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 92 STAT. 1602 Presidential consultations with OECD. 22 USC 2169 note.

Presidential report to

Human rights standards. 22 USC 262d note.

Short title.

PUBLIC LAW 95-481—OCT. 18, 1978 SEC. 610. The President shall initiate wide international consultations beginning with the member nations of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), designed to develop a viable standard governing the allocation of development assistance for the production and export of commodities. Such consultations shall relate to commodities which are in surplus in the world market and if produced for export would cause substantial harm to producers of the same, similar or competing products. Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act the President shall report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the progress made in carrying out this section. SEC. 611. The President shall direct 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 International Development Association, the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, 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 to establish human rights standards to be considered in connection with each application for assistance. This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979". Approved October 18, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-1250 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-1754 (Comm. of eonference). SENATE REPORT No. 95-1194 (Coram, on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): July 31, Aug. 2-4, 14, considered and passed House. Sept. 21, 22, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 12, House agreed to conference report; concurred in certain Senate amendments, in others with amendments, insisted on disagreement to Senate amendment No. 63. Oct. 13, Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House amendments, receded from amendment No. 63.

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