Number: RL33762
Title: Congress, the IMF, and Exchange Rate Reform: Legislative Proposals
Authors: Jonathan E. Sanford, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: In recent years, Congress has been increasingly concerned that other countries - China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea in particular - are manipulating the value of their national currencies in ways injurious to the U.S. economy. A spate of legislation was introduced in the 109th Congress seeking to pressure foreign countries to revalue their currencies or seeking changes in the international financial system - particularly changes in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - that would help accomplish that end. Similar bills are likely to be introduced in the 110th Congress.
Pages: 17
Date: January 17, 2007