§ 262p-4. — Instructions to United States Executive Directors; indigenous people in borrowing country; determination of impact; protection of rights; consultation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC262p-4]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 262p-4. Instructions to United States Executive Directors;
indigenous people in borrowing country; determination of impact;
protection of rights; consultation
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to initiate
discussions with other executive directors of the respective bank and to
propose that the bank take such steps as may be necessary--
(1) to determine, at the time an initial feasibility study is
conducted with respect to a proposed project and to the fullest
extent possible, the impact such project would have on indigenous
people in the borrowing country;
(2) to ensure compliance with loan conditionalities relating to
the protection of the rights of indigenous people to lands and
resources; and
(3) to consult with indigenous people, and nongovernmental
organizations representing indigenous people, at every phase of loan
design, planning, implementation, and monitoring.
(Pub. L. 95-118, title XVI, Sec. 1605, as added Pub. L. 100-202,
Sec. 101(e) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-131, 1329-134.)
Codification
Section 1605 of Pub. L. 95-118 is based on section 701 of title VII
of H.R. 3750, One Hundredth Congress, as introduced Dec. 11, 1987, and
enacted into law by Pub. L. 100-202.
Definitions
The definitions in section 262p-5 of this title apply to this
section.
