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22 U.S.C. § 262p-4 : US Code - Section 262P-4: Instructions to United States Executive Directors; indigenous people in borrowing country; determination of impact; protection of rights; consultation

Search 22 U.S.C. § 262p-4 : US Code - Section 262P-4: Instructions to United States Executive Directors; indigenous people in borrowing country; determination of impact; protection of rights; consultation

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to
initiate discussions with other executive directors of the
respective bank and to propose that the bank take such steps as may
be necessary -
(1) to determine, at the time an initial feasibility study is
conducted with respect to a proposed project and to the fullest
extent possible, the impact such project would have on indigenous
people in the borrowing country;
(2) to ensure compliance with loan conditionalities relating to
the protection of the rights of indigenous people to lands and
resources; and
(3) to consult with indigenous people, and nongovernmental
organizations representing indigenous people, at every phase of
loan design, planning, implementation, and monitoring.
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