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[CITE: 22USC2378-1]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
          SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                       Part I--General Provisions
 
Sec. 2378-1. Prohibition on assistance to countries that 
        restrict United States humanitarian assistance
        

(a) In general

    No assistance shall be furnished under this chapter or the Arms 
Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] to any country when it is 
made known to the President that the government of such country 
prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport 
or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.

(b) Exception

    Assistance may be furnished without regard to the restriction in 
subsection (a) of this section if the President determines that to do so 
is in the national security interest of the United States.

(c) Notice

    Prior to making any determination under subsection (b) of this 
section, the President shall notify the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of his 
intention to make such a determination, the effective date of the 
determination, and the reasons for making the determination.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. III, Sec. 620I, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, 
title I, Sec. 101(c) [title V, Sec. 559], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3009-121, 3009-161.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, 
known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 
of this title and Tables.
    The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 
90-629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 39 (Sec. 2751 et seq.) of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables.

                         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.
