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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Part III · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance

§ 2227. Withholding of United States proportionate share for certain programs of international organizations

Statutory text

(a)

Covered programs

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this part shall be available for the United States proportionate share for programs for Burma, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, or the Palestine Liberation Organization or for projects whose purpose is to provide benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or entities associated with it, or at the discretion of the President, Communist countries listed in section 2370(f) of this title.

(b)

Review and report by Secretary of State

The Secretary of State—

(1)

shall review, at least annually, the budgets and accounts of all international organizations receiving payments of any funds authorized to be appropriated by this part; and

(2)

shall report to the appropriate committees of the Congress the amounts of funds expended by each such organization for the purposes described in subsection (a) and the amount contributed by the United States to each such organization.

(c)

Exceptions

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations of subsection (a) shall not apply to contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

(2)
(A)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this part and available for the International Atomic Energy Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.

(B)
(i)

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dismantling, or safety inspection of nuclear facilities or related materials, or for inspections and similar activities designed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by a country described in subsection (a).

(ii)

Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba—

(I)

ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco);

(II)

negotiates full-scope safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and

(III)

incorporates internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.

(d)

Programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Iran

(1)

Notwithstanding subsection (c), if the Secretary of State determines that programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Iran are inconsistent with United States nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals, will provide Iran with training or expertise relevant to the development of nuclear weapons, or are being used as a cover for the acquisition of sensitive nuclear technology, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to such programs and projects, and the Secretary of State shall so notify the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 3 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003).

(2)

A determination made by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) shall be effective for the 1-year period beginning on the date of the determination.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2227

    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 307, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title IV, § 403, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 219

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 307, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title IV, § 403, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 219

  2. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

    Pub. L. 103–236 § 431(a)(1) · 108 Stat. 382

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(a)

    Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(1), substituted “Burma, Iraq, North Korea, Syria” for “the South-West Africa People’s Organization”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(1), substituted “Burma, Iraq, North Korea, Syria” for “the South-West Africa People’s Organization”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a) by striking “the South-West Africa People’s Organization” and inserting “Burma, Iraq, North Korea, Syria”; and

  3. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

    Pub. L. 103–236 § 431(a)(2) · 108 Stat. 382

    Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(c)

    Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(2), added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(2), added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) The limitations of subsection (a) shall not apply to contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).”.

  4. Pub. L. 105–277 § 101(d)(tV)(s516) · 112 Stat. 2681

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(a)

    Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(d) [title V, § 516], inserted before period at end “, or at the discretion of the President, Communist countries listed in section 2370(f) of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(d) [title V, § 516], inserted before period at end “, or at the discretion of the President, Communist countries listed in section 2370(f) of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.

  5. Pub. L. 105–277 § 2809(a) · 112 Stat. 2681

    1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(c)

      Pub. L. 105–277, § 2809(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

    2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(c)

      Pub. L. 105–277, § 2809(a), substituted “Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations” for “The limitations”

    3. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(c)

      Pub. L. 105–277, § 2809(a), added par. (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 2809(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations” for “The limitations”, and added par. (2).

  6. A|Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–228 div. B title XIII § 1342 · 116 Stat. 1350

    Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(d)

    Pub. L. 107–228 added subsec. (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–228 added subsec. (d).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1342. WITHHOLDING OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN IRAN. Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if the Secretary of State determines that programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Iran are inconsistent with United States nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals, will provide Iran with training or expertise relevant to the development of nuclear weapons, or are being used as a cover for the acquisition of sensitive nuclear technology, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to such programs and projects, and the Secretary of State shall so notify the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 3 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003). “(2) A determination made by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) shall be effective for the 1-year period beginning on the date of the determination.”.

  7. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005

    Pub. L. 109–13 div. A title II § 2101 · 119 Stat. 231

    Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(a)

    Pub. L. 109–13 struck out “Iraq,” after “Burma,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–13 struck out “Iraq,” after “Burma,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2101. Voluntary Contribution Section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2227), is further amended by striking “Iraq,”.

  8. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008

    Pub. L. 110–161 div. J title VI § 616 · 121 Stat. 1844

    Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2227(a)

    Pub. L. 110–161 struck out “Libya,” after “Syria,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161 struck out “Libya,” after “Syria,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 616. The provision of section 615 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.

6 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 4 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 3 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is section 3 of Pub. L. 107–228, which is set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

Amendments1994–2007 · 5 rounds

2007

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161 struck out “Libya,” after “Syria,”.

2005

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–13 struck out “Iraq,” after “Burma,”.

2002

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–228 added subsec. (d).

1998

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(d) [title V, § 516], inserted before period at end “, or at the discretion of the President, Communist countries listed in section 2370(f) of this title”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 2809(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations” for “The limitations”, and added par. (2).

1994

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(1), substituted “Burma, Iraq, North Korea, Syria” for “the South-West Africa People’s Organization”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 431(a)(2), added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , 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.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

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

Credits

1985–2007 · 6 acts
  1. 1985Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 307, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title IV, § 403, , 99 Stat. 219
  2. 1994amended Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 431(a), , 108 Stat. 459
  3. 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(d) [title V, § 516], div. G, subdiv. B, title XXVIII, § 2809(a), , 112 Stat. 2681–150, 2681–174, 2681–849
  4. 2002Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, § 1342, , 116 Stat. 1451
  5. 2005Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2101, , 119 Stat. 266
  6. 2007Pub. L. 110–161, div. J, title VI, § 616, , 121 Stat. 2320.
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(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 307, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title IV, § 403, , 99 Stat. 219; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 431(a), , 108 Stat. 459; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(d) [title V, § 516], div. G, subdiv. B, title XXVIII, § 2809(a), , 112 Stat. 2681–150, 2681–174, 2681–849; Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, § 1342, , 116 Stat. 1451; Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2101, , 119 Stat. 266; Pub. L. 110–161, div. J, title VI, § 616, , 121 Stat. 2320.)

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