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31 U.S.C. § 406

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION REGARDING SWAP OF CURRENCIES TO MEXICO THROUGH EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND OR FEDERAL RESERVE.
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Title
31 — Money and Finance
Chapter
STIV/CH53
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no loan, credit, guarantee, or arrangement for a swap of currencies to Mexico through the exchange stabilization fund or by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may be extended or (if already extended) further utilized, unless and until the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—“(1) there is no projected cost (as defined in the Credit Reform Act of 1990 [probably means the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.]) to the United States from the proposed loan, credit, guarantee, or currency swap; “(2) all loans, credits, guarantees, and currency swaps are adequately backed to ensure that all United States funds are repaid; “(3) the Government of Mexico is making progress in ensuring an independent central bank or an independent currency control mechanism; “(4) Mexico has in effect a significant economic reform effort; and “(5) the President has provided the documents described in paragraphs (1) through (28) of House Resolution 80, adopted March 1, 1995. “(b) Treatment of Classified or Privileged Material.—For purposes of the certification required by subsection (a)(5), the President shall specify, in the case of any document that is classified or subject to applicable privileges, that, while such document may not have been produced to the House of Representatives, in lieu thereof it has been produced to specified Members of Congress or their designees by mutual agreement among the President, the Speaker of the House, and the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services [now Committee on Financial Services], the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs], and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House.

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