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.

• § 8602 — Statement of policy
• § 8603 — United States actions to assist in the defense of Israel and protect United States interests
• § 8604 — Reports required
• § 8605 — Definitions
• § 8606 — United States-Israel cooperation on energy, water, homeland security, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies
• § 8607 — Other matters of cooperation
• § 861 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 866, 867 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 868 to 873 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 8701 — Definitions
• § 8711 — Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and expansion and implementation of sanctions laws
• § 8712 — Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime
• § 8721 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to transport certain goods related to proliferation or terrorism activities to Iran
• § 8722 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company or the National Iranian Tanker Company
• § 8723 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, subscription to, or facilitation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt
• § 8724 — Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to the Government of Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions evaders
• § 8725 — Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign subsidiaries
• § 8726 — Reports on, and authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to, the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions
• § 8727 — Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and their family members
• § 8741 — Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, and affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
• § 8742 — Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons that support or conduct certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons
• § 8743 — Identification of, and imposition of measures with respect to, foreign government agencies carrying out activities or transactions with certain Iran-affiliated persons
• § 8744 — Rule of construction
• § 8751 — Codification of sanctions with respect to grave human rights abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria using information technology
• § 8752 — Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
• § 8753 — Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain human rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to Iran
• § 8754 — Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran
• § 8754a — Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in Iran
• § 8755 — Statement of policy on political prisoners
• § 8756 — Secretary of State assistance for prisoners in Islamic Republic of Iran
• § 876, 877 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 8771 — Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran
• § 8772 — Interests in certain financial assets of Iran
• § 8773 — Report on membership of Iran in international organizations
• § 8781 — Implementation; penalties
• § 8782 — Applicability to certain intelligence activities
• § 8783 — Applicability to certain natural gas projects
• § 8784 — Rule of construction with respect to use of force against Iran and Syria
• § 8785 — Termination
• § 8791 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family members
• § 8792 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses
• § 8793 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other forms of repression in Syria
• § 8794 — Waiver
• § 8795 — Termination
• § 8801 — Definitions
• § 8802 — Sense of Congress relating to violations of human rights by Iran
• § 8803 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of Iran
• § 8804 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of certain materials to or from Iran
• § 8805 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for activities or persons with respect to which sanctions have been imposed
• § 8806 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that facilitate financial transactions on behalf of specially designated nationals
• § 8807 — Impositions of sanctions with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
• § 8808 — Report on use of certain Iranian seaports by foreign vessels and use of foreign airports by sanctioned Iranian air carriers
• § 8809 — Implementation; penalties
• § 881, 882 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 8810 — Applicability to certain natural gas projects
• § 8811 — Rule of construction
• § 886 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 887 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–723, § 52(1) , Sept. 8, 1960 , 74 Stat. 847
• § 888 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–707, title V, § 511(a)(1) , Sept. 6, 1960 , 74 Stat. 800
• § 889 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 890 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 8901 — Definitions
• § 8902 — United States policy toward Ukraine
• § 8903 — Provision of costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine
• § 8904 — Recovery of assets linked to governmental corruption in Ukraine
• § 8905 — Democracy, civil society, governance, and technical assistance for Ukraine and other states in Central and Eastern Europe
• § 8906 — Enhanced security cooperation with Ukraine and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe
• § 8907 — Sanctions on persons responsible for violence or undermining the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine
• § 8908 — Sanctions on persons in the Russian Federation complicit in or responsible for significant corruption
• § 8909 — Mandatory imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions with persons that evade sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation
• § 8910 — Mandatory imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons responsible for human rights abuses
• § 8921 — Definitions
• § 8922 — Statement of policy regarding Ukraine
• § 8923 — Sanctions relating to the defense and energy sectors of the Russian Federation
• § 8924 — Sanctions on Russian and other foreign financial institutions
• § 8925 — Increased military assistance for the Government of Ukraine
• § 8925a — Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
• § 8926 — Expanded nonmilitary assistance for Ukraine
• § 8926a — Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children
• § 8927 — Expanded broadcasting in countries of the former Soviet Union
• § 8928 — Support for Russian democracy and civil society organizations
• § 8929 — Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation of its obligations under the INF Treaty
• § 8930 — Rule of construction
• § 896 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9 — Repealed. Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957 , title XI, § 1131(25), 60 Stat. 1037
• § 900, 901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9001 — Findings and declarations
• § 9002 — Definitions
• § 9003 — Judicial remedies
• § 9004 — Provisional remedies
• § 9005 — Admissibility of documents
• § 9006 — United States Central Authority
• § 9007 — Costs and fees
• § 9008 — Collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information
• § 9009 — Office of Children’s Issues
• § 9010 — Interagency coordinating group
• § 9011 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 901a — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(5) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2160
• § 902 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 906 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 907 to 911 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9101 — Definitions
• § 9111 — Annual Report
• § 9112 — Standards and assistance
• § 9113 — Bilateral procedures, including memoranda of understanding
• § 9114 — Report to congressional representatives
• § 912 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9121 — Response to international child abductions
• § 9122 — Actions by the Secretary of State in response to patterns of noncompliance in cases of international child abductions
• § 9123 — Consultations with foreign governments
• § 9124 — Waiver by the Secretary of State
• § 9125 — Termination of actions by the Secretary of State
• § 913 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 914, 915 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9141 — Authorization for judicial training on international parental child abduction
• § 9201 — Findings; purposes
• § 9202 — Definitions
• § 9203 — Strategy on North Korea
• § 921 to 924 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9211 — Statement of policy
• § 9212 — Investigations
• § 9213 — Reporting requirements
• § 9214 — Designation of persons
• § 9221 — Determinations with respect to North Korea as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern
• § 9221a — Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts
• § 9221b — Sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that provide financial services to certain sanctioned persons
• § 9221c — Prohibition on transactions with certain sanctioned persons by persons owned or controlled by United States financial institutions
• § 9222 — Ensuring the consistent enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions and financial restrictions on North Korea
• § 9223 — Proliferation prevention sanctions
• § 9224 — Procurement sanctions
• § 9225 — Enhanced inspection authorities
• § 9226 — Travel sanctions
• § 9227 — Travel recommendations for United States citizens to North Korea
• § 9228 — Exemptions, waivers, and removals of designation
• § 9229 — Report on and imposition of sanctions to address persons responsible for knowingly engaging in significant activities undermining cybersecurity
• § 9230 — Codification of sanctions with respect to North Korean activities undermining cybersecurity
• § 9231 — Sense of Congress on trilateral cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Japan
• § 9241 — Strategy to promote North Korean human rights
• § 9241a — Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor
• § 9241b — Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean labor
• § 9242 — Report on North Korean prison camps
• § 9243 — Report on and imposition of sanctions with respect to serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea
• § 925 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–723, § 52(2) , Sept. 8, 1960 , 74 Stat. 847
• § 9251 — Suspension of sanctions and other measures
• § 9252 — Termination of sanctions and other measures
• § 9253 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–198, § 9 , July 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1525
• § 9254 — Rulemaking
• § 9255 — Authority to consolidate reports
• § 926 to 928 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9261 — Definitions
• § 9265 — Notification of termination or suspension of sanctions
• § 9265a — Reports on certain licensing actions
• § 9269 — Rulemaking
• § 9269a — Authority to consolidate reports
• § 9269b — Waivers, exemptions, and termination
• § 9269c — Procedures for review of classified and certain other information
• § 9269d — Exception relating to importation of goods
• § 929 to 932 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(6) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2160
• § 9301 — Findings
• § 9302 — Statement of policy objectives; sense of Congress
• § 9303 — Definitions
• § 9304 — Comprehensive Global Food Security Strategy
• § 9305 — Assistance to implement the Global Food Security Strategy
• § 9306 — Emergency Food Security Program
• § 9307 — Reports
• § 9308 — Rule of construction
• § 936 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 937 to 939 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9401 — Definitions
• § 9402 — Regional strategy for countering conventional and asymmetric Iranian threats in the Middle East and North Africa
• § 9403 — Imposition of additional sanctions in response to Iran’s ballistic missile program
• § 9404 — Imposition of terrorism-related sanctions with respect to the IRGC
• § 9405 — Imposition of additional sanctions with respect to persons responsible for human rights abuses
• § 9406 — Enforcement of arms embargos
• § 9407 — Review of applicability of sanctions relating to Iran’s support for terrorism and its ballistic missile program
• § 9408 — Report on coordination of sanctions between the United States and the European Union
• § 9409 — Report on United States citizens detained by Iran
• § 9410 — Exceptions for national security and humanitarian assistance; rule of construction
• § 9411 — Presidential waiver authority
• § 9412 — Report on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities
• § 9421 — Findings
• § 9422 — Statement of policy
• § 9423 — Sanctions to combat the proliferation of Iranian missiles
• § 9424 — Definitions
• § 946, 947 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9501 — Findings
• § 9502 — Sense of Congress
• § 951 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2159
• § 9511 — Congressional review of certain actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation
• § 9521 — Definitions
• § 9522 — Codification of sanctions relating to the Russian Federation
• § 9523 — Modification of implementation of Executive Order No. 13662
• § 9524 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to activities of the Russian Federation undermining cybersecurity
• § 9525 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation
• § 9526 — Sanctions with respect to the development of pipelines in the Russian Federation
• § 9527 — Sanctions with respect to investment in or facilitation of privatization of State-owned assets by the Russian Federation
• § 9528 — Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria
• § 9529 — Sanctions described
• § 9530 — Exceptions, waiver, and termination
• § 9531 — Exception relating to activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration