Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2365 Contract Authority
Title 22 › CHAPTER 32 — FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part I — General Provisions › § 2365
Summary
Authorizing money can allow contracts that commit funds early, but only within the amounts approved.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §2365
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Provisions of this chapter authorizing the appropriation of funds shall be construed to authorize the granting in any appropriation Act of authority to enter into contracts, within the amounts so authorized to be appropriated, creating obligations in advance of appropriations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
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
Short Title
note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
22 U.S.C. § 2365
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102