“Chapter 31 of title 31” and “that chapter” substituted in text for “the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended” and “that Act”, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

A prior section 5 of act July 31, 1945, ch. 341, was classified to section 635c of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–429, § 121(c)(1).

1975—Pub. L. 93–646 substituted provision making mandatory that each Bank obligation bear interest at a rate not less than the current average yield on outstanding obligations of comparable maturity, for provision requiring that only the current average rate be taken into consideration.

1968—Pub. L. 90–267 changed name of “Export-Import Bank of Washington” to “Export-Import Bank of the United States”.

1958—Pub. L. 85–424 substituted “$6,000,000,000” for “$4,000,000,000”.

1954—Act Aug. 9, 1954, substituted “$4,000,000,000” for “three and one-half times the authorized capital stock of the Bank”.

1951—Act Oct. 3, 1951, substituted “three and one-half” for “two and one-half”.

1947—Act June 9, 1947, struck out “and bear such rate of interest” before “as may be determined” in the second sentence and added the third sentence relating to the rate of interest on obligations.

For effective date of amendment by act Aug. 9, 1954, see note set out under section 635a of this title.

A Board of Directors reestablished for the Export-Import Bank of Washington, see note under section 635 of this title.