§5495 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

During fiscal year 1990, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development may use certain U.S.-owned excess foreign currencies to pay for U.S. economic aid and to help schools that teach a significant number of U.S. citizens (including military or Foreign Service members and their families). The currencies must be money the U.S. owns that is left over after keeping amounts needed for earlier legal commitments. They can be spent where the money is held or in other foreign countries. This can happen even if other laws would normally block it, but only in the amounts and up to the limits approved in an appropriation act.

Title 22, §5495

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(a)During fiscal year 1990, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development may use, for the purposes described in subsection (b), such sums of foreign currencies described in subsection (c) as the Administrator may determine, subject to subsection (f).

(b)Foreign currencies may be used under this section—

(1)for the same purposes for which assistance may be provided under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to economic assistance), and

(2)for the support of any institution providing education for a significant number of United States nationals (who may include members of the United States Armed Forces or the Foreign Service or dependents of such members).

(c)The foreign currencies which may be used under this section are United States-owned excess foreign currencies that are in excess of amounts necessary for satisfaction of preexisting commitments to use such currencies for other purposes specified by law.

(d)Foreign currencies may be used under this section in the country where such currencies are held or in other foreign countries.

(e)Foreign currencies may be used under this section notwithstanding section 1306 of title 31 or any other provision of law.

(f)The authority of this section may be exercised only to such extent or in such amount as may be provided in advance in an appropriation Act.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Part I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. For provisions deeming references to subchapter I to include parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32, see section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and section 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

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

§5495 Certain uses of excess foreign currencies