Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§6984 Authorization of Appropriations

Title 22 › CHAPTER 77 — UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER IV — TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA › Part B — Assistance To Develop Commercial and Labor Rule of Law › § 6984

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money can be provided to three agencies to run the programs listed in section 6981: the Department of Commerce for the commercial law program, the Department of Labor for the labor law program, and the Department of State for the legal system and civil society rule of law program. The amount can be whatever is needed for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter. Unless this chapter says otherwise, the money for these programs can be used even if another law would normally prevent it.

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Title 22, §6984

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(a)Commercial law program

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out the program described in section 6981(a) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(b)Labor law program

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the program described in section 6981(b) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(c)Legal system and civil society rule of law program

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the program described in section 6981(c) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(d)Construction with other laws

Except as provided in this chapter, funds may be made available to carry out the purposes of this part notwithstanding any other provision of law.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6984

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110