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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Part I · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance

§ 2370b. Humanitarian assistance code of conduct

Statutory text

(a)

In general

None of the funds made available for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs under the headings “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, “International Disaster and Famine Assistance”, or “Transition Initiatives” may be obligated to an organization that fails to adopt a code of conduct that provides for the protection of beneficiaries of assistance under any such heading from sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian relief operations.

(b)

Consistency with United Nations principles

The code of conduct referred to in subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with the six core principles of the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Protection From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises.

(c)

Reports

Not later than 180 days after , and not later than one year after , the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section.

(d)

Effective Date

This section shall take effect 60 days after , and shall apply to funds obligated after such date for fiscal year 2005 and any subsequent fiscal year.

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

    Pub. L. 109–13 div. A title II § 2110 · 119 Stat. 231

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2370b

    (Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2110, May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 268.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2110, May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 268.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2110. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CODE OF CONDUCT (a) None of the funds made available for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs under the headings “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, “International Disaster and Famine Assistance”, or “Transition Initiatives” may be obligated to an organization that fails to adopt a code of conduct that provides for the protection of beneficiaries of assistance under any such heading from sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian relief operations. (b) The code of conduct referred to in subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with the six core principles of the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Protection From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises. (c) Deadline. President. Reports. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section. (d) Effective date. Applicability. This section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to funds obligated after such date for fiscal year 2005 and any subsequent fiscal year.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Assignment of Functions Relating to the Report to the Congress on Implementation of Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct

Memorandum of President of the United States, , 71 F.R. 30549, provided:

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, the functions of the President under section 2110(c) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (title II of Public Law 109–13) (22 U.S.C. 2370b), are assigned to the Secretary of State.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

George W. Bush.

Credits

(Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2110, , 119 Stat. 268.)

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