22 U.S.C. § 5402 — Scope of authority
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 101-179 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 165 words · no verdicts yet
This section extends certain Poland and Hungary authorities to other listed Eastern European countries when that would support market democracy. It also permits specified justice-program authorities and defines “East European country.”
(a) General authorization. The President may conduct activities for any East European country similar to activities this chapter authorizes in Poland or Hungary, except activities authorized by section 5412 or amendments made by sections 301 and 304, if the similar activities would effectively promote a transition to a market-oriented democracy.
(b) Administration of justice programs. To strengthen justice systems in Eastern European countries, the President may use the authorities available under section 2346c for those countries, subject to that section’s limits and requirements except subsection (c) and the last two sentences of subsection (e).
(c) “East European country” defined. For this chapter, the term includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and States that were part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The President is authorized to conduct activities for any East European country that are similar to any activity authorized by this chapter to be conducted in Poland or Hungary (excluding those authorized by section 5412 of this title or the amendments made by sections 301 and 304) if such similar activities would effectively promote a transition to market-oriented democracy.
In order to strengthen the administration of justice in East European countries, the President may exercise the same authorities with respect to those countries as are available under section 2346c of this title, subject to the limitations and requirements of that section, other than subsection (c) and the last two sentences of subsection (e).
For purposes of this chapter, the term “East European country” includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and states that were part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–179, § 3, as added Pub. L. 102–511, title IX, § 903(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3355.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 101-179 · 106 Stat. 3355
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