22 U.S.C. § 282p — Capital increases and amendment to the Articles of Agreement

The United States Governor of the Corporation is authorized to vote in favor of— (1) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock of the Corporation by 16,999,998 shares, to implement the conversion of a portion of the retained earnings of the Corporation into paid-in capital, which will result in the United States being issued an additional 3,771,899 shares of capital stock, without any cash contribution; (2) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock of the Corporation on a general basis by 4,579,995 shares; and (3) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock of the Corporation on a selective basis by 919,998 shares. The United States Governor of the Corporation is authorized to agree to and accept an amendment to article II, section 2(c)(ii) of the Articles of Agreement of the Corporation that would increase the vote by which the Board of Governors of the Corporation may increase the capital stock of the Corporation from a four-fifths majority to an eighty-five percent majority.