Federal

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

3,485 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4305 — Property of foreign missions
• § 4306 — Location of foreign missions in the District of Columbia
• § 4307 — Preemption
• § 4308 — General provisions
• § 4309 — Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations
• § 4309a — United States responsibilities for employees of the United Nations
• § 4310 — Privileges and immunities
• § 4311 — Enforcement
• § 4312 — Presidential guidelines
• § 4313 — Severability
• § 4314 — Extraordinary protective services
• § 4315 — Use of foreign mission in manner incompatible with its status as foreign mission
• § 4316 — Application of travel restrictions to personnel of certain countries and organizations
• § 4341 — Definitions
• § 4342 — Limitations on disposition of personal prop­erty
• § 4343 — Regulations
• § 4351 — General authority and contents of publication
• § 4352 — Responsibility for preparation of FRUS series
• § 4353 — Procedures for identifying records for FRUS series; declassification, revisions, and summaries
• § 4354 — Declassification of State Department records
• § 4355 — Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
• § 4356 — Advisory Committee
• § 4357 — Definitions
• § 4401 — Findings
• § 4402 — Grants; authorization; purposes; terms and conditions; deposit of interest
• § 4403 — Funding
• § 441 — Proclamation of state of war between foreign states
• § 4411 — Findings; statement of purposes
• § 4412 — Grants to the Endowment
• § 4413 — Eligibility of the Endowment for grants
• § 4414 — Requirements relating to the Endowment and its grantees
• § 4415 — Freedom of information
• § 4416 — Retention of interest
• § 442, 443 — Repealed. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 1 , 55 Stat. 764
• § 444 — American Red Cross vessels
• § 445 — Travel on vessels of belligerent states
• § 446 — Repealed. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 2 , 55 Stat. 764
• § 447 — Financial transactions
• § 448 — Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions
• § 449 — American republics
• § 450 — Restrictions on use of American ports
• § 4501 — Findings and declarations
• § 4502 — “Institution of higher education” and “Advisory Committee” defined
• § 4503 — Establishment of Advisory Committee
• § 4504 — Authority to make payments; purposes
• § 4505 — Applications; payments to eligible institutions
• § 4506 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7034(n) , Dec. 23, 2011 , 125 Stat. 1217
• § 4507 — Federal control of education prohibited
• § 4508 — Allocation of funds
• § 4509 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–138, title II, § 209 , Oct. 28, 1991 , 105 Stat. 694
• § 451 — Submarines and armed merchant vessels
• § 452 — Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937 , title V, § 542(a)(12), 68 Stat. 861
• § 453 — Regulations
• § 454 — Unlawful use of the American flag by vessel of foreign state
• § 455 — General penalty provision
• § 456 — Definitions
• § 457 — Appropriations
• § 4601 — Congressional declaration of findings and purposes
• § 4602 — Definitions
• § 4603 — United States Institute of Peace
• § 4604 — Powers and duties
• § 4605 — Board of Directors
• § 4606 — Officers and employees
• § 4607 — Procedures and records
• § 4608 — Independence and limitations
• § 4609 — Funding
• § 461 — Enforcement by courts; employment of land or naval forces
• § 4610 — Dissolution or liquidation
• § 4611 — Biennial reports to President and Congress; comments, findings, and recommendations; Congressional Committee hearings
• § 462 — Compelling foreign vessels to depart
• § 463 — Bonds from armed vessels on clearing
• § 464 — Detention by collectors of customs
• § 465 — Detention of vessels
• § 4701 — Statement of purpose
• § 4702 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
• § 4703 — Scholarship program authority
• § 4704 — Guidelines
• § 4705 — Authority to enter into agreements
• § 4706 — Policy regarding other international educational programs
• § 4707 — Establishment and maintenance of counseling services
• § 4708 — J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• § 4709 — General authorities
• § 4710 — English teaching, textbooks, and other teaching materials
• § 4711 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 139(13) , Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 398
• § 4712 — Funding of scholarships for fiscal year 1986 and fiscal year 1987
• § 4713 — Latin American exchanges
• § 4714 — Feasibility study of training programs in sizable Hispanic populations
• § 4715 — Compliance with Congressional Budget Act
• § 4801 — Findings and purposes
• § 4802 — Responsibility of Secretary of State
• § 4803 — Designation of high risk, high threat posts
• § 4804 — Briefings on embassy security
• § 4805 — Cooperation of other Federal agencies
• § 4806 — Protection of foreign consulates
• § 4807 — Establishment of Visa and Passport Security Program in the Department of State
• § 4821 — Diplomatic Security Service
• § 4822 — Director of Diplomatic Security Service
• § 4823 — Special agents
• § 4824 — Contracting authority
• § 4831 — Security Review Committees
• § 4832 — Security Review Committee
• § 4833 — Serious Security Incident investigation process
• § 4834 — Security Review Committee findings and report
• § 4835 — Relation to other proceedings
• § 4851 — Authorization
• § 4852 — Diplomatic construction program
• § 4853 — Security requirements for contractors
• § 4854 — Qualifications of persons hired for diplomatic construction program
• § 4855 — Cost overruns
• § 4856 — Efficiency in contracting
• § 4857 — Advisory Panel on Overseas Security
• § 4858 — Training to improve perimeter security at United States diplomatic missions abroad
• § 4859 — Protection of public entrances of United States diplomatic missions abroad
• § 4860 — Reimbursement of Department of the Treasury
• § 4861 — Inspector General for Department of State
• § 4862 — Prohibition on use of funds for facilities in Israel, Jerusalem, or West Bank
• § 4863 — Use of cleared personnel to ensure secure maintenance and repair of diplomatic facilities abroad
• § 4864 — Increased participation of United States contractors in local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program
• § 4865 — Security requirements for United States diplomatic facilities
• § 4866 — Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post
• § 4867 — Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post
• § 4868 — Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts
• § 4869 — Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents
• § 4901 — Fellowship program for temporary service at United States missions abroad
• § 4902 — Fellowship Board
• § 4903 — Fellowships
• § 4904 — Secretary of State
• § 5001 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(2) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1505
• § 5002 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 501 — Utilization of services of Government agencies to promote inter-American relations
• § 5011 to 5020 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 502 — Creation of advisory committees
• § 503 — Facilitating work of foreign traveling salesmen; licenses and certificates of identification
• § 5031, 5032 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(2) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1505
• § 5033 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5034, 5035 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(2) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1505
• § 5036 to 5039 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 504 — Transfer of hemisphere territory from one non-American power to another; recognition; consultation with American Republics
• § 5051 to 5072 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , (b)(7), Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504 , 1505
• § 5072a — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–359, title III, § 304 , Oct. 14, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3426
• § 5073 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5081 to 5083 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5091 to 5099 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 51, 51a — Repealed. Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957 , title XI, § 1131(2), (7), 60 Stat. 1035
• § 5100 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–182, § 4 , Dec. 4, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1234
• § 5101 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5111 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(2) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1505
• § 5112 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5113, 5114 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(2) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1505
• § 5115, 5116 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1504
• § 5117 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(c)(2)(A) , Nov. 23, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1506
• § 52 — Omitted
• § 5201 — Findings; determinations
• § 5202 — Prohibitions regarding PLO
• § 5203 — Enforcement
• § 521 — Military and naval assistance to governments of American Republics
• § 522 — Transmission of information pertaining to implements of war, vessels, etc.
• § 523 — Restriction in contracts against disposal of implements of war, vessels, etc., or information
• § 524 — Information on shipments to be given Chairman of National Munitions Control Board
• § 525 — Appropriations and disposition of receipts
• § 526 — Protection of patent rights
• § 527 — Purchases of implements of war, etc., from American Republics
• § 53 — Transferred
• § 5301 — Short title
• § 5302 — Findings
• § 5303 — Statement of policy
• § 5304 — International negotiations on exchange rate and economic policies
• § 5305 — Reporting requirements
• § 5306 — Definitions
• § 5321 — Short title
• § 5322 — Findings
• § 5323 — Purposes
• § 5324 — Statement of policy
• § 5331 — International initiative
• § 5332 — Actions to facilitate creation of Authority
• § 5333 — IMF-World Bank review
• § 5341 — Short title
• § 5342 — Requirement of national treatment in underwriting government debt instruments
• § 5351 — Short title
• § 5352 — Quadrennial reports on foreign treatment of United States financial institutions
• § 5353 — Fair trade in financial services
• § 5354 — Banks loan loss reserves
• § 54 — Omitted
• § 5401 — Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program
• § 5402 — Scope of authority
• § 5411 — Multilateral support for structural adjustment in Poland and Hungary
• § 5412 — Stabilization assistance for Poland
• § 5413 — Agricultural assistance
• § 5414 — Debt-for-equity swaps and other special techniques
• § 5421 — Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary
• § 5422 — Labor market transition in Poland and Hungary
• § 5423 — Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary
• § 5424 — Peace Corps programs in Poland and Hungary
• § 5425 — Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance
• § 5426 — United States policy of private financial support for Polish and Hungarian credit unions
• § 5441 — Educational and cultural exchanges and sister institutions programs with Poland and Hungary
• § 5442 — Poland-Hungary scholarship partnership
• § 5443 — Science and technology exchange with Poland and Hungary
• § 5451 — Assistance in support of democratic institutions in Poland and Hungary
• § 5452 — Environmental initiatives for Poland and Hungary