---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 285g"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "285g"
heading: "Status, immunities, and privileges"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/285g"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc."
  - "Subchapter XIV — Asian Development Bank"
---

# §285g. Status, immunities, and privileges


The [agreement](/usc/22/2431a.md?p=7), and particularly articles 49 through 56, shall have full force and effect in the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1), its territories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, upon acceptance of membership by the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) in, and the establishment of, the Bank. The President, at the time of deposit of the instrument of acceptance of membership by the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) in the Bank, shall also deposit a declaration that the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) retains for itself and its political subdivisions the right to tax salaries and emoluments paid by the Bank to its citizens or nationals.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–369, § 9, Mar. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 72.)