22 U.S.C. § 2461: Exchanges between United…

Summary

The President can make agreements with the independent states of the former Soviet Union to use repayments on Lend-Lease debts to pay for people exchanges for education, culture, and the arts. These exchanges must follow the chapter’s rules. Part of the repaid money must be in convertible currency to cover costs for those states’ citizens studying or taking part in exchanges in the United States. Money for these exchanges can be used only if Congress provides it in an appropriation Act.

Title 22, §2461

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(a)Financing of exchanges with repayments on Lend-Lease debts

The President is authorized to negotiate and implement agreements with the independent states of the former Soviet Union under which repayments made by the independent states on Lend-Lease debts to the United States would be used to finance the exchange of persons between the United States and the independent states for educational, cultural, and artistic purposes. Exchanges authorized pursuant to this section shall be administered subject to the provisions of this chapter. Part of the funds repaid to the United States shall be in convertible currency for the purpose of paying the expenses associated with study and other exchange activities in the United States by citizens of the independent states.

(b)Limitation on availability of funds

Funds made available for the purposes of this section shall be available only to the extent and in the amounts provided for in an appropriation Act.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 527, known as the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–199, § 301(2)(A), substituted “Exchanges between United States and independent states of the former Soviet Union” for “United States-Soviet exchanges” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–199, § 301(2)(B)–(E), substituted “agreements with the independent states of the former Soviet Union” for “an agreement with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”, “made by the independent states” for “made by the Soviet Union”, “and the independent states” for “and the Soviet Union”, and “in the United States by citizens of the independent states” for “by Soviet citizens in the United States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions In subsec. (a), independent states of the former Soviet Union and independent states have the meanings given in section 5801 of this title, see section 3 of Pub. L. 103–199, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.

§2461 Exchanges Between United States and Independent States of the Former Soviet Union