Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§10242 Limitations
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 109— - BURMA UNIFIED THROUGH RIGOROUS MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR BURMA › § 10242
Summary
Unless allowed elsewhere, U.S. aid for Burma must not go to the State Administrative Council, the Burmese military or its linked entities, or to people or groups involved in serious human-rights abuses or violent advocacy. The Secretary of State decides for State/USAID programs; the National Endowment for Democracy President decides for NED.
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Title 22, §10242
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Except as provided for by this subchapter, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for assistance for Burma by this subchapter may be made available to—
(1)the State Administrative Council or any organization or entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the Burmese military, or to any individual or organization that has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs administered by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, or President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for programs administered by NED; and
(2)the Burmese military.
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22 U.S.C. § 10242
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73