A bill to require that an amendment be proposed by the United States to the Articles of Agreement for each of the international financial institutions in which the United States participates which would require the establishment of human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance.

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Requires the President to direct the United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, the United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United States Governor of the International Finance Corporation, the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, the United States Governor of the International Development Association, the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank, and the United States Governor of the African Development Fund, to propose and seek adoption of an amendment to the Articles of Agreement for their respective institutions which would require that institution to establish human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 April 1978

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