22 U.S.C. § 286vv — Capital stock increases

(a) Increases authorized The United States Governor of the World Bank ("the Bank") is authorized: (1)(A) to vote for a resolution increasing the Bank's capital stock on a selective basis by 230,374 shares; and (B) to subscribe the United States to 38,459 additional shares as part of that selective increase — but only to the extent Congress provides the money in advance through appropriations acts. (2)(A) to vote for a resolution increasing the Bank's capital stock on a general basis by 484,102 shares; and (B) to subscribe the United States to 81,074 additional shares as part of that general increase — again, only to the extent Congress appropriates the money in advance. (b) Limitations on authorization of appropriations (1) To pay for the general-increase subscription under (a)(2)(B), Congress authorizes $9,780,361,991 to be appropriated, with no fiscal-year limit, for the Secretary of the Treasury to pay. (2) Of that amount, $586,821,720 is for paid-in shares of the Bank, and $9,193,540,271 is for callable shares. (3) To pay for the selective-increase subscription under (a)(1)(B), Congress authorizes $4,639,501,466 to be appropriated, with no fiscal-year limit. (4) Of that amount, $278,370,088 is for paid-in shares, and $4,361,131,378 is for callable shares.