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22 U.S.C. § 2371

Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 2371, Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/456705
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The United States shall not provide any assistance under this chapter, the Food for Peace Act [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.], the Peace Corps Act [22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.], or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 [12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.] to any country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of that country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. Each determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a), including each determination in effect on December 12, 1989, shall be published in the Federal Register. A determination made by the Secretary of State under subsection (a) may not be rescinded unless the President submits to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report certifying that— at least 45 days before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report justifying the rescission and certifying that— Assistance prohibited by subsection (a) may be provided to a country described in that subsection if— at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, the President consults with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the proposed waiver and submits a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate containing—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-329(H.R. 13680)1976-06-30
    International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-83(S. 960)1985-08-08
    International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-190(H.J.Res. 465)1985-12-19
    Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1986, and for other Dec. 19, 1985 purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-222(H.R. 91)1989-12-12
    Anti-Terrorism and Arms Export Amendments Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-246(H.R. 6124)2008-06-18
    Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008