PRIA Logo™
Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§5462 Seed Information Center System

Title 22 › CHAPTER 63 — SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) › SUBCHAPTER V — ADDITIONAL SEED PROGRAM ACTIONS › § 5462

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must set up a SEED Information Center System using existing federal agencies and working with the governments of Poland and Hungary. It will be a central place to collect and share information about business opportunities and voluntary aid in Eastern Europe. It must promote solid project proposals to the Polish‑American Enterprise Fund, the Hungarian‑American Enterprise Fund, and other sources of financing for private business. The centers will be based in Washington, Warsaw, and Budapest, and can include other East European capitals.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §5462

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment
The President shall establish a SEED Information Center System, using existing Executive branch agencies and acting in cooperation with the Government of Poland and the Government of Hungary.
(b)Functions
(1)In general
The SEED Information Center System shall serve as a central clearinghouse mechanism for information relating to—
(A)business needs and opportunities in Eastern Europe, and
(B)voluntary assistance to countries in Eastern Europe.
(2)Private enterprise development
The SEED Information Center System shall be organized, among other purposes, to encourage—
(A)the submission of economically sound proposals to the Polish-American Enterprise Fund and Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund, and
(B)other sources of finance for the development of private enterprise in Eastern Europe.
(c)Location
The SEED Information Center System shall be based jointly in Washington, District of Columbia; Warsaw, Poland; and Budapest, Hungary; and should it become appropriate, the capitals of other East European countries.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of Commerce by section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 12703, Feb. 20, 1990, 55 F.R. 6351, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 5462

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110