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[CITE: 22USC2346]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
 
                     Part IV--Economic Support Fund
 
Sec. 2346. Authority


(a) Policy requirements for assistance

    The Congress recognizes that, under special economic, political, or 
security conditions, the national interests of the United States may 
require economic support for countries or in amounts which could not be 
justified solely under part I of subchapter I of this chapter or, in the 
case of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, part X of subchapter I of this 
chapter. In such cases, the President is authorized to furnish 
assistance to countries and organizations, on such terms and conditions 
as he may determine, in order to promote economic or political 
stability. To the maximum extent feasible, the President shall provide 
assistance under this part consistent with the policy directions, 
purposes, and programs of subchapter I of this chapter.

(b) Responsibility for policy decisions and justifications

    The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions and 
justifications for economic support programs under this part, including 
determinations of whether there will be an economic support program for 
a country and the amount of the program for each country. The Secretary 
shall exercise this responsibility in cooperation with the Administrator 
of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of 
this chapter.

(c) Detailed justification for uses and purposes of funds

    As part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance 
submitted to the Congress, the agency primarily responsible for 
administering subchapter II of this chapter shall provide a detailed 
justification for the uses and the purposes of the funds provided under 
this part. Such material shall include, but not be limited to, 
information concerning the amounts and kinds of cash grant transfers, 
the amounts and kinds of budgetary and balance-of-payments support 
provided, and the amounts and kinds of project assistance provided with 
funds made available under this part.

(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(d) [title V, 
        Sec. 533(a)(5)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-150, 2681-180

(e) Availability of funds

    Amounts appropriated to carry out this part shall be available for 
economic programs only and may not be used for military or paramilitary 
purposes.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. II, Sec. 531, as added Pub. L. 99-83, title II, 
Sec. 201(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 210; amended Pub. L. 101-513, title 
V, Sec. 562(d)(8), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2031; Pub. L. 105-277, div. 
A, Sec. 101(d) [title V, Sec. 533(a)(5)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
150, 2681-180.)


  References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include This and Certain Other 
   Parts of Subchapter II, and References to Subchapter II Deemed To 
                           Exclude Such Parts

    Pub. L. 92-226, pt. II, Sec. 202(b), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 27, 
provided that: ``Chapter 4 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 [part IV of subchapter I of this chapter (sections 2241 to 2243 of 
this title)] is hereby repealed. References to such chapter [4 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (former sections 2241 to 2243 of 
this title)] or any sections thereof shall hereafter [on and after Feb. 
7, 1972] be deemed to be references to chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a) of this 
section [this part], or to appropriate sections thereof. All references 
to part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [subchapter I of this 
chapter] shall hereafter be deemed to be references also to chapter 4 of 
part II [this part], and all references to part II of such Act 
[subchapter II of this chapter] shall be deemed not to include chapter 4 
of such part II [this part]''.
    References to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include 
parts VI (Sec. 2348 et seq.) and VIII (Sec. 2349aa et seq.) of 
subchapter II of this chapter, and references to subchapter II are 
deemed to exclude such parts. See sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 of this 
title.


           Reference to Part I Deemed To Include Section 2293

    Reference to part I of subchapter I of this chapter deemed to 
include a reference to section 2293 of this title. See section 
2293(d)(1) of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 2346, Pub. L. 87-195, pt. II, Sec. 531, as added 
Pub. L. 92-226, pt. II, Sec. 202(a), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 26; amended 
Pub. L. 95-92, Sec. 8(a), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 95-384, 
Sec. 10(a), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 733; 1979 Reorg. Plan No. 2, 
Sec. 6(b)(1), eff. Oct. 1, 1979, 44 F.R. 41166, 93 Stat. 1379; Pub. L. 
96-92, Sec. 8(a), Oct. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 703; Pub. L. 96-533, title II, 
Sec. 201, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3142; Pub. L. 97-113, title II, 
Sec. 201, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1528, authorized President to furnish 
assistance to countries and organizations to promote economic or 
political stability, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-83, title II, 
Sec. 201(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 210.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-277 struck out subsec. (d) which read 
as follows: ``To the maximum extent feasible, funds made available 
pursuant to this part for commodity import programs or other program 
assistance shall be used to generate local currencies, not less than 50 
percent of which shall be available to support activities consistent 
with the objectives of sections 2151a through 2151d of this title, and 
administered by the agency primarily responsible for administering 
subchapter I of this chapter.''
    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-513 inserted ``or, in the case of 
countries in sub-Saharan Africa, part X of subchapter I of this 
chapter'' after ``part I of subchapter I of this chapter''.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99-83, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1985 Amendment note under section 2151-1 
of this title.

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.


Reports on Economic Conditions Prevailing in Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and 
                                Portugal

    Section 1205 of Pub. L. 99-83 provided that:
    ``(a) External Debt Burden of Certain Countries Receiving United 
States Assistance.--The Congress finds that the Governments of Egypt, 
Israel, Turkey, and Portugal each have an enormous external debt burden 
which may be made more difficult by virtue of financing provided for 
those governments under various United States assistance programs.
    ``(b) Annual Reports on Economic Conditions.--In order to assist the 
Congress in examining United States assistance for these countries, the 
President shall report to Speaker of the House of Representatives and to 
the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, not 
later than January 15 of each year, regarding economic conditions 
prevailing in Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Portugal which may affect their 
respective ability to meet their international debt obligations and to 
stabilize their economies.''
    [For delegation of functions of President under section 1205(b) of 
Pub. L. 99-83, set out above, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 
F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this 
title.]


References to Security Supporting Assistance as References to Assistance 
             Under Part IV of Subchapter II of This Chapter

    Section 10(b)(6) of Pub. L. 95-384 provided that: ``After September 
30, 1978, any reference in any law to security supporting assistance 
shall be deemed to be a reference to assistance under chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [this part].''


            Security Supporting Assistance Program for Egypt

    Section 9 of Pub. L. 95-92, as amended by Pub. L. 95-384, 
Sec. 29(c)(2)(A), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747, provided that: ``It is 
the sense of the Congress that the security supporting assistance 
program for Egypt plays an important role in the Middle East peace 
effort and that the Executive branch should concentrate its efforts in 
order to make the program a success.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5854 of this title; title 12 
section 635r.
