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title: "22 U.S.C. § 5324"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
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chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL POLICY"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 5324 - Statement of policy

## Text

It is the policy of the United States that—

(1) increasing growth in the developing world is a major goal of international economic policy;

(2) it is necessary to broaden the range of options in dealing with the debt problem to include improved mechanisms to restructure existing debt;

(3) active consideration of a new multilateral authority to improve the management of the debt problem and to share the burdens of adjustment more equitably must be undertaken; and

(4) countries with strong current account surpluses bear a major responsibility for providing the financial resources needed for growth in the developing world.

(Pub. L. 100–418, title III, § 3104, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1376.)