Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§4307 Preemption
Title 22 › CHAPTER 53 — AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS › § 4307
Summary
No federal agency may act to give or deny benefits to a foreign mission if that conflicts with this chapter; 4302–4305 don't override state/local zoning or health/safety laws, except the Secretary's denial controls.
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Title 22, §4307
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other law, no act of any Federal agency shall be effective to confer or deny any benefit with respect to any foreign mission contrary to this chapter. Nothing in section 4302, 4303, 4304, or 4305 of this title may be construed to preempt any State or municipal law or governmental authority regarding zoning, land use, health, safety, or welfare, except that a denial by the Secretary involving a benefit for a foreign mission within the jurisdiction of a particular State or local government shall be controlling.
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 204 of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 4307
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102