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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 67 — Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support

§ 5855. Limitations on defense conversion authorities

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any other provision of this Act), funds may not be obligated in any fiscal year for purposes of facilitating the conversion of military technologies and capabilities and defense industries of the former Soviet Union into civilian activities, as authorized by sections 5853(a)(6) and 5854(a)(6) of this title or any other provision of law, unless the President has previously obligated in the same fiscal year an amount equal to or greater than that amount of funds for defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States. For purposes of this section, the term “defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States” means those United States Government funded programs whose primary purpose is to assist United States private sector defense workers, United States companies that manufacture or otherwise provide defense goods or services, or United States communities adversely affected by reductions in United States defense spending, such as programs funded through the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense or through the Economic Development Administration.

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. Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–511 title V § 505 · 106 Stat. 3320

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 5855

    Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 505, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3340

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 505, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3340

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 505. LIMITATIONS ON DEFENSE CONVERSION AUTHORITIES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any other provision of this Act), funds may not be obligated in any fiscal year for purposes of facilitating the conversion of military technologies and capabilities and defense industries of the former Soviet Union into civilian activities, as authorized by sections 503(a)(6) and 504(a)(6) or any other provision of law, unless the President has previously obligated in the same fiscal year an amount equal to or greater than that amount of funds for defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States. For purposes of this section, the term “defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States” means those United States Government funded programs whose primary purpose is to assist United States private sector defense workers, United States companies that manufacture or otherwise provide defense goods or services, or United States communities adversely affected by reductions in United States defense spending, such as programs funded through the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense, through the Defense Conversion Adjustment Program (as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act), or through the Economic Development Administration.

  2. Pub. L. 105–277 div. A § 101(f)(tIV)(s405)(d)(20) · 112 Stat. 2681

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 5855

    Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “or through” for “, through the Defense Conversion Adjustment Program (as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act), or through” in last sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “or through” for “, through the Defense Conversion Adjustment Program (as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act), or through” in last sentence.

    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.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102–511, , 106 Stat. 3320, known as the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 and also as the FREEDOM Support Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “or through” for “, through the Defense Conversion Adjustment Program (as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act), or through” in last sentence.

Credits

1992–1998 · 2 acts
  1. 1992Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 505, , 106 Stat. 3340
  2. 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IV, § 405(d)(20)], , 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–422.
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(Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 505, , 106 Stat. 3340; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IV, § 405(d)(20)], , 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–422.)

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