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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§5425 Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT › § 5425

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Some U.S. agricultural commodities sent to Poland can be sold or bartered in Poland to create Polish money. That money must add to aid under sections 5413(b), 5421, and 5423 and help the joint commission under section 2226 (7 U.S.C. 1431 note). The funds should focus on farm infrastructure, training, and other agricultural development. This applies to commodities provided for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 under section 1431(b) and section 1736o of title 7, and these uses are in addition to other lawful uses.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §5425

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A portion of the agricultural commodities described in subsection (c) may be made available and sold or bartered in Poland to generate local currencies to be used—
(1)to complement the assistance for Poland authorized by section 5413(b), 5421, and 5423 of this title, and
(2)to support the activities of the joint commission established pursuant to section 2226 of the American Aid to Poland Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1431 note),
(b)The uses of local currencies generated under this section should emphasize the development of agricultural infrastructure, agriculture-related training, and other aspects of agricultural development in Poland.
(c)Subsection (a) applies with respect to agricultural commodities made available for Poland for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 under section 1431(b) of title 7, the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 and following), and section 1736o of title 7.
(d)The uses of agricultural commodities and local currencies specified in subsection (a) are in addition to other uses authorized by law.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 2226 of the American Aid to Poland Act of 1988, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is section 2226 of Pub. L. 100–418, which is set out as a note under section 1431 of Title 7, Agriculture. The Food for Peace Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454, which is classified generally to chapter 41 (§ 1691 et seq.) of Title 7. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1691 of Title 7 and Tables.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246 substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 5425

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73