Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§10242 Limitations

Title 22 › Chapter 109— BURMA UNIFIED THROUGH RIGOROUS MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter III— AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR BURMA › § 10242

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unless this subchapter allows it, money approved to help Burma must not be given to certain people or groups. The funds cannot go to the State Administrative Council, any group run by or tied to the Burmese military, or anyone or any group found to have committed serious human rights abuses or pushing violence against ethnic or religious groups in Burma — as decided by the Secretary of State for programs run by the State Department and USAID, or by the President of the National Endowment for Democracy for NED programs. The funds also must not go to the Burmese military.

Full Legal Text

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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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 10242

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60