§2426 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

When assigning U.S. officers and employees to run economic development programs in other countries, the President must only use ability and relevant experience. He must not consider a person’s race, religion, national origin, or sex. Starting six months after December 20, 1975, or earlier if the President decides, funds under this chapter cannot be used to help any country that objects to a U.S. officer’s presence for those programs because of race, religion, national origin, or sex. The Secretary of State must write rules needed to carry out these requirements.

Title 22, §2426

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(a)The President shall not take into account, in assigning officers and employees of the United States to carry out any economic development assistance programs funded under this chapter in any foreign country, the race, religion, national origin, or sex of any such officer or employee. Such assignments shall be made solely on the basis of ability and relevant experience.

(b)Effective six months after December 20, 1975, or on such earlier date as the President may determine, none of the funds made available under this chapter may be used to provide economic development assistance to any country which objects to the presence of any officer or employee of the United States who is present in such country for the purpose of carrying out any program of economic development assistance authorized by the provisions of this chapter on the basis of the race, religion, national origin, or sex of such officer or employee.

(c)The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), 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.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

§2426 Discrimination Against United States Personnel