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22 U.S.C. § 2291f

U.S. CodeFederal
Prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers
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/us/usc/t22/s2291f
Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH32
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) ProhibitionThe President shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that assistance under this chapter and the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] is not provided to or through any individual or entity that the President knows or has reason to believe—(1) has been convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, any law or regulation of the United States, a State or the District of Columbia, or a foreign country relating to narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances; or (2) is or has been an illicit trafficker in any such controlled substance or is or has been a knowing assistor, abettor, conspirator, or colluder with others in the illicit trafficking in any such substance. (b) RegulationsThe President shall issue regulations specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this section. (c) Congressional review of regulationsRegulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall be submitted to the Congress before they take effect. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 487, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title IV, § 4503, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4285; amended Pub. L. 102–583, § 6(b)(6), Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4932; Pub. L. 103–447, title I, § 101(e), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4692.) Editorial Notes References in TextThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables. Amendments1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–447 inserted “to” after “relating”. 1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–583 struck out “(as defined in section 2291(i)(3) of this title)” after “controlled substances”. Executive Documents Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

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