United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-01-23 monographic deposited born digital 78 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-214 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214 P0b002ee18037600c f:d01214 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214 GAO-01-214 Financial management International relations International organizations Foreign governments Foreign policies India Mexico Romania South Africa Thailand Argentina Ghana Kazakhstan Burkina Faso Indonesia Guinea Rwanda International Monetary Fund Letter Report

The core mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to promote monetary cooperation and exchange rate stability and provide resources to IMF member countries that experience balance-of-payment difficulties. Because it is an international organization, IMF is generally exempt from US law; however, Congress can seek to influence IMF policy by passing laws that direct the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the Executive Director to vote on certain issues within the Board of the Fund. Through three case studies, GAO found that the Treasury and the U.S. Executive Director actively promoted U.S. policies related to (1) sound banking principles, (2) labor issues, and (3) audits of military expenditures. It is difficult to determine whether IMF's adoption of a policy is due solely to U.S. influence because other countries generally support the same policies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214.pdf GAO-01-214 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-214 Letter Report GAO-01-214; International Monetary Fund: Efforts to Advance U.S.; Financial management International relations International organizations Foreign governments Foreign policies India Mexico Romania South Africa Thailand Argentina Ghana Kazakhstan Burkina Faso Indonesia Guinea Rwanda International Monetary Fund Title 5 Section 5315 5 U.S.C. 5315 Title 22 Section 2225 Title 22 Section 2370a Title 22 Section 262d Title 22 Section 262e Title 22 Section 262h Title 22 Section 262k Title 22 Section 262n Title 22 Section 262o Title 22 Section 262p Title 22 Section 262r Title 22 Section 262t Title 22 Section 2799aa Title 22 Section 286aa Title 22 Section 286bb Title 22 Section 286cc Title 22 Section 286dd Title 22 Section 286e Title 22 Section 286ee Title 22 Section 286ff Title 22 Section 286gg Title 22 Section 286k Title 22 Section 286kk Title 22 Section 286ll Title 22 Section 286mm Title 22 Section 286nn Title 22 Section 286s Title 22 Section 286u Title 22 Section 286v Title 22 Section 286w Title 22 Section 286x Title 22 Section 286y Title 22 Section 286z Title 22 Section 5605 Title 22 Section 6034 Title 22 Section 6302 Title 22 Section 6445 Title 22 Section 6713 22 U.S.C. 2225 22 U.S.C. 2370a 22 U.S.C. 262d 22 U.S.C. 262e 22 U.S.C. 262h 22 U.S.C. 262k 22 U.S.C. 262n 22 U.S.C. 262o 22 U.S.C. 262p 22 U.S.C. 262r 22 U.S.C. 262t 22 U.S.C. 2799aa 22 U.S.C. 286aa 22 U.S.C. 286bb 22 U.S.C. 286cc 22 U.S.C. 286dd 22 U.S.C. 286e 22 U.S.C. 286ee 22 U.S.C. 286ff 22 U.S.C. 286gg 22 U.S.C. 286k 22 U.S.C. 286kk 22 U.S.C. 286ll 22 U.S.C. 286mm 22 U.S.C. 286nn 22 U.S.C. 286s 22 U.S.C. 286u 22 U.S.C. 286v 22 U.S.C. 286w 22 U.S.C. 286x 22 U.S.C. 286y 22 U.S.C. 286z 22 U.S.C. 5605 22 U.S.C. 6034 22 U.S.C. 6302 22 U.S.C. 6445 22 U.S.C. 6713 Title 50 Section 1701 50 U.S.C. 1701 Public Law 103-160 Public Law 104-208 Public Law 105-118 Public Law 105-277 Public Law 106-113 Public Law 106-309 Public Law 106-386 Public Law 106-429 Conf. Rept. 95-363