasury Has Sustained Its Formal Process to Promote U.S.	 
Policies at the International Monetary Fund (29-JUN-06, 	 
GAO-06-876R).							 
                                                                 
In recent years, Congress has demonstrated significant interest  
in legislating U.S. policies regarding the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). Currently, the administration is charged with	 
responding to dozens of legislative mandates related to the IMF, 
including advocacy for certain IMF policies, instructions for	 
U.S. voting positions on IMF assistance to borrower countries,	 
and requirements to report to Congress on various aspects of U.S.
participation in the IMF. Since 2001, we reported that the United
States had maintained nearly 70 legislative mandates prescribing 
U.S. policy goals at the IMF. These mandates covered a wide range
of policies, including policies regarding combating terrorism,	 
human rights, international trade, and weapons proliferation. As 
an international organization, the IMF is generally exempt from  
U.S. law. However, Congress can seek to influence IMF policy by  
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S.	 
Executive Director on the IMF's Executive Board to pursue certain
policy considerations or to vote in a particular way on IMF	 
programs or on assistance to specific countries. In 2000,	 
Congress directed us to assess the Department of the Treasury's  
(Treasury) efforts to advance U.S. legislative mandates at the	 
IMF. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000	 
requires us to report annually on the extent to which IMF	 
practices are consistent with U.S. policies as set forth in	 
federal law. In January 2001, we reported that Treasury 	 
instituted a formal process in 1999 to systematically promote	 
congressionally mandated policies at the IMF. We also found that,
although Treasury had had some influence over IMF policies, it	 
was difficult to attribute the adoption of a policy within the	 
IMF solely to the efforts of any one member because the IMF	 
generally makes decisions on the basis of consensus. Since 2003, 
we have provided yearly updates on (1) the status of Treasury's  
process for advancing congressional mandates at the IMF and (2)  
the number of U.S. legislative mandates concerning the IMF. This 
report provides a similar update for 2006.			 
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REPORTNUM:   GAO-06-876R					        
    ACCNO:   A56119						        
  TITLE:     Treasury Has Sustained Its Formal Process to Promote U.S.
Policies at the International Monetary Fund			 
     DATE:   06/29/2006 
  SUBJECT:   Foreign policies					 
	     International organizations			 
	     Monetary policies					 
	     Policy evaluation					 
	     Reporting requirements				 
	     International Monetary Fund			 

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GAO-06-876R

June 29, 2006

Congressional Committees

Subject: Treasury Has Sustained Its Formal Process to Promote U.S.
Policies at the International Monetary Fund

In recent years, Congress has demonstrated significant interest in
legislating U.S. policies regarding the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Currently, the administration is charged with responding to dozens of
legislative mandates related to the IMF, including advocacy for certain
IMF policies, instructions for U.S. voting positions on IMF assistance to
borrower countries, and requirements to report to Congress on various
aspects of U.S. participation in the IMF.

Since 2001, we reported that the United States had maintained nearly 70
legislative mandates prescribing U.S. policy goals at the IMF. These
mandates covered a wide range of policies, including policies regarding
combating terrorism, human rights, international trade, and weapons
proliferation. As an international organization, the IMF is generally
exempt from U.S. law. However, Congress can seek to influence IMF policy
by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive
Director on the IMF's Executive Board1 to pursue certain policy
considerations or to vote in a particular way on IMF programs or on
assistance to specific countries.

In 2000, Congress directed us to assess the Department of the Treasury's
(Treasury) efforts to advance U.S. legislative mandates at the IMF. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 20002 requires us to
report annually on the extent to which IMF practices are consistent with
U.S. policies as set forth in federal law. In January 2001, we reported
that Treasury instituted a formal process in 1999 to systematically
promote congressionally mandated policies at the IMF.3 We also found that,
although Treasury had had some influence over IMF policies, it was
difficult to attribute the adoption of a policy within the IMF solely to
the efforts of any one member because the IMF generally makes decisions on
the basis of consensus. Since 2003, we have provided yearly updates on (1)
the status of Treasury's process for advancing congressional mandates at
the IMF and (2) the number of U.S. legislative mandates concerning the
IMF.4 This report provides a similar update for 2006.

1The Executive Board oversees the day-to-day business of the IMF. The
board comprises 24 executive directors who are appointed or elected by
member countries or by groups of member countries. The President appoints,
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the U.S. Executive Director to
represent the United States on the board.

2Pub.L. No. 106-113, S: 504(e), 113 Stat. 1501, 1501A-318 (1999).

3See GAO, International Monetary Fund: Efforts to Advance U.S. Policies at
the Fund, GAO-01-214 (Washington, D.C.: Jan. 29, 2001).

Results in Brief

The Department of the Treasury has sustained a formal process for
advancing U.S. policies at the IMF. A task force facilitates coordination
between Treasury and the U.S. Executive Director and identifies early
opportunities to influence decisions of IMF members. Since our September
2005 report, the task force has continued to meet on a regular basis to
identify opportunities to advance legislative mandates at the IMF.
Treasury continues to promote the task force as a tool for monitoring and
promoting legislative mandates and other policy priorities by, for
example, including discussion on crosscutting policy issues such as debt
relief and focusing attention n on both present and prospective IMF
programs.

We have identified 70 legislative mandates that prescribe U.S. policy
goals at the IMF, which is similar to the numbers we reported in our
previous reports. Since our last report, 9 mandates have either replaced
older mandates or represented amendments to mandates, and 1 mandate,
concerning direct support to the central government of Cambodia, has
expired. Treasury continues to notify the U.S. Executive Director about
new mandates through instruction letters.

Background

Treasury has the lead role within the executive branch for formulating
U.S. policy toward the IMF. The U.S. Executive Director is appointed by
the President and pursues U.S. policy objectives through membership on the
IMF's Executive Board. Treasury's Office of International Affairs, along
with the Office of the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF, formulates,
evaluates, and implements Treasury policy concerning U.S. participation in
the IMF, including the policy positions and directives set forth in
legislative mandates.

The legislative mandates that set forth U.S. policy regarding the IMF
cover a range of issues. Some of these, such as exchange rate policy, are
core to the IMF's mission. This report classifies mandates into one of two
broad categories: "policy" mandates and "directed vote" mandates.5 Policy
mandates seek to foster or advocate certain policies at the IMF by
directing Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director to use his or
her "voice," "vote," or both, on behalf of the United States at the
Executive Board to bring about a policy change at the IMF. For example,
the U.S. Executive Director is directed to encourage the IMF to adopt
internationally recognized worker rights for borrowing countries. Directed
vote mandates are more prescriptive, in that they instruct the United
States to "oppose" or "vote against" loans or other IMF assistance to
particular countries or categories of countries.  For example, the U.S.
Executive Director is directed to vote against financial assistance for a
country that is not compliant with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act6
(see enc. I, mandate 51).

4See GAO, Treasury Maintains a Formal Process to Advance U.S. Policies at
the International Monetary Fund, GAO-03-401R (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 7,
2003); Treasury Continues Its Formal Process to Promote U.S. Policies at
the International Monetary Fund, GAO-04-928R (Washington, D.C.: July 12,
2004); and Treasury Continues to Maintain Its Formal Process to Promote
U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund, GAO-05-1015R
(Washington, D.C.: Sept. 14, 2005).

5Reporting mandates that require Treasury to report to Congress on various
issues related to U.S. participation in the IMF constitute a third
category of legislative mandates. This report does not cover reporting
mandates because they are not related to advancing U.S. policy goals at
the IMF.

Treasury Has a Systematic Process for Promoting U.S. Legislative Mandates

Treasury continues to use a systematic process to advance U.S. legislative
mandates at the IMF. As we reported previously,7 Treasury created the Task
Force on Implementation of U.S. Policy and Reforms in the IMF in March
1999 to strengthen the process by which the United States pursues its
objectives at the IMF. In particular, the task force was to increase
awareness among Treasury staff about the mandates and identify early
opportunities to provide input to the U.S. Executive Director to influence
decisions regarding IMF members' programs and economic reviews. Treasury
also continues to make available to all relevant staff annual updates of
its comprehensive legislative mandates manual, which contains all mandates
applicable to U.S. participation in the IMF.

The task force includes staff-level representatives from the regional and
functional offices within Treasury's Office of International Affairs,
Treasury's Office of the General Counsel, and the U.S. Executive
Director's office. Task force members continue to meet monthly to discuss
how Treasury and the U.S. Executive Director can best apply legislative
mandates based on a country's economic circumstances.8

According to Treasury officials, the task force serves an important role
as a mechanism to systematically remind Treasury officials of the need to
address legislative mandates. Prior to each monthly meeting, task force
members review a tentative schedule of the IMF Executive Board upcoming
meetings to stay abreast of what countries will be discussed by the board.
Also, Treasury officials may prepare for the meetings by obtaining
information about other opportunities to attempt to influence the IMF. For
example, Treasury officials may hold discussions with IMF officials when
an IMF mission is planned to a particular country as part of negotiations
for a new or existing program or an economic review.

At the task force meetings, members discuss opportunities to implement
mandates, including mandates of potential relevance for specific
countries. The aim of the discussions is to identify the best
opportunities to make a credible and convincing case for pursuing a
mandate at a given time. Once agreement is reached on how to pursue a
mandate, Treasury officers for the specific country collaborate with U.S.
Executive Director staff and functional specialists to draft a policy
position for the U.S. Executive Director. The policy position can take the
form of input for a written statement or talking points for an oral
statement to the Executive Board. The U.S. Executive Director pursues U.S.
objectives, including the legislative mandates, through various channels
at the IMF. For example, the U.S. Executive Director regularly makes oral
or written statements to the board to apprise it of U.S. policy objectives
regarding requests from countries for new programs, IMF reviews of
existing programs, and regular IMF reviews of each members' economic
policies.

622 U.S.C. S: 7107 (2004).

7GAO-01-214, GAO-03-401R, GAO-04-928R, and GAO-05-1015R.

8Although the task force helps facilitate coordination between Treasury
officials and the U.S. Executive Director, it is not the final arbiter for
determining the U.S. policy position toward the IMF on any given issue.
The task force is not a review or approval mechanism to give Treasury
sanction to pursue individual mandates.

Since creating the task force, Treasury has made occasional modifications
to its efforts to monitor and promote legislative mandates at the IMF. For
example, in March 2001, the task force expanded its agenda to include not
only countries scheduled for discussion by the IMF Executive Board but
also countries that might need a program in the next several months. This
enabled task force participants to focus attention on countries not yet on
the board's calendar. In April 2004, Treasury officials initiated efforts
to make the task force more useful for participants by, for example,
reorganizing the meeting agenda into a table format that clearly indicates
which mandates are relevant to particular countries. They also categorized
the countries under discussion by differentiating those that currently
have an IMF program from those that may need one. In early 2005, Treasury
began transitioning its task force meetings from a biweekly to a monthly
basis, while holding periodic meetings, as needed, among the country desk
officers, the Office of the General Counsel, and the Executive Director's
office. The task force also added crosscutting policy discussions to the
agenda. As a result, according to Treasury officials, attendance at the
task force meetings increased.

Slight Decrease in Number of U.S. Legislative Mandates Concerning the IMF

The number of U.S. legislative mandates concerning the IMF has remained
relatively constant for the last four years. Through our legal analysis,
supplemented by documentation obtained from Treasury, we identified a
total of 70 IMF-related mandates as of April 2006, 1 mandate fewer than we
identified in our September 2005 report.  Since our last update, 9
mandates have been enacted that simply renew expired mandates or represent
amendments to mandates. One mandate that instructed the U.S. Executive
Director to oppose loans to the central government of Cambodia has
expired.9 Treasury continues to provide annual notification letters
concerning new mandates to the U.S. Executive Director's office. These
notification letters instruct the U.S. Executive Director to take
appropriate actions with respect to IMF mandates.

Enclosure I identifies all directed vote and policy mandates that
prescribe U.S. policy goals at the IMF under current federal law. The
enclosure briefly describes the broad policy objectives that the mandates
address and some of the actions that are required by Treasury and the U.S.
Executive Director. The mandates date from 1945 to 2005, with the majority
enacted in the last decade. Some mandates address multiple policy issues,
sometimes overlapping each other. Enclosure II identifies some policies
that are addressed in multiple mandates.10 For example, 9 mandates pertain
to trade and 7 pertain to debt issues.

9Pub. L. No. 108-447, S: 554, 118 Stat. 2809, 3015 (2004).

Agency Comments and Our Evaluation

We received written comments on a draft of this report from the Department
of the Treasury, which we reprinted in enclosure III. Treasury concurred
with the facts presented in this report. Treasury reiterated its position
that the extensive legislative mandates could potentially undermine its
effectiveness in influencing the IMF.

Scope and Methodology

To describe the current process that Treasury has in place to advance
congressional mandates at the IMF, we reviewed the list of topics that
were discussed in the monthly task force meetings from September 2005 to
May 2006, which include summaries of major issues relating to the
mandates. To determine the current number of IMF mandates, we analyzed
Treasury's compilation of legislative mandates pertaining to the
international financial institutions and documents obtained through our
own legal research. In addition, we reviewed a January 2006 memorandum
from Treasury to the U.S. Executive Director concerning new mandates and
Treasury's 2006 compilation of legislative mandates applying to
international financial institutions. We used two criteria to identify the
relevant laws for this review: (1) any current law that explicitly directs
the U.S. Executive Director to the IMF to use his vote at the IMF to
achieve a policy goal and (2) any current law that seeks to have the U.S.
Executive Director use his voice at the IMF to promote a U.S. policy or
make a policy change. To address both objectives, we also interviewed
officials in Treasury's Office of International Monetary Policy and the
Office of the General Counsel.

We conducted our review from April 2006 to June 2006 in accordance with
generally accepted government auditing standards.

10Within enclosures I and II, mandates shown in bold represent those that
replaced expired mandates since our last report in September 2005.

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We are sending copies of this report to other congressional committees,
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund, and other interested parties. We will also make copies
available to others upon request. In addition, this report will be
available at no charge on the GAO Web site at http://www.gao.gov .

If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please contact
Thomas Melito at (202) 512-9601 or [email protected]; or Stephanie J. May at
(202) 512-6293 or [email protected] . Contact points for our Offices of
Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page
of this report. GAO staff who made major contributions to this report are
listed in enclosure IV.

Thomas Melito

Director, International Affairs and Trade

Stephanie J. May

Managing Associate General Counsel

General Counsel

Enclosures

List of Congressional Committees

The Honorable Richard G. Lugar

Chairman

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Ranking Minority Member

Committee on Foreign Relations

United States Senate

The Honorable Thad Cochran

Chairman

The Honorable Robert C. Byrd

Ranking Minority Member

Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate

The Honorable Mitch McConnell

Chairman

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy

Ranking Minority Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations,

and Related Programs

Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate

The Honorable Michael G. Oxley

Chairman

The Honorable Barney Frank

Ranking Minority Member

Committee on Financial Services

House of Representatives

The Honorable Jerry Lewis

Chairman

The Honorable David R. Obey

Ranking Minority Member

Committee on Appropriations

House of Representatives

Enclosure I: U.S. Legislative Mandatesa Concerning the International
Monetary Fund (IMF)

      Law and date Subject matter      Required actions              Directed 
      of                                                             vote     
      enactmentb                                                     
1  22 U.S.C.    Human rights,       The Department of the         Yes      
      262d         international       Treasury (Treasury) shall     
                   terrorism,          instruct the U.S. Executive   
      Oct. 3, 1977 religious freedom,  Director (USED) to oppose     
                   and others,         loans to countries whose      
                   including nuclear   governments engage in a       
                   material            pattern of gross violations   
                   acquisition         of internationally recognized 
                                       human rights or provide       
                                       refuge to individuals         
                                       committing acts of            
                                       international terrorism by    
                                       hijacking aircraft, unless    
                                       such assistance is directed   
                                       to serve basic human needs.   
                                       Severe violations of          
                                       religious freedom should be   
                                       considered in determining if  
                                       the country has engaged in    
                                       gross violations of           
                                       internationally recognized    
                                       human rights. Further,        
                                       Treasury is to instruct the   
                                       USED to consider a list of    
                                       concerns when carrying out    
                                       its duties, including whether 
                                       recipient countries are       
                                       seeking to acquire            
                                       unsafeguarded special nuclear 
                                       material.                     
2  22 U.S.C.    Salaries and        The President shall direct    No       
      262e         benefits of         the USED to take all          
                   International       appropriate actions to keep   
      Oct. 3, 1977 Monetary Fund (IMF) the compensation for IMF      
                   employees           employees at a level          
                                       comparable to the             
                                       compensation provided         
                                       employees of both private     
                                       business and the U.S.         
                                       government in comparable      
                                       positions.                    
3  22 U.S.C.    Trade, mining, and  Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      262h         surplus commodities USED to use his voice and     
                                       vote on behalf of the United  
      Oct. 15,                         States to oppose any IMF      
      1986                             assistance for the production 
                                       or extraction of any          
                                       commodity or mineral for      
                                       export, if it is in surplus   
                                       on world markets and if the   
                                       export of such commodity or   
                                       mineral would cause           
                                       substantial injury to the     
                                       U.S. producers of the same,   
                                       similar, or competing         
                                       commodity or mineral.         
4  22 U.S.C.    Impact of country   Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262k Aug.    adjustment programs USED to consider, when        
      15, 1985     on industries and   reviewing loans, credits, or  
                   commodity markets   other uses of IMF resources,  
                   and opposition to   the effect that country       
                   assistance for      adjustment programs would     
                   copper refining and have on individual            
                   copper commodity    industries' sectors and       
                   export              international commodity       
                                       markets, including specific   
                                       criteria to be considered as  
                                       a basis for a vote against    
                                       certain mining and related    
                                       project proposals.            
                                       Specifically, in the case of  
                                       copper, Treasury shall        
                                       instruct the USED to use the  
                                       voice and vote of the United  
                                       States to oppose any          
                                       assistance using appropriated 
                                       funds for the production of   
                                       any copper commodity for      
                                       export or for the financing   
                                       of the expansion,             
                                       improvement, or modernization 
                                       of copper mining, smelting,   
                                       and refining capacity.        
5  22 U.S.C.    Military spending   Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      262k-1 Sept. and audits          USED to use his voice and     
      30, 1996                         vote to oppose any loan,      
                                       other than for basic          
                                       humanitarian needs, to any    
                                       country that the Secretary of 
                                       the Treasury determines does  
                                       not have in place a           
                                       functioning system for        
                                       reporting to civilian         
                                       authorities audits of         
                                       receipts and expenditures     
                                       that fund activities of the   
                                       armed and security forces and 
                                       that has not provided to the  
                                       IMF information about the     
                                       audit process requested by    
                                       the institution.              
6  22 U.S.C.    Female genital      Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      262k-2 Sept. mutilation          USED to use his voice and     
      30, 1996                         vote to oppose any loan,      
                                       other than for basic          
                                       humanitarian needs, for any   
                                       government that the Secretary 
                                       of the Treasury determines    
                                       has a known history of        
                                       practicing female genital     
                                       mutilation and has not taken  
                                       steps to implement            
                                       educational programs designed 
                                       to prevent this practice.     
7  22 U.S.C.    Trade barriers and  Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262n-3 Oct.  agricultural        USED to use aggressively his  
      21, 1998     commodities         voice and vote to vigorously  
                                       promote policies to encourage 
                                       the opening of markets for    
                                       agricultural commodities and  
                                       products by requiring         
                                       recipient countries to make   
                                       efforts to reduce trade       
                                       barriers.                     
8  22 U.S.C.    Military spending   Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262o-1 Aug.  and good governance USED to consider, when        
      23, 1994                         deciding whether to support a 
                                       country's loan program, the   
                                       extent to which IMF borrowing 
                                       countries have demonstrated a 
                                       commitment to (1) providing   
                                       accurate and complete data on 
                                       military spending; (2)        
                                       establishing good and         
                                       publicly accountable          
                                       governance, including ending  
                                       excessive military            
                                       involvement in the economy;   
                                       and (3) making substantial    
                                       reductions in excessive       
                                       military spending and forces. 
                                       The USED shall promote a      
                                       policy that seeks to channel  
                                       funding toward growth and     
                                       development priorities and    
                                       away from unproductive        
                                       expenditures, including       
                                       military spending.            
9  22 U.S.C.    Transparency, debt, Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262o-2 Oct.  private sector,     USED to use aggressively his  
      21, 1998     trade, crisis       voice and vote to enhance the 
                   lending, exchange   general effectiveness of the  
                   rates, labor, the   IMF with respect to numerous  
                   environment,        issues, including exchange    
                   military spending,  rate stability: trade         
                   sound banking,      liberalization:antitrust      
                   social safety nets, reform: core labor standards: 
                   good governance,    social safety nets: sound     
                   corruption, the     banking principles: private   
                   poor, ethnic and    sector burden-sharing:        
                   social strife, and  disclosure of market          
                   money laundering    information; debt; crises     
                   and financing of    lending; good governance;     
                   terrorism           procurement reform;           
                                       corruption and bribery;       
                                       drug-related money            
                                       laundering; excessive         
                                       military spending; ethnic and 
                                       social strife; environmental  
                                       protection; transparency;     
                                       microenterprise lending,      
                                       especially to the world's     
                                       poorest, heavily indebted     
                                       countries; anti-money         
                                       laundering (AML); and         
                                       combating the financing of    
                                       terrorism (CFT) regimes.      
10 22 U.S.C.    Equal employment    Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262p-4n Nov. opportunities at    USED to use his voice and     
      5, 1990      the IMF             vote to urge the IMF to adopt 
                                       policies and procedures that  
                                       ensure that the IMF does not  
                                       discriminate against any      
                                       person on the basis of race,  
                                       ethnicity, gender, color, or  
                                       religious affiliation in any  
                                       determination related to      
                                       employment.                   
11 22 U.S.C.    Respect for         Treasury shall direct the     No       
      262p-4o Aug. indigenous peoples  USED to use his voice and     
      23, 1994                         vote to bring about the       
                                       creation and full             
                                       implementation of policies    
                                       designed to promote respect   
                                       for and full protection of    
                                       the territorial rights,       
                                       traditional economies,        
                                       cultural integrity,           
                                       traditional knowledge, and    
                                       human rights of indigenous    
                                       peoples.                      
12 22 U.S.C.    Internationally     Treasury shall direct the     No       
      262p-4p Aug. recognized worker   USED to use his voice and     
      23, 1994     rights              vote to urge the IMF to adopt 
                                       policies to encourage         
                                       borrowing countries to        
                                       guarantee certain             
                                       internationally recognized    
                                       worker rights and to include  
                                       the status of such rights as  
                                       an integral part of the       
                                       policy dialogue with each     
                                       country. In addition, the     
                                       USED shall urge the IMF to    
                                       establish formal procedures   
                                       to screen projects and        
                                       programs for any negative     
                                       impact in a borrowing country 
                                       with respect to those rights. 
13 22 U.S.C.    State support of    Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      262p-4q Apr. international       USED to use his voice and     
      24, 1996     terrorism           vote to oppose any loan for a 
                                       country for which the         
                                       Secretary of State has made a 
                                       determination that it is a    
                                       terrorist state.              
14 22 U.S.C.    Terrorism           Treasury may instruct the     No       
      262p-4r Oct.                     USED to use aggressively the  
      26, 2001                         voice and vote of the United  
                                       States to require an auditing 
                                       of IMF disbursements to       
                                       ensure that no funds are paid 
                                       to persons who commit,        
                                       threaten to commit, or        
                                       support terrorism. In         
                                       addition, if the President    
                                       determines that a country has 
                                       committed to take actions     
                                       that contribute to efforts of 
                                       the United States to respond  
                                       to, deter, or prevent acts of 
                                       international terrorism,      
                                       Treasury may instruct the     
                                       USED to use the voice and     
                                       vote of the United States to  
                                       support any loan or other use 
                                       of IMF funds for such         
                                       country.                      
15 22 U.S.C.    Debt relief         Treasury should urge the IMF  No       
      262p-6 Nov.                      to complete a debt            
      29, 1999                         sustainability analysis by    
                                       December 31, 2000, and        
                                       determine eligibility for     
                                       debt relief for as many       
                                       countries under the modified  
                                       Heavily Indebted Poor         
                                       Countries Initiative as       
                                       possible. Treasury shall make 
                                       every effort (including       
                                       instructing the USED) to      
                                       ensure that an external       
                                       assessment of the Heavily     
                                       Indebted Poor Countries       
                                       Initiative takes place by     
                                       December 31, 2001.            
16 22 U.S.C.    Extended Structural Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      262p-7 Nov.  Adjustment Facility USED to use his voice and     
      29, 1999     reform              vote to promote the IMF's     
                                       establishment of poverty      
                                       reduction policies and        
                                       procedures to support         
                                       countries' efforts under      
                                       programs developed and        
                                       jointly administered by the   
                                       World Bank and the IMF        
                                       containing those components   
                                       listed in the mandate.        
17 22 U.S.C.    Personnel practices It shall be U.S. policy that  No       
      262t         at the IMF          no initiatives, discussions,  
                                       or recommendations concerning 
      Dec. 19,                         the placement or removal of   
      1989                             any personnel employed by the 
                                       IMF shall be based on the     
                                       political philosophy or       
                                       activity of that individual.  
18 22 U.S.C.    Treatment of        Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286e-8 Oct.  creditors in debt   USED to seek to assure that   
      10, 1978     rescheduling        no decision by the IMF        
                                       departs from U.S. policy      
                                       regarding the comparability   
                                       of treatment of public and    
                                       private creditors in cases of 
                                       debt rescheduling where       
                                       official U.S. credits are     
                                       involved.                     
19 22 U.S.C.    Investment,         Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286e-9 Oct.  employment, and     USED to encourage IMF staff   
      10, 1978     basic human needs   to formulate economic         
                                       stabilization programs that   
                                       foster a broader base of      
                                       productive investment and     
                                       employment, especially in     
                                       those productive activities   
                                       that are designed to meet     
                                       basic human needs.            
20 22 U.S.C.    Countries harboring Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286e-11 Oct. international       USED to work in opposition to 
      10, 1978     terrorists          financing for countries       
                                       either harboring              
                                       international terrorists or   
                                       failing to take measures to   
                                       prevent acts of international 
                                       terrorism.                    
21 22 U.S.C.    International trade In considering the policies   No       
      286k July    and economic        of the United States in       
      31, 1945     stability           foreign lending, the USED     
                                       shall give careful            
                                       consideration to progress     
                                       made in reaching agreement    
                                       among nations to reduce       
                                       restrictions on international 
                                       trade and promote             
                                       international economic        
                                       stability.                    
22 22 U.S.C.    Basic human needs   The USED shall recommend and  No       
      286s Oct. 7, and economic        work for changes in IMF       
      1980         adjustment programs guidelines to ensure the      
                                       effectiveness of economic     
                                       adjustment programs by        
                                       considering the effect the    
                                       program will have on issues   
                                       such as jobs and investment.  
                                       The USED shall also work      
                                       toward improved coordination  
                                       among the IMF, the World      
                                       Bank, and other appropriate   
                                       institutions in this area.    
23 22 U.S.C.    Dollar-Special      Treasury shall encourage IMF  No       
      286u Oct. 7, Drawing Rights      member countries to negotiate 
      1980         substitution        a dollar-Special Drawing      
                   account             Rights substitution account   
                                       in which equitable            
                                       burden-sharing would exist    
                                       among participants in the     
                                       account.                      
24 22 U.S.C.    Membership for      The USED shall notify the IMF No       
      286v Oct. 7, Taiwan in the IMF   that it is U.S. policy that   
      1980                             Taiwan be granted appropriate 
                                       membership in the IMF.        
25 22 U.S.C.    Denial of           The USED shall notify the IMF No       
      286w         membership for the  that it is U.S. policy that   
                   Palestinian         the Palestinian Liberation    
      Oct. 7, 1980 Liberation          Organization not be given     
                   Organization        membership or other status at 
                                       the IMF.                      
26 22 U.S.C.    Assistance to       The USED shall promote the    No       
      286x Oct. 7, private sector of   use of IMF programs to assist 
      1980         El Salvador,        the private sector in any     
                   Nicaragua, and      nation, though particularly   
                   other nations       El Salvador and Nicaragua, in 
                                       creating an environment that  
                                       will stabilize a nation's     
                                       economy.                      
27 22 U.S.C.    Exchange rate       The USED shall work for       No       
      286y         stability           adoption of policies in the   
                                       IMF to promote exchange rate  
      Nov. 30,                         stability. Also, in           
      1983                             determining a vote of         
                                       assistance to any IMF         
                                       borrower, the USED shall take 
                                       into account whether the      
                                       borrower's policies are       
                                       consistent with certain IMF   
                                       requirements.                 
28 22 U.S.C.    Transparency        Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286z                             USED to initiate discussions  
                                       at the IMF,and propose and    
      Nov. 30,                         vote for adoption of          
      1983                             procedures to increase both   
                                       the sharing of information    
                                       among IMF members and the     
                                       public dissemination of       
                                       certain IMF information       
                                       concerning international      
                                       borrowing and lending.        
29 22 U.S.C.    Denial of lending   Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      286aa Nov.   to communist        USED to actively oppose any   
      30, 1983     dictatorships       facility involving use of IMF 
                                       credit by any communist       
                                       dictatorship unless certain   
                                       conditions are met.           
30 22 U.S.C.    Elimination of      Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286bb Nov.   predatory           USED to propose and work for  
      30, 1983     agricultural export the adoption of an IMF policy 
                   subsidies           encouraging members to        
                                       eliminate all predatory       
                                       agricultural export subsidies 
                                       that might result in the      
                                       reduction of other member     
                                       countries' exports.           
31 22 U.S.C.    Trade, bank         The USED shall recommend and  Yes      
      286cc Nov.   solvency, and       shall work for changes in IMF 
      30, 1983     external debt       guidelines and policies that  
                   servicing           encourage countries to        
                                       formulate economic adjustment 
                                       programs that deal with their 
                                       balance-of-payment            
                                       difficulties and external     
                                       debt owed to private banks.   
                                       The USED shall also oppose    
                                       and vote against fund         
                                       assistance for a country      
                                       whose annual external debt    
                                       services exceed 85 percent of 
                                       its annual export earnings,   
                                       unless Treasury can document  
                                       why an exception should be    
                                       given.                        
32 22 U.S.C.    Bank bailouts and   Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      286dd Nov.   debt rescheduling   USED to oppose and vote       
      30, 1983                         against any IMF drawing by a  
                                       member country that would be  
                                       used to repay loans           
                                       imprudently made by banking   
                                       institutions to a member      
                                       country and to ensure that    
                                       the IMF encourages borrowing  
                                       countries and banking         
                                       institutions to renegotiate a 
                                       rescheduling of debt that is  
                                       consistent with safe and      
                                       sound banking practices and   
                                       the country's ability to pay. 
33 22 U.S.C.    International       Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286ee Nov.   lending and         USED to propose that the IMF  
      30, 1983     external            adopt policies with respect   
                   indebtedness        to international lending,     
                                       including a policy to examine 
                                       the trend and volume of       
                                       external indebtedness of      
                                       private and public borrowers  
                                       in Article IV consultations.  
34 22 U.S.C.    IMF interest rates  Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286ff                            USED to propose and work for  
                                       the adoption of IMF policies  
      Nov. 30,                         regarding the rate of         
      1983                             remuneration paid on use of   
                                       members' quota subscriptions  
                                       and the rate of charges on    
                                       IMF drawings to bring those   
                                       in line with market rates.    
35 22 U.S.C.    Elimination of      Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286gg Nov.   trade and           USED to consult with the IMF  
      30, 1983     investment          to reduce obstacles to and    
                   restrictions        restrictions upon             
                                       international trade and       
                                       investment in goods and       
                                       services, eliminate unfair    
                                       trade and investment          
                                       practices, and promote        
                                       mutually advantageous         
                                       economic relations. The USED  
                                       shall also work to have the   
                                       IMF obtain agreement with     
                                       countries to eliminate        
                                       certain unfair trade and      
                                       investment practices and      
                                       shall take a country's        
                                       progress into account in      
                                       formulating its position on   
                                       requests for loans for        
                                       periodic financial            
                                       disbursements.                
36 22 U.S.C.    Impact of IMF       Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286kk Dec.   programs on the     USED to seek policy changes   
      19, 1989     poor and the        at the IMF that will result   
                   environment         in a review of policy         
                                       prescriptions implemented by  
                                       the IMF to determine whether  
                                       IMF objectives were met, the  
                                       social and environmental      
                                       impacts of such               
                                       prescriptions, and the        
                                       establishment of procedures   
                                       to ensure policy options that 
                                       reduce the potential adverse  
                                       impact on the poor or the     
                                       environment are included in   
                                       future economic reform        
                                       programs.                     
37 22 U.S.C.    IMF policy          Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      286ll Oct.   concerning          USED to promote regularly and 
      24, 1992     transparency, the   vigorously in program and     
                   poor, and the       quota increase discussions a  
                   environment         variety of policy proposals,  
                                       including a proposal designed 
                                       to alleviate poverty, promote 
                                       policy audits in the areas of 
                                       poverty and the environment,  
                                       and allow public access to    
                                       certain IMF information.      
38 22 U.S.C.    Measures to reduce  The USED shall use his voice  No       
      286mm Oct.   military spending   and vote to urge the IMF to   
      24, 1992                         continue to develop an        
                                       economic methodology to       
                                       measure the level of military 
                                       spending by every developing  
                                       country. The USED shall also  
                                       urge the IMF to provide       
                                       annual reports that estimate  
                                       the level of military         
                                       spending by each developing   
                                       country and urge the IMF to   
                                       include an analysis on this   
                                       issue in every Article IV     
                                       consultation with such        
                                       countries.                    
39 22 U.S.C.    Debt reduction      Treasury is authorized to     No       
      286nn Nov.                       instruct the USED to vote to  
      29, 1999                         approve the sale of gold such 
                                       that proceeds can be used     
                                       toward debt reduction for the 
                                       Heavily Indebted Poor         
                                       Countries Initiative and to   
                                       support a decision to         
                                       terminate the Special         
                                       Contingency Account 2 (SCA-2) 
                                       and make the funds in the     
                                       SCA-2 available to the        
                                       poorest countries.            
40 22 U.S.C.    Short- and          It is the policy of the       No       
      286oo Nov.   medium-term         United States to work to      
      6, 2000      financing,          implement reforms in the IMF  
                   misreporting, and   to achieve the following      
                   premium pricing     goals: primarily using        
                                       short-term                    
                                       balance-of-payments           
                                       financing, limiting the use   
                                       of medium-term financing,     
                                       introducing premium pricing   
                                       for lending that is greater   
                                       than 200 percent of a         
                                       member's quota in the IMF,    
                                       and redressing cases of       
                                       misreporting of information   
                                       in the context of IMF         
                                       programs.                     
41 22 U.S.C.    Integration of      Treasury is requested to      No       
      2225         women               instruct the USED to          
                                       encourage and promote the     
      Dec. 30,                         integration of women into the 
      1974                             national economies of IMF     
                                       member countries and into     
                                       professional positions within 
                                       the IMF organization. In      
                                       addition, Treasury is to take 
                                       any progress or lack of       
                                       progress into account when    
                                       making contributions to the   
                                       IMF.                          
42 22 U.S.C.    Expropriation of    Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      2370a Apr.   U.S. property       USED to vote against any use  
      30, 1994                         of IMF funds for the benefit  
                                       of any country that has,      
                                       after 1956, nationalized or   
                                       expropriated U.S. property    
                                       without compensation or       
                                       adequate arbitration, unless  
                                       the funds are directed to     
                                       programs that serve the basic 
                                       human needs of the citizens   
                                       of that country, or the       
                                       President waives this         
                                       prohibition on the basis of   
                                       U.S. national interests.      
43 22 U.S.C.    East Timor          Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      2656 note                        USED to use the voice, vote,  
      (Pub. L. No.                     and influence of the United   
      107-228,                         States to support economic    
      sec. 633,                        and democratic development in 
      Sept. 30,                        East Timor.                   
      2002)                                                          
44 22 U.S.C.    Nuclear transfers   The U.S. government shall     Yes      
      2799aa-1     and illegal exports oppose the extension of any   
                                       IMF loan or financial or      
      Apr. 30,                         technical assistance to any   
      1994                             country that transfers to a   
                                       nonnuclear weapon state a     
                                       nuclear explosive device or   
                                       any design information or     
                                       component for use in the      
                                       development or manufacture of 
                                       a nuclear explosive device.   
                                       Additionally, the U.S.        
                                       government shall oppose the   
                                       extension of any IMF loan or  
                                       financial or technical        
                                       assistance to any nonnuclear  
                                       weapon state that receives or 
                                       detonates a nuclear explosive 
                                       device or seeks and receives  
                                       any design information or     
                                       component for use in the      
                                       development or manufacture of 
                                       a nuclear explosive device.   
                                       The President may waive       
                                       application of this section   
                                       with respect to India and     
                                       Pakistan under certain        
                                       conditions. (See Pub. L. No.  
                                       106-79, sec. 9001.)           
45 22 U.S.C.    Sanctions against   The United States shall       Yes      
      5605         use of chemical and oppose, in accordance with 22 
                   biological weapons  U.S.C. 262d, the extension of 
      Dec. 4, 1991                     any loan or financial or      
                                       technical assistance to any   
                                       country that the President    
                                       determines uses chemical or   
                                       biological weapons either in  
                                       violation of international    
                                       law or against its own        
                                       nationals. The President may  
                                       waive application of this     
                                       section under certain         
                                       conditions.                   
46 22 U.S.C.    Opposition to Cuban Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      6034         membership          USED to use the voice and     
                                       vote of the United States to  
      Mar. 12,                         oppose admission of Cuba as a 
      1996                             member of the IMF until the   
                                       President submits a           
                                       determination that a          
                                       democratically elected        
                                       government is in power in     
                                       Cuba.                         
47 22 U.S.C.    Nuclear             Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      6302         nonproliferation    USED to use the voice and     
                                       vote of the United States to  
      Apr. 30,                         oppose any use of IMF funds   
      1994                             to promote the acquisition of 
                                       unsafeguarded special nuclear 
                                       material or the development,  
                                       stockpiling, or use of any    
                                       nuclear explosive device by   
                                       any nonnuclear weapon state.  
48 22 U.S.C.    Religious freedom   The President shall instruct  Yes      
      6445 Oct.                        the USED to oppose and vote   
      27, 1998                         against loans primarily       
                                       benefiting a foreign          
                                       government, agency,           
                                       instrumentality, or official  
                                       determined by the President   
                                       to be a violator of religious 
                                       freedoms.                     
49 22 U.S.C.    U.S. liability,     The United States shall       Yes      
      6713 Oct.    confidential        oppose any IMF loan or        
      21, 1998     business            financial or technical        
                   information, and    assistance to any foreign     
                   chemical weapons    person, officer, or employee  
                                       of the Organization for the   
                                       Prohibition of Chemical       
                                       Weapons whose actions taken   
                                       in the implementation of the  
                                       Chemical Weapons Convention   
                                       make the United States        
                                       liable. The United States     
                                       shall also oppose any IMF     
                                       loan or financial or          
                                       technical assistance to any   
                                       foreign person, business      
                                       entity, or country that       
                                       knowingly encourages or       
                                       assists such a person in      
                                       disclosing U.S. confidential  
                                       business information.         
50 22 U.S.C.    Tibet               Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      6901 note                        USED to use the voice and     
      (Pub. L. No.                     vote of the United States to  
      107-228,                         support projects in Tibet, so 
      sec. 616,                        long as the projects are      
      Sept. 30,                        designed in accordance with   
      2002)                            certain enumerated            
                                       principles, such as that the  
                                       project fosters               
                                       self-sufficiency and          
                                       self-reliance of Tibetans.    
51 22 U.S.C.    Combat trafficking  The President will instruct   Yes      
      7107         in persons          the USED to vote against, and 
                                       to use his best efforts to    
      Oct. 28,                         deny, any loan or other use   
      2000                             of IMF funds for the          
                                       subsequent fiscal year to a   
                                       country that fails to comply  
                                       or is not making significant  
                                       efforts to bring itself into  
                                       compliance with the minimum   
                                       standards for the elimination 
                                       of trafficking in persons. If 
                                       certain requirements are met, 
                                       this mandate does not apply   
                                       to humanitarian assistance,   
                                       trade-related assistance, or  
                                       development assistance and    
                                       can be waived by the          
                                       President if the continuation 
                                       of assistance is in the       
                                       national interest.            
52 50 U.S.C.    Serbia or           Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      1701 note    Montenegro          USED to use the voice and     
      (Pub. L. No.                     vote of the United States to  
      103-160,                         oppose any IMF assistance to  
      sec. 1511,                       the governments of Serbia or  
      Nov. 30,                         Montenegro, except for basic  
      1993 & Pub.                      human needs or unless a       
      L. No.                           proper waiver or              
      104-208,                         certification is made.        
      sec. 540,                                                      
      Feb. 12,                                                       
      1996)                                                          
53 Pub. L. No.  Burma and human     Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      104-208,     rights and          USED to vote against any      
      sec. 570,    democratic          utilization of IMF funds for  
      Sept. 30,    government          Burma until such time as the  
      1996                             President certifies to        
                                       Congress that Burma has made  
                                       measurable and sustainable    
                                       progress in improving human   
                                       rights practices and          
                                       implementing a democratic     
                                       government in Burma, or the   
                                       President waives the sanction 
                                       by certifying to Congress     
                                       that the sanction is contrary 
                                       to U.S. national interests.   
54 Pub. L. No.  IMF operational     Treasury shall instruct the   No       
      106-113,     budget              USED to use the voice, vote,  
      sec. 504,                        and influence of the United   
      Nov. 29,                         States to urge vigorously the 
      1999                             IMF both to publish the       
                                       operational budgets of the    
                                       IMF on a quarterly basis, not 
                                       later than 1 year after the   
                                       end of the period covered by  
                                       the budget, and to continue   
                                       to forgo reimbursements of    
                                       the expenses incurred by the  
                                       IMF in administering the      
                                       Enhanced Structural           
                                       Adjustment Facility, until    
                                       the Heavily Indebted Poor     
                                       Countries initiative is       
                                       terminated.                   
55 Pub. L. No.  Zimbabwe            If the President certifies to Yes      
      107-99, sec.                     the appropriate congressional 
      4, Dec. 21,                      committees that certain       
      2001                             conditions have been met in   
                                       Zimbabwe, including the       
                                       restoration of the rule of    
                                       law and a commitment to       
                                       equitable, legal, and         
                                       transparent land reform, then 
                                       the Treasury should direct    
                                       the USED to propose to        
                                       undertake financial and       
                                       technical support for         
                                       Zimbabwe, especially support  
                                       that is intended to promote   
                                       Zimbabwe's economic recovery  
                                       and development, the          
                                       stabilization of the          
                                       Zimbabwean dollar, and the    
                                       viability of Zimbabwe's       
                                       democratic institutions.      
                                       Until the President makes a   
                                       certification, however, and   
                                       except as may be required to  
                                       meet basic human needs or for 
                                       good governance, the Treasury 
                                       shall instruct the USED to    
                                       oppose and vote against any   
                                       IMF loan, credit, or          
                                       guarantee to the government   
                                       of Zimbabwe or any            
                                       cancellation or reduction of  
                                       indebtedness owed by the      
                                       government of Zimbabwe to the 
                                       IMF.                          
56 Pub. L. No.  Sudan               After April 10, 2003, and     Yes      
      107-245,                         every 6 months thereafter, if 
      sec. 6, Oct.                     the President certifies that  
      21, 2002                         the government of Sudan has   
                                       not engaged in good faith     
                                       negotiations to achieve       
                                       apermanent and just peace     
                                       agreement, or has             
                                       unreasonably interfered with  
                                       humanitarian efforts in       
                                       Sudan, then the Treasury      
                                       shall instruct the USED to    
                                       continue to vote against, and 
                                       actively oppose, any          
                                       extension of any IMF loan,    
                                       credit, or guarantee to the   
                                       government of Sudan.          
57 50 U.S.C.    Burmese Freedom and Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      1701 note    Democracy Act       USED to oppose and vote       
      (Pub. L. No.                     against extending any IMF     
      108-61, sec.                     loan or financial or          
      5, Jul. 28,                      technical assistance to Burma 
      2003)                            until certain conditions are  
                                       met, including that the State 
                                       Peace and Development Council 
                                       has made substantial progress 
                                       to end human rights           
                                       violations, to implement a    
                                       democratic government, and    
                                       that Burma is not designated  
                                       as a country that has failed  
                                       demonstrably to adhere to its 
                                       obligations under             
                                       international                 
                                       counternarcotics agreements.  
58 Pub. L. No.  Lifting of Iraqi    Provisions of law that direct No       
      108-11, sec. Sanctions           the U.S. Government to vote   
      1503, Apr.                       against or oppose loans or    
      16, 2003 (as                     other use of funds in the     
      amended by                       IMF, including for financial  
      Pub. L. No.                      or technical assistance, for  
      108-106,                         Iraq shall not be construed   
      sec. 2204,                       as applying to Iraq.          
      Nov. 6,                                                        
      2003)                                                          
59 Pub. L. No.  Belarus Democracy   Treasury should instruct the  Yes      
      108-347,     Act                 USED to use the voice and     
      sec. 5, Oct.                     vote of the United States to  
      20, 2004                         oppose the extension of any   
                                       financial assistance,         
                                       including any technical       
                                       assistance or grant, to the   
                                       government of Belarus, except 
                                       for loans and assistance to   
                                       serve humanitarian needs.     
60 Pub. L. No.  Membership and      The President, acting through No       
      108-458,     leadership          the Secretary of the          
      sec. 7111,   positions           Treasury, should use the      
      Dec. 17,                         voice, vote, and influence of 
      2004                             the United States to (1)      
                                       reform, where appropriate,    
                                       the criteria for leadership   
                                       and, in appropriate cases,    
                                       for membership at the IMF so  
                                       as to exclude countries that  
                                       violate the principles of the 
                                       organization; (2) make it an  
                                       IMF policy that a member      
                                       country may not stand in      
                                       nomination for membership or  
                                       in nomination or in rotation  
                                       for a significant leadership  
                                       position if the country is    
                                       subject to sanctions imposed  
                                       by the UN Security Council;   
                                       and (3) work to ensure that   
                                       no member country stands in   
                                       nomination for membership or  
                                       in nomination or in rotation  
                                       for a significant leadership  
                                       position if the government    
                                       has been determined by the    
                                       Secretary of State to have    
                                       repeatedly provided support   
                                       for acts of international     
                                       terrorism.                    
61 Pub. L. No.  Comprehensive Peace Notwithstanding the           Yes      
      108-497 (50  in Sudan Act        certification requirement in  
      U.S.C. 1701                      paragraph (1) of Section 6(b) 
      note), Dec.                      of the Sudan Peace Act (Pub.  
      23, 2004                         L. No. 107-245), Treasury     
                                       shall instruct the USED to    
                                       continue to vote against, and 
                                       actively oppose, any          
                                       extension of any IMF loan,    
                                       credit, or guarantee to the   
                                       government of Sudan.          
62 Pub. L. No.  Compensation for    No funds appropriated by the  No       
      109-102,     the USED            Foreign Operations, Export    
      sec. 501,                        Financing, and Related        
      Nov. 14,                         Programs Appropriations Act,  
      2005                             2006, may be made as payment  
                                       to the IMF while the USED is  
                                       compensated by the IMF at a   
                                       rate that, together with the  
                                       compensation the USED         
                                       receives from the United      
                                       States, is in excess of the   
                                       rate provided for an          
                                       individual occupying a        
                                       position at level IV of the   
                                       Executive Schedule under 5    
                                       U.S.C. 5315, or while the     
                                       alternate U.S. Director is    
                                       compensated by the IMF at a   
                                       rate in excess of the rate    
                                       provided for an individual    
                                       occupying a position at level 
                                       V of the Executive Schedule   
                                       under 5 U.S.C. 5316.          
63 Pub. L. No.  Trade, mining, and  Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      109-102,     surplus commodities USED to use the voice and     
      sec. 514,                        vote of the United States to  
      Nov. 14,                         oppose any IMF assistance for 
      2005                             the production or extraction  
                                       of any commodity or mineral   
                                       for export, if it is in       
                                       surplus on world markets and  
                                       if the assistance will cause  
                                       substantial injury to the     
                                       U.S. producers of the same,   
                                       similar, or competing         
                                       commodity.                    
64 Pub. L. No.  Burma               Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      109-102,                         USED to oppose and vote       
      sec. 526(a),                     against extending IMF loans   
      Nov. 14,                         or financial or technical     
      2005                             assistance or any other       
                                       utilization of IMF funds to   
                                       and for Burma.                
65 Pub. L. No.  Countries providing Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      109-102,     sanctuary to        USED to vote against any new  
      sec. 561,    indicted war        project involving the         
      Nov. 14,     criminals           extension of financial or     
      2005                             technical assistance to any   
                                       country whose authorities     
                                       have failed, as determined by 
                                       the Secretary of State, to    
                                       take necessary and            
                                       significant steps to          
                                       apprehend and transfer to the 
                                       International Criminal        
                                       Tribunal for the former       
                                       Yugoslavia all persons        
                                       indicted by the Tribunal and  
                                       to otherwise cooperate with   
                                       the Tribunal. This section    
                                       does not apply to             
                                       humanitarian assistance and   
                                       assistance for                
                                       democratization.              
66 Pub. L. No.  User fees           Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      109-102,                         USED to oppose any loan,      
      sec. 562,                        grant, strategy, or policy of 
      Nov. 14,                         the IMF that would require    
      2005                             user fees or service charges  
                                       on poor people for primary    
                                       education or primary health   
                                       care, including prevention    
                                       and treatment efforts for     
                                       Human Immunodeficiency        
                                       Virus/Acquired Immune         
                                       Deficiency Syndrome, malaria, 
                                       tuberculosis, and infant,     
                                       child, and maternal           
                                       well-being, in connection     
                                       with the IMF's financing      
                                       program.                      
67 Pub. L. No.  Serbia and          After May 31, 2006, Treasury  Yes      
      109-102,     Montenegro          should instruct the USED to   
      sec. 563,                        support loans and assistance  
      Nov. 14,                         to the government of Serbia   
      2005                             and Montenegro subject to     
                                       certain conditions, including 
                                       that the government of Serbia 
                                       and Montenegro is taking      
                                       steps consistent with the     
                                       Dayton Peace Accord to end    
                                       financial, political,         
                                       security, and other support   
                                       that served to maintain       
                                       separate Republika Srpska     
                                       institutions. With respect to 
                                       such loans, 22 U.S.C. 262k-1, 
                                       which requires transparency   
                                       of military budgets, shall    
                                       not apply.                    
68 Pub. L. No.  Extraction and      Treasury shall inform the     No       
      109-102,     export of natural   management of the IMF that it 
      sec. 585,    resources           is the policy of the United   
      Nov. 14,                         States that the IMF should    
      2005                             not provide assistance for    
                                       the extraction and export of  
                                       oil, gas, coal, timber, or    
                                       other natural resource to any 
                                       country unless the government 
                                       of the country has in place   
                                       or is working to establish    
                                       functioning systems to (1)    
                                       accurately account for        
                                       revenues and expenditures in  
                                       connection with the           
                                       extraction and export of such 
                                       natural resources, (2)        
                                       independently audit such      
                                       accounts and disseminate the  
                                       audits, and (3) verify        
                                       government receipts against   
                                       company payments and          
                                       disseminate such payment      
                                       information in a manner that  
                                       does not create competitive   
                                       disadvantage or disclose      
                                       proprietary information.      
69 Pub. L. No.  Zimbabwe            Treasury shall instruct the   Yes      
      109-102,                         USED to vote against any      
      sec. 572,                        extension of any IMF loans to 
      Nov. 14,                         the government of Zimbabwe,   
      2005                             except to meet basic human    
                                       needs or to promote           
                                       democracy, unless the         
                                       Secretary of State determines 
                                       and certifies to the          
                                       Committees on Appropriations  
                                       that the rule of law has been 
                                       restored in Zimbabwe,         
                                       including respect for         
                                       ownership and title to        
                                       property and for freedom of   
                                       speech and association.       
70 Pub. L. No.  Tibet               Treasury should instruct the  No       
      109-102,                         USED to use the voice and     
      sec. 575(a),                     vote of the United States to  
      Nov. 14,                         support projects in Tibet, if 
      2005                             the projects do not provide   
                                       incentives for migration and  
                                       settlement of non-Tibetans    
                                       into Tibet or facilitate the  
                                       transfer of ownership of      
                                       Tibetan land and natural      
                                       resources to non-Tibetans;    
                                       are based on a thorough       
                                       needs-assessment; foster      
                                       self-sufficiency of Tibetan   
                                       people and respect Tibetan    
                                       culture and traditions; and   
                                       are subject to effective      
                                       monitoring.                   

Source: GAO.

Notes: The information in this enclosure is based on a GAO analysis of
policy and directed vote legislative mandates concerning the IMF.

Mandates shown in bold represent mandates that were enacted since our last
report in September 2005 and simply replaced older mandates or represent
amendments to mandates.

aTreasury puts mandates in three broad categories: "policy," "directed
vote," and "reporting" mandates. Policy mandates direct the United States
to foster or urge a certain policy at the IMF. Directed vote mandates
instruct the United States to "oppose" or "vote against" loans or other
IMF assistance. Reporting mandates are outside the scope of this report.

bThis column reports the original date of enactment. However, many of
these mandates were amended subsequent to this date.

Enclosure II: Examples of Broad Policies That Are Addressed in Multiple
Lawsa

Broad policy objective         Law                                         
Administrative and personnel   22 U.S.C. 2225 (Dec. 30, 1974) 22 U.S.C.    
matters                        262e (Oct. 3, 1977) 22 U.S.C. 262t (Dec.    
                                  19, 1989) 22 U.S.C. 262p-4n (Nov. 5, 1990)  
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 501 (Nov. 14,     
                                  2005)                                       
Banking                        22 U.S.C. 286cc (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C.   
                                  286dd (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2      
                                  (Oct. 21, 1998)                             
Burma                          Pub. L. No. 104-208, sec. 570 (Sept. 30,    
                                  1996)                                       
                                                                              
                                  50 U.S.C. 1701 note (Pub. L. No. 108-61,    
                                  sec. 5 (Jul. 28, 2003))                     
                                                                              
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 526(a) (Nov. 14,  
                                  2005)                                       
Debt                           22 U.S.C. 286e-8 (Oct. 10, 1978) 22 U.S.C.  
                                  286cc (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 286dd (Nov. 
                                  30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 286ee (Nov. 30, 1983)   
                                  22 U.S.C. 262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998) 22 U.S.C.  
                                  286nn (Nov. 29, 1999) 22 U.S.C. 262p-6      
                                  (Nov. 29, 1999)                             
Employment                     22 U.S.C. 2225 (Dec. 30, 1974) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  286e-9 (Oct. 10, 1978)                      
Environment                    22 U.S.C. 286kk (Dec. 19, 1989) 22 U.S.C.   
                                  286ll (Oct. 24, 1992) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2      
                                  (Oct. 21, 1998)                             
Exchange rate stability        22 U.S.C. 286y (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998)                      
Governance                     22 U.S.C. 262o-1 (Aug. 23, 1994) 22 U.S.C.  
                                  262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998)                      
Human rights                   22 U.S.C. 262d (Oct. 3, 1977) 22 U.S.C.     
                                  262p-4o (Aug. 23, 1994) Pub. L. No.         
                                  104-208, Sec. 570 (Sept. 30, 1996)          
Investment                     22 U.S.C. 286e-9 (Oct. 10, 1978) 22 U.S.C.  
                                  286s (Oct. 7, 1980) 22 U.S.C. 286gg (Nov.   
                                  30, 1983)                                   
Labor                          22 U.S.C. 262p-4p (Aug. 23, 1994) 22 U.S.C. 
                                  262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998)                      
Poverty alleviation and        22 U.S.C. 286kk (Dec. 19, 1989) 22 U.S.C.   
education                      286ll (Oct. 24, 1992) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2      
                                  (Oct. 21, 1998) 22 U.S.C. 262p-7 (Nov. 29,  
                                  1999) Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 562 (Nov.   
                                  14, 2005)                                   
Military spending and military 22 U.S.C. 286mm (Oct. 24, 1992) 22 U.S.C.   
audit                          262o-1 (Aug. 23, 1994) 22 U.S.C. 262k-1     
                                  (Sept. 30, 1996) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2 (Oct. 21, 
                                  1998)                                       
Nuclear and chemical           22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1 (Apr. 30, 1994) 22       
nonproliferation               U.S.C. 6302 (Apr. 30, 1994) 22 U.S.C. 6713  
                                  (Oct. 21, 1998) 22 U.S.C. 5605 (Dec. 4,     
                                  1991)                                       
Religious freedom              22 U.S.C. 262d (Oct. 3, 1977) 22 U.S.C.     
                                  6445 (Oct. 27, 1998)                        
Serbia                         50 U.S.C. 1701 note (Pub. L. No. 103-160,   
                                  sec. 1511 (Nov. 30, 1993) and Pub. L. No.   
                                  104-208, sec. 540 (Feb. 12, 1996))          
                                                                              
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 563 (Nov. 14,     
                                  2005)                                       
Terrorism                      22 U.S.C. 262d (Oct. 3, 1977) 22 U.S.C.     
                                  286e-11 (Oct. 10, 1978) 22 U.S.C. 262p-4q   
                                  (Apr. 24, 1996)                             
                                                                              
                                  22 U.S.C. 262p-4r (Oct. 26, 2001)           
                                                                              
                                  22 U.S.C. 262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998)            
Tibet                          22 U.S.C. 6901 note (Pub. L. No. 107-228,   
                                  sec. 616 (Sept. 30, 2002))                  
                                                                              
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 575(a) (Nov. 14,  
                                  2005)                                       
Trade                          22 U.S.C. 286k (July 31, 1945) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  286bb (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 286cc (Nov. 
                                  30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 286gg (Nov. 30, 1983)   
                                  22 U.S.C. 262k (Aug. 15, 1985) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  262h (Oct. 15, 1986) 22 U.S.C. 262n-3 (Oct. 
                                  21, 1998) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2 (Oct. 21, 1998)  
                                                                              
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 514 (Nov. 14,     
                                  2005)                                       
Transparency                   22 U.S.C. 286z (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  286ll (Oct. 24, 1992) 22 U.S.C. 262o-2      
                                  (Oct. 21, 1998)                             
Use of IMF resources           22 U.S.C. 286u (Oct. 7, 1980) 22 U.S.C.     
                                  286ff (Nov. 30, 1983) 22 U.S.C. 286oo (Nov. 
                                  6, 2000)                                    
Women's issues                 22 U.S.C. 2225 (Dec. 30, 1974) 22 U.S.C.    
                                  262k-2 (Sept. 30, 1996)                     
Zimbabwe                       Pub. L. No. 107-99, sec. 4 (Dec. 21, 2001)  
                                                                              
                                  Pub. L. No. 109-102, sec. 572 (Nov. 14,     
                                  2005)                                       

Source: GAO.

Notes: The information in this enclosure is based on a GAO analysis of
policy and directed vote legislative mandates concerning the IMF.

Mandates shown in bold represent mandates that were enacted since our last
report in September 2005 and simply replaced older mandates or represent
amendments to mandates.

aTreasury puts mandates in three broad categories: "policy," "directed
vote," and "reporting" mandates. Policy mandates direct the United States
to foster or urge a certain policy at the IMF. Directed vote mandates
instruct the United States to "oppose" or "vote against" loans or other
IMF assistance. Reporting mandates are outside the scope of this report.

Enclosure III: Comments from the Department of the Treasury

Enclosure IV: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments

GAO Contacts

Thomas Melito, Director, (202) 512-9601 or [email protected]

Stephanie J. May, Managing Associate General Counsel, (202) 512-6293 or
[email protected]

Staff Acknowledgments

Cheryl Goodman (Assistant Director), Valerie Leman Nowak, J.J. Marzullo,
Grace Lui, and Debbie J. Chung also made key contributions to this report.

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