22 U.S.C. § 2222 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 2222. Authorization of appropriations
(a) Grants
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $270,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $236,084,000 for fiscal year 1987 for grants to carry out the purposes of this part, in addition to funds available under other Acts for such purposes. Of the amount appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987 pursuant to these authorizations—
(A) 59.65 percent shall be for the United Nations Development Program;
(B) 19.30 percent shall be for the United Nations Children’s Fund;
(C) 7.20 percent shall be for the International Atomic Energy Agency, except that these funds may be contributed to that Agency only if the Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency;
(D) 5.44 percent shall be for Organization of American States development assistance programs;
(E) 3.51 percent shall be for the United Nations Environment Program;
(F) 0.70 percent shall be for the World Meteorological Organization;
(G) 0.70 percent shall be for the United Nations Capital Development Fund;
(H) 0.35 percent shall be for the United Nations Education and Training Program for Southern Africa;
(I) 0.18 percent shall be for the United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Decade for Women;
(J) 0.07 percent shall be for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species;
(K) 0.70 percent shall be for the World Food Program;
(L) 0.18 percent shall be for the United Nations Institute for Namibia;
(M) 0.12 percent shall be for the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa;
(N) 0.04 percent shall be for the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture;
(O) 0.07 percent shall be for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
(P) 0.55 percent shall be for the United Nations Development Program Trust Fund to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa;
(Q) 0.97 percent shall be for contributions to international conventions and scientific organizations;
(R) 0.18 percent for the United Nations Centre on Human Settlements (Habitat); and
(S) 0.09 percent shall be for the World Heritage Fund.
(2) The Congress reaffirms its support for the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. To permit such Commission to better fulfill its function of insuring observance and respect for human rights within this hemisphere, not less than $357,000 of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1976 and $358,000 of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1977, for contributions to the Organization of American States, shall be used only for budgetary support for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
(b) Indus Basin Development
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the President for loans for Indus Basin Development to carry out the purposes of this section, in addition to funds available under this chapter or any other Act for such purposes, for use beginning in the fiscal year 1969, $61,220,000. Such amounts are authorized to remain available until expended.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated to the President for grants for Indus Basin Development, in addition to any other funds available for such purposes, for use in the fiscal year 1974, $14,500,000, and for use in the fiscal year 1975, $14,500,000, and for use beginning in the fiscal year 1976, $27,000,000, which amounts shall remain available until expended. The President shall not exercise any special authority granted to him under section 2360(a) or 2364(a) of this title to transfer any amount appropriated under this paragraph to, and to consolidate such amount with, any funds made available under any other provision of this chapter.
(c) Prohibition against contributions for volunteer manpower programs
None of the funds available to carry out this part shall be contributed to any international organization or to any foreign government or agency thereof to pay the costs of developing or operating any volunteer program of such organization, government, or agency relating to the selection, training, and programing of volunteer manpower.
(d) Tuberculosis vaccine development programs
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013, which shall be used for United States contributions to tuberculosis vaccine development programs, which may include the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation.
(e) to (h) Repealed. Pub. L. 95–424, title VI, § 604, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 961
(i) International Atomic Energy Agency; safeguards and inspections of nuclear fissile facilities and materials
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1976 $1,000,000 and for fiscal year 1977 $2,000,000 to be available only for the International Atomic Energy Agency to be used for the purpose of strengthening safeguards and inspections relating to nuclear fissile facilities and materials. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.
(j) Authorization of appropriations for multilateral and regional drug abuse control programs
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section for such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 to be available only for United States contributions to multilateral and regional drug abuse control programs. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by this subsection—
(1) $2,000,000 shall be for a United States contribution to the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control;
(2) $600,000 shall be for the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Legal Development Project, except that the proportion which such amount bears to the total amount of contributions to this specific project may not exceed the proportion which the United States contribution to the budget of the Organization of American States for that fiscal year bears to the total contributions to the budget of the Organization of American States for that fiscal year; and
(3) $400,000 shall be for the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Law Enforcement Training Project, except that the proportion which such amount bears to the total amount of contributions to this specific project may not exceed the proportion which the United States contribution to the budget of the Organization of American States for that fiscal year bears to the total contributions to the budget of the Organization of American States for that fiscal year.
(k) Authorization of appropriations for Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to be available only for United States contributions to the GAVI Fund.
(l) Authorization of appropriations for International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to be available only for United States contributions to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
(m) Authorization of appropriations for malaria vaccine development programs
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to be available for United States contributions to malaria vaccine development programs, including the Malaria Vaccine Initiative of the Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH).
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 302, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. I, § 107, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 259; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. I, § 108, Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 88–633, pt. I, § 106, Oct. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 1010; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. I, § 106(b), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. I, § 107(d), Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. I, § 110(b), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 454; Pub. L. 90–554, pt. I, § 108, Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 962; Pub. L. 91–175, pt. I, § 108(b)–(d), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 819; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. I, § 107, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 23; Pub. L. 93–189, § 9(2)–(5), Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 93–559, § 9, Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1798; Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 313(a), Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 866; Pub. L. 94–329, title V, § 505, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 118(a), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 117(a), (b)(1), (c), title VI, § 604, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 952, 953, 961; Pub. L. 96–53, title I, § 114(a), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 364; Pub. L. 96–533, title III, § 309, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3148; Pub. L. 97–113, title III, § 311(b), title VII, § 734(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1536, 1560; Pub. L. 99–83, title IV, § 402(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 217; Pub. L. 99–529, title IV, § 404(2), Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 3019; Pub. L. 100–690, title IV, § 4107, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4266; Pub. L. 106–264, title I, § 112(a), Aug. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 108–25, title II, § 203, May 27, 2003, 117 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 110–293, title II, § 201, July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2936; Pub. L. 111–117, div. F, title VII, § 7034(q)(2), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3363.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, 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.
heading: Amendments
text: 2009—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 111–117, which directed substitution in subsec. (l) of “GAVI Alliance” for “Vaccine Fund”, could not be executed because “Vaccine Fund” did not appear in text.
2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–293, § 201(1), added subsec. (d).
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 110–293, § 201(2), substituted “fiscal years 2009 through 2013” for “fiscal years 2004 through 2008” and “GAVI Fund” for “Vaccine Fund”.
Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 110–293, § 201(3), (4), substituted “fiscal years 2009 through 2013” for “fiscal years 2004 through 2008”.
2003—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 108–25, § 203(a), substituted “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008” for “$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002” and “Vaccine Fund” for “Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations”.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 108–25, § 203(b), substituted “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008” for “$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002”.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 108–25, § 203(c), added subsec. (m).
2000—Subsecs. (k), (l). Pub. L. 106–264 added subsecs. (k) and (l).
1988—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 100–690 added subsec. (j).
1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–529 substituted “$236,084,000 for fiscal year 1987” for “$270,000,000 for fiscal year 1987”.
1985—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–83 substituted provisions relating to amounts authorized, percentages, and covered programs for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, for provisions relating to amounts authorized, percentages, and covered programs for fiscal years 1982 and 1983.
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–113 substituted appropriations of $218,600,000 for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for appropriation of $233,350,000 for fiscal year 1981 and added cls. (A) to (E).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 97–113 struck out par. (3) which prohibited, for fiscal year 1979, funding of the United Nations Institute for Namibia unless the President found that the money would not be used for Southwest African Peoples Organization.
1980—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–533 substituted appropriations authorization of $233,350,000 for fiscal year 1981 for prior authorization of $267,280,000 for fiscal year 1980, including $42,500,000 of this amount for voluntary contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, increasable to $52,000,000 upon certification of the President to Congress that members of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have made equivalent matching contributions.
1979—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–53 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $267,280,000 for fiscal year 1980, for provisions authorizing appropriations of $285,450,000 for fiscal year 1979 and provisions respecting availability of funds for United Nations Trust Fund on South Africa, and the Namibia Institute, and availability of appropriations for fiscal year 1978.
1978—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–424, § 117(a), (b)(1), substituted “$285,450,000 for the fiscal year 1979 of which not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund on South Africa” for “for the fiscal year 1977, $219,900,000 and for the fiscal year 1978, $252,000,000”; substituted “fiscal year 1978, not to exceed $52,000,000” for “fiscal year 1978, not to exceed $42,500,000”, and inserted provision relating to voluntary contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–424, § 117(c), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–424, § 604, struck out subsec. (d) which related to contributions to the United Nations Children’s Fund for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–424, § 604, struck out subsec. (e) which related to added contributions for expansion of technical and vocational training of Arab refugees.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–424, § 604, struck out subsec. (f) which related to appropriation of Egyptian pounds for technical and vocational training and other assistance to Arab refugees.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95–424, § 604, struck out subsec. (g) which related to availability of funds for the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95–424, § 604, struck out subsec. (h) which related to prohibition of expenditures for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
1977—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–88 struck out provisions which authorized appropriations of $127,822,000 for fiscal year 1974, $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $194,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, inserted provisions authorizing an appropriation of $252,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and inserted requirement that, of the funds authorized to be appropriated under subsec. (a) for fiscal year 1978, not to exceed $42,500,000 be available for voluntary contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
1976—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 94–329 added subsec. (i).
1975—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 94–161, § 313(a)(1)(A), (B), authorized appropriations of $194,500,000 and $219,900,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 1977, required maximum contribution of $250,000 to be made to the Namibia Institute, and designated existing provisions as par. (1).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 94–161, § 313(a)(1)(C), added par. (2).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 94–161, § 313(a)(2), substituted “$61,220,000” for “$51,220,000”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 94–161, § 313(a)(3), authorized appropriations of $27,000,000 for use beginning in fiscal year 1976.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–161, § 313(a)(4), substituted appropriations authorization of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 1977, for prior appropriations authorization of $18,000,000 for fiscal years 1974 and 1975.
1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–559, § 9(a)(1), increased appropriations authorization for fiscal year 1975 to $165,000,000 from $150,000,000.
Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 93–559, § 9(a)(2), added subsecs. (g) and (h).
1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–189, § 9(2), substituted “for the fiscal year 1974, $127,822,000 and for the fiscal year 1975, $150,000,000”, for “for the fiscal year 1972, $138,000,000 and for the fiscal year 1973, $138,000,000”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 93–189, § 9(3), substituted “for use in the fiscal year 1974, $14,500,000, and for use in the fiscal year 1975, $14,500,000”, for “for use in the fiscal year 1972, $15,000,000, and for use in the fiscal year 1973, $15,000,000”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93–189, § 9(4), substituted provisions directing that out of the funds made available for carrying out this part $18,000,000 be available in each of fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for contributions to the United Nations Children’s Fund, for provisions authorizing the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1969 for contributions to the United Nations Children’s Fund during the calendar year 1969 and directing that funds made thus available be in addition to funds available under this chapter or any other Act for such contributions and not be taken into account in computing the aggregate amount of United States contributions to such fund for the calendar year 1969.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93–189, § 9(5), substituted “$2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1975”, for “$1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972 and $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1973”.
1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–226, § 107(a), authorized appropriations of $138,000,000 for fiscal years 1972 and 1973, and struck out provisions for authorization of $122,620,000 for fiscal years 1970 and 1971.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 92–226, § 107(b), authorized appropriations of $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1972 and 1973, and struck out provision for authorization of $7,530,000 for fiscal years 1970 and 1971; and prohibited the President from exercising any special authority to transfer any amount appropriated under par. (2) to, and to consolidate such amount with, any funds made available under any other provision of this chapter.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92–226, § 107(c), authorized appropriations of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1972 and 1973, and struck out provision for authorization of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1970 and 1971.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 92–226, § 107(d), added subsec. (f).
1969—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–175, § 108(b), substituted “fiscal year 1970, $122,620,000, and for the fiscal year 1971, $122,620,000” for “fiscal year 1969, $135,000,000”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–175, § 108(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91–175, § 108(d), added subsec. (e).
1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–554, § 108(a), substituted authorization of $135,000,000 for fiscal year 1969, for authorization of $141,000,000 for fiscal year 1968.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–554, § 108(b), added subsec. (d).
1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–137, § 110(b)(1), substituted authorization of $141,000,000 for fiscal year 1968, for authorization of $140,433,000, for fiscal year 1967.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–137, § 110(b)(2), substituted appropriation authorization of $51,220,000 for fiscal year 1969, for Indus Basin Development for appropriations authorization of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1967, for contributions to United Nations Children’s Fund during calendar year 1967 and for exclusion of such contributions from computation of aggregate amount of United States contributions to the fund during calendar year 1967.
1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–583 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and (c), substituted in subsec. (a) “grants” for “use” and authorization of $140,433,000 for fiscal year 1967 for authorization of $144,755,000 for fiscal year 1966, and added subsec. (b).
1965—Pub. L. 89–171 substituted “1966” and “$144,755,000” for “1965” and “$134,272,400”, respectively.
1964—Pub. L. 88–633 substituted “1965” and “$134,272,400” for “1964” and “$136,050,000”, respectively, and prohibited contribution of funds for payment of costs of volunteer manpower programs.
1963—Pub. L. 88–205 substituted “1964” and “$136,050,000” for “1963” and “$148,900,000”, respectively.
1962—Pub. L. 87–565 substituted “1963” and “$148,900,000” for “1962” and “$153,500,000”, respectively.
heading: Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 95–424 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 605 of Pub. L. 95–424, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.
heading: Delegation of Functions
text: For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
heading: Report to Congress on Palestine Refugee Ration Distribution System
text: Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 117(b)(2), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 953, which provided that, not later than Jan. 31, 1979, the Secretary of State provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives with a full and detailed report on the progress made by the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to improve the ration distribution system so that food to Palestine refugees can be more equitably distributed on the basis of need, rather than entitlement, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
heading: Authorization of Appropriations for Contributions to the World Assembly on Aging
text: Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 117(e), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 953, provided that: “In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President not to exceed $1,000,000 for contributions to the World Assembly on Aging to be convened under the auspices of the United Nations, except that the amount so contributed may not exceed 25 percent of the expenditures of such Assembly. Amounts appropriated under this subsection [this note] are authorized to remain available until expended.”