Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Part III · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance
§ 2426. Discrimination against United States personnel
Statutory text
Assignment of personnel on basis of ability and experience
The President shall not take into account, in assigning officers and employees of the United States to carry out any economic development assistance programs funded under this chapter in any foreign country, the race, religion, national origin, or sex of any such officer or employee. Such assignments shall be made solely on the basis of ability and relevant experience.
Prohibition on use of funds in country practicing discrimination
Effective six months after , or on such earlier date as the President may determine, none of the funds made available under this chapter may be used to provide economic development assistance to any country which objects to the presence of any officer or employee of the United States who is present in such country for the purpose of carrying out any program of economic development assistance authorized by the provisions of this chapter on the basis of the race, religion, national origin, or sex of such officer or employee.
Rules and regulations
The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
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.
Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2426
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 666, as added Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 318, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 868.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 666, as added Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 318, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 868.)
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, , 75 Stat. 424, 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.
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
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 666, as added Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 318, , 89 Stat. 868.)