Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§4414 Requirements Relating to the Endowment and Its Grantees

Title 22 › CHAPTER 54 — PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY › § 4414

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stops the Endowment and any groups it funds from using money to run campaigns for people seeking public office. It also bans using grant money for the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee, or for any group acting on behalf of those committees, any candidate for public office, or any U.S. political party. Before the Endowment starts any program overseas that it pays for, it must talk with the U.S. Department of State.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §4414

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(a)Partisan politics

(1)Funds may not be expended, either by the Endowment or by any of its grantees, to finance the campaigns of candidates for public office.

(2)No funds granted by the Endowment may be used to finance activities of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee.

(3)No grants may be made to any institute, foundation, or organization engaged in partisan activities on behalf of the Republican or Democratic National Committee, on behalf of any candidate for public office, or on behalf of any political party in the United States.

(b)Consultation with Department of State

The Endowment shall consult with the Department of State on any overseas program funded by the Endowment prior to the commencement of the activities of that program.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 4414

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110