Sec. 1801.67. MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK PROCUREMENT

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## SEC. 1801.67 MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK PROCUREMENT **[**[22 U.S.C. 262s](/us/usc/t22/s262s)**]** ###

(a)Executive Directors The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to attach a high priority to promoting opportunities for exports for goods and services from the United States and, in carrying out this function, to investigate thoroughly any complaints from United States bidders about the awarding of procurement contracts by the multilateral development banks to ensure that all contract procedures and rules of the banks are observed and that United States firms are treated fairly. 67Originally enacted as sec. 3202 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418; 102 Stat. 1107), sec. 541(b)(1) of the International Development and Finance Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–240; 103 Stat. 2517) transferred text to this Act and redesignated such as sec. 1801. ###

(b)Officer of Procurement ####

(1)Establishment The Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, within the Office of International Affairs in the Department of the Treasury, an officer of multilateral development bank procurement. ####

(2)Function The officer shall act as the liaison between the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and the United States Executive Directors' offices in the multilateral development banks, in carrying out this section. The officer shall cooperate with the Department of Commerce in efforts to improve opportunities for multilateral development bank procurement by United States companies. ###

(b)Multilateral Development Bank Defined As used in this section, the term “**multilateral development bank**” includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund.

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