Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 79 — Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement
§ 7203. Exceptions
Statutory text
Section 7202 of this title shall not affect any authority or requirement to impose (or continue to impose) a sanction referred to in section 7202 of this title—
against a foreign country or foreign entity—
pursuant to a declaration of war against the country or entity;
pursuant to specific statutory authorization for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States against the country or entity;
against which the Armed Forces of the United States are involved in hostilities; or
where imminent involvement by the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities against the country or entity is clearly indicated by the circumstances; or
to the extent that the sanction would prohibit, restrict, or condition the provision or use of any agricultural commodity, medicine, or medical device that is—
controlled on the United States Munitions List established under section 2778 of this title;
controlled on any control list established under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or any successor statute (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.); 1 or
used to facilitate the design, development, or production of chemical or biological weapons, missiles, or weapons of mass destruction.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
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. 106–387 § 1(a)(tIX)(s904) · 114 Stat. 1549
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 7203
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title IX, § 904], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–68
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title IX, § 904], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–68Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) The provisions of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
Pub. L. 107–56 title II § 221(a)(1) · 115 Stat. 272
Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 7203(2)(C)
Pub. L. 107–56 amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “used to facilitate the development or production of a chemical or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2)(C). Pub. L. 107–56 amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “used to facilitate the development or production of a chemical or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by amending section 904(2)(C) to read as follows: “(C) used to facilitate the design, development, or production of chemical or biological weapons, missiles, or weapons of mass destruction.”;
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to in par. (2)(B), is Pub. L. 96–72, , 93 Stat. 503, which was classified principally to section 2401 et seq. of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as chapter 56 (§ 4601 et seq.) of Title 50, and was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), , 132 Stat. 2232, except for sections 11A, 11B, and 11C thereof (50 U.S.C. 4611, 4612, 4613). See the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.).
Amendments
2001—Par. (2)(C). Pub. L. 107–56 amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “used to facilitate the development or production of a chemical or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction.”
Credits
2000–2001 · 2 acts
- 2000Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title IX, § 904], , 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–68
- 2001Pub. L. 107–56, title II, § 221(a)(1), , 115 Stat. 292.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title IX, § 904], , 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–68; Pub. L. 107–56, title II, § 221(a)(1), , 115 Stat. 292.)