22 U.S.C. § 448 — Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions

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Once a neutrality proclamation is in effect, people in the U.S. can't solicit or collect money for a named foreign government. But collecting funds for medical aid, food, or clothing to relieve suffering is still allowed, if it's not really for that government. This rule ends when the proclamation is revoked, except for earlier offenses.

(a) Unlawful acts -- Once the President issues a proclamation under section 441(a) of this title, it becomes illegal for anyone in the United States to solicit or receive contributions for or on behalf of the government of a named state, or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality of that government. (b) Medical aid, food, and clothing -- This section doesn't stop the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions used for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering -- as long as the solicitation or collection is on behalf of, and for use by, a person or organization that isn't acting for or on behalf of the named government. All such solicitations and collections must still be made in accordance with, and subject to, whatever rules and regulations are prescribed. (c) Revocation of proclamation -- Once the proclamation is revoked for a state, this section stops applying to that state -- except for offenses committed before the revocation.

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(a) Unlawful acts

Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 441(a) of this title, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United States to solicit or receive any contribution for or on behalf of the government of any state named in such proclamation or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality of any such state.

(b) Medical aid, food, and clothing

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions to be used for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering, when such solicitation or collection of funds and contributions is made on behalf of and for use by any person or organization which is not acting for or on behalf of any such government, but all such solicitations and collections of funds and contributions shall be in accordance with and subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.

Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of section 441(a) of this title shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.

Source credit: (Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 8, 54 Stat. 8.)

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1939Enacted · Act of Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2 · 54 Stat. 8

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