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22 U.S.C. § 4501

Findings and declarations

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

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22 U.S.C. § 4501, Findings and declarations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457751
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The Congress finds and declares that— certain essential functions are necessary to ensure the existence of that knowledge and the capability to sustain it, including—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-164(H.R. 2915)1983-11-22
    A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-199(H.R. 3000)1993-12-17
    FRIENDSHIP Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally