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 103 STAT. 2512 PUBLIC LAW 101-240—DEC. 19, 1989 (a) accompanies loan proposals through the agency review proc- ess; and "(2) take into consideration recommendations from all other interested Federal agencies and interested members of the public. "(d) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDUKES FOK SYSTEMATIC ENVIRON- MENTAL ASSESSMENT.— The Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta- tion with other Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of State, and the Council on Environmental Quality, shall— ^ "(1) instruct the United States Ebcecutive Director of each multilateial development bank to initiate discussions with the other executive directors of the respective bank and to propose that the respective bank develop and make available to member governments of, and borrowers from, the respective bank, within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, a procedure for the systematic environmental assessment of development projects for which the respective bank provides financial assistance, taking into consideration the Guidelines and Principles for Environmental Impact Assessment promid- gated by the United Nations Environmental Programme and other bilateral or multilateral assessment procedures; and "(2) in determining the position of the United States on any action proposed to be taken by a multilateral development bank, develop and prescribe procedures for the consideration of, among other things— "(A) the environmental impact assessment of the action described in subsection (a); "(B) interagency and public review of such assessment; •.'';• and "(C) other environmental review and consultation of such action that is required by other law. "(e) USE OP UNITED STATES PERSONNEL.— The Secretary of the Tr^isury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Admimstrator of the Agency for International Development, and ^ the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall— "(1) make available to the multilateral development banks, without charge, appropriate United States Government person- ' nel to assist in— "(A) training bank staff in environmental impact assess- ment procedures; r "(B) providing advice on environmental issues; "(Q preparing environmental studies for projects with potentially significant environmental impacts; and "(D) preparing documents for public release, and develop- ing procedures to provide for the inclusion of interested nongovernmental organizations in the environmental review process; and "(2) encourage other member countries of such banks to prmnHft mmilnr a5i«ifitance. "(0 REPORTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Environment and

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