22 U.S.C. § 2412 — Limitation on foreign assistance appropriations
submitted 55 years ago by Pub. L. 91-672 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 138 words · no verdicts yet
Foreign-assistance money may not be obligated or spent unless Congress previously authorized the appropriation and the amount does not exceed a prior legal limit. A later law may remove the limit, and only a later law that specifically changes this section may supersede it.
(a) Restrictions. Despite any law enacted before January 12, 1971, money appropriated for foreign assistance, including foreign military sales, may not be obligated or spent (1) unless the appropriation was previously authorized by law, or (2) above an amount previously set by law. (b) Exception. If a law enacted after the appropriation authorizes its obligation or spending, the limit in subsection (a) has no effect to that extent. (c) Specific repeal or modification. This section may be superseded only by a law enacted after January 12, 1971, that specifically repeals or changes this section.
Notwithstanding any provision of law enacted before January 12, 1971, no money appropriated for foreign assistance (including foreign military sales) shall be available for obligation or expenditure—
unless the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by law; or
in excess of an amount previously prescribed by law.
To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation for foreign assistance (including foreign military sales) authorizes the obligation or expenditure thereof, the limitation contained in subsection (a) shall have no effect.
The provisions of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted after January 12, 1971, which specifically repeals or modifies the provisions of this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–672, § 10, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2055.)
- 1971Enacted · Pub. L. 91-672 · 84 Stat. 2055
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-672 on 1971-01-12.
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