22 U.S.C. § 262s — Multilateral development bank procurement

(a) Executive Directors The Treasury Secretary must instruct the U.S. representative at each multilateral development bank to give high priority to promoting export opportunities for U.S. goods and services, and to thoroughly investigate any complaints from U.S. bidders about how procurement contracts are awarded — to make sure the banks follow their own contract rules and treat U.S. firms fairly. (b) Officer of procurement (1) Establishment — The Treasury Secretary must designate, within Treasury's Office of International Affairs, an officer for multilateral development bank procurement. (2) Function — This officer acts as liaison between Treasury, the Commerce Department, and the U.S. representatives' offices at the banks, carrying out this section. The officer must work with Commerce to improve U.S. companies' procurement opportunities at these banks. "Multilateral development bank" defined In this section, "multilateral development bank" includes the World Bank, 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.