---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 290m–7"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "290m–7"
heading: "First capital increase"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/290m-7"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc."
  - "Subchapter XXVIII — North American Development Bank and Related Provisions"
---

# §290m–7. First capital increase

- (a) **Subscription authorized—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of the Treasury is authorized to subscribe on behalf of the United States to, and make payment for, 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank.
  - (2) **Limitation—** Any subscription by the United States to the capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
- (b) **Limitations on authorization of appropriations—**
  - (1) **In general—** In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank under [subsection (a)](#a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $1,500,000,000 for payment by the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of the Treasury.
  - (2) **Allocation of funds—** Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under [paragraph (1)](#b-1)—
    - (A) $225,000,000 shall be for paid in shares of the Bank; and
    - (B) $1,275,000,000 shall be for callable shares of the Bank.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–182, title V, § 547, as added Pub. L. 116–113, title VIII, § 831, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 96; amended Pub. L. 116–113, title VI, § 601, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 78; Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title VI, § 601(a)(1), (2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2149.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–260, § 601(a)(1), (2), provided that section 601 of Pub. L. 116–113 does not apply to this section and revived the provisions of this section as if such section 601 had not been enacted. See below.

Pub. L. 116–113, § 601, which repealed this section effective on the date the USMCA entered into force (July 1, 2020), was made inapplicable to this section by section 601(a)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 116–260.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective July 1, 2020, see section 601(h) of div. O of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 81c of Title 19, Customs Duties.