Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§9673 Prohibition on Support in Countries That Support Terrorism or Violate Human Rights and with Sanctioned Persons

Title 22 › CHAPTER 103 — BETTER UTILIZATION OF INVESTMENTS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND PROHIBITIONS › § 9673

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Corporation must not give support under subchapter II to a government or a government-owned/controlled group if the Secretary of State finds that the government repeatedly backed international terrorism under certain federal laws or has a steady pattern of serious human-rights abuses under certain federal laws. The Corporation also must not take part in projects that U.S. sanctions ban. That includes doing business with people or groups on the Treasury Department’s list of specially designated or blocked persons, unless the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State allows it. Anyone getting support under subchapter II must confirm they, and any organization they own or control, follow all U.S. sanctions laws and rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9673

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

The Corporation is prohibited from providing support under subchapter II of this chapter for a government, or an entity owned or controlled by a government, if the Secretary of State has determined that the government—

(1)has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of—

(A)section 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 50;

(B)section 2371(a) of this title;

(C)section 2780(d) of this title; or

(D)any other relevant provision of law; or

(2)has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights for purposes of section 2151n(a) or 2304(a)(2) of this title or any other relevant provision of law.

(b)Prohibition on support of sanctioned persons

The Corporation is prohibited from all dealings related to any project under subchapter II of this chapter prohibited under United States sanctions laws or regulations, including dealings with persons on the list of specially designated persons and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State.

(c)Prohibition on support of activities subject to sanctions

The Corporation shall require any person receiving support under subchapter II of this chapter to certify that the person, and any entity owned or controlled by the person, is in compliance with all United States sanctions laws and regulations.

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22 U.S.C. § 9673

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110