Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§2401 Effective date; identification of programs

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part Part III— - Miscellaneous Provisions › § 2401

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Title 22, §2401

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This chapter shall take effect on September 4, 1961. Programs under this chapter shall be identified appropriately overseas as “American Aid”.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

USAID Branding Modernization Pub. L. 116–334, Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5115, provided that: “section 1.

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.“This Act may be cited as the ‘USAID Branding Modernization Act’. “SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BRANDING.“(a) In General.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as ‘USAID’), in coordination with the Secretary of State, as appropriate, and with due consideration for the safety and security of implementing partners and beneficiaries, is authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the use of logos or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or the use of additional or substitute markings, including the United States flag, to appropriately identify, including as required by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2401), overseas programs administered by USAID. “(b) Audit.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 13, 2021], the Inspector General of USAID shall submit to Congress an audit of compliance with relevant branding and marking requirements of USAID by implementing partners funded by USAID, including any requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a).”

Executive Documents

Executive Order No. 13964 Ex. Ord. No. 13964, Dec. 10, 2020, 85 F.R. 81333, which related to rebranding United States foreign assistance to advance American influence, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 14029, § 1, May 14, 2021, 86 F.R. 27025.

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22 U.S.C. § 2401

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

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Apr 6, 2026

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