Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§5491 Suspension of Seed Assistance
Title 22 › CHAPTER 63 — SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) › SUBCHAPTER VII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 5491
Summary
President must halt aid to an East European country and report to Congress if it acts against U.S. security; leaders impose martial law or an emergency not for disaster or invasion; or an elected MP is removed extra‑constitutionally.
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Title 22, §5491
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The President should suspend all assistance to an East European country pursuant to this chapter if the President determines, and reports to the Congress, that—
(1)that country is engaged in international activities directly and fundamentally contrary to United States national security interests;
(2)the president or any other government official of that country initiates martial law or a state of emergency for reasons other than to respond to a natural disaster or a foreign invasion; or
(3)any member who was elected to that country’s parliament has been removed from that office or arrested through extraconstitutional processes.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–179, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1298, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 5401 of this title and Tables.
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22 U.S.C. § 5491
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102