Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

22 U.S.C. § 2516

U.S. CodeFederal
Use of foreign currencies
About This Law
/us/usc/t22/s2516
Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH34
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
Whenever possible, expenditures incurred in carrying out functions under this chapter shall be paid for in such currency of the country or area where the expense is incurred as may be available to the United States. (Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 17, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 623.) Editorial Notes References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–293, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612, known as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.