22 U.S.C. § 2395a — International agreements concerning debt relief; transmittal to congressional committees
submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-424 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 120 words · no verdicts yet
Paragraph (1) is repealed. The Secretary of State must generally send Congress proposed debt-relief agreements at least 30 days before they take effect, with a detailed United States-interest justification.
(1) Repealed.
(2) The Secretary of State must send the appropriate committees a copy of any agreement with a foreign government that would provide the debt relief described in the section, at least 30 days before the agreement takes effect. The Secretary must also send a detailed explanation of the United States interest in the proposed relief. This requirement does not apply when a statute says the agreement’s debt relief may not exceed the amount approved in advance for that purpose in an appropriation Act.
Repealed. Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
The Secretary of State shall transmit to such committees a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any such debt relief no less than thirty days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to an agreement if a statutory requirement exists that the amount of the debt relief provided by the agreement may not exceed the amount approved for such purposes in advance in an appropriation Act.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–424, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 960; H. Res. 89, Feb. 5, 1979; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.)
- 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-424 · 92 Stat. 960
- 1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-113 · 95 Stat. 1560
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-424 on 1978-10-06.
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