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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§6435 Authorization of Appropriations

Title 22 › CHAPTER 73 — INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › SUBCHAPTER II — COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM › § 6435

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress authorizes $3,500,000 for the Commission for each of the fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out this chapter and section 6433a. The money can be used until it is spent or until the Commission is ended under section 6436, whichever comes first. Each year, the Commission may only spend these funds if it follows the rules in section 6433a and sends the yearly financial report required by section 6435a(e) to the appropriate congressional committees.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6435

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(a)In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $3,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the provisions of this chapter and section 6433a of this title.
(b)Availability of funds
Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available until the earlier of— (1)
(2)the date on which the Commission is terminated under section 6436 of this title.
(c)Limitation
In each fiscal year, the Commission shall only be authorized to expend amounts that have been appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) if the Commission—
(1)complies with the requirements set forth in section 6433a of this title; and
(2)submits the annual financial report required under section 6435a(e) of this title to the appropriate congressional committees.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 105–292, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2787, known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6401 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–90 substituted “2025 and 2026” for “2023 and 2024”. 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–181 substituted “2023 and 2024” for “2019 through 2022”. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94 substituted “2019 through 2022” for “2016 to 2019”. 2015—Pub. L. 114–71 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015. 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–271 substituted “2015” for “2014”. 2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–75 substituted “for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2014” for “for the fiscal year 2003”. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–228 inserted “for the fiscal year 2003” after “$3,000,000”. 1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–55, § 1(b)(4), substituted “to carry out the provisions of this subchapter” for “for each of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2014 Amendment Pub. L. 113–271, § 2, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2951, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this Act [amending this section and section 6436 of this title] shall take effect as if enacted on December 10, 2014.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6435

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110