International Development and Growth Act of 1985
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
International Development and Growth Act of 1985 - Title I: - Sets forth the findings and purposes of this Act.
Title II: Policy and Presidential Mandate - Declares that achievement of an orderly movement toward lower exchange rates for the dollar is a primary objective of U.S. economic policy. Directs the President to pursue: (1) negotiations with U.S. trading partners regarding the high value of the dollar on exchange markets; and (2) steps to secure necessary commitments for actions from such countries to help moderate the dollar in international exchange markets. Directs the Federal Reserve Board to consider actions in coordination with the central banks of U.S. trading partners to lower dollar exchange rates.
Title III: Commission on International Development - Establishes the Commission on International Development which shall make recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning: (1) changes in U.S. fiscal and monetary policies which will encourage international economic growth and stimulate the volume of international trade; (2) actions which should be taken to stimulate growth of developing economies and to counteract the adverse effects which the high level of international debt is having on developing economies and the U.S. trade imbalance; (3) the restructuring of the international monetary system and the system of international trade finance; (4) new institutional mechanisms to stretch out developing country debt to longer term maturities; and (5) expanded roles for private banks and existing multilateral development institutions. Sets forth administrative provisions governing the Commission. Authorizes appropriations.
For Further Action See H.R.4708.
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1860: International Development and Growth Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1860/
"H.R. 1860: International Development and Growth Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1860/.
H.R. 1860, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1860/.
[H.R. 1860: International Development and Growth Act of 1985](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1860/)