Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§7202 Restriction
Title 22 › CHAPTER 79 — TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT › § 7202
Summary
The President cannot impose one-sided farm or medical sanctions on a foreign country or group unless two things happen first. At least 60 days before proposing the sanction, the President must send Congress a report saying what would be limited and why, and Congress must approve it. Exceptions are in 7203 and 7204. Any such sanctions active on October 28, 2000 must be ended.
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Title 22, §7202
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(a)New sanctions
Except as provided in section 7203 and 7204 of this title and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not impose a unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical sanction against a foreign country or foreign entity, unless—
(1)not later than 60 days before the sanction is proposed to be imposed, the President submits a report to Congress that—
(A)describes the activity proposed to be prohibited, restricted, or conditioned; and
(B)describes the actions by the foreign country or foreign entity that justify the sanction; and
(2)there is enacted into law a joint resolution stating the approval of Congress for the report submitted under paragraph (1).
(b)Existing sanctions
The President shall terminate any unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical sanction that is in effect as of October 28, 2000.
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22 U.S.C. § 7202
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110