Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 2394–1

Notification of program changes

(a)

Covered programs; content of notifications

22 U.S.C. 2751section 2413(a) of this titleNone of the funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter (except for programs under subpart III or subpart IV of part II of subchapter I of this chapter, part V of subchapter I of this chapter, and programs of disaster relief and rehabilitation) or the Arms Export Control Act [ et seq.] may be obligated for any activities, programs, projects, types of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified, or in excess of the amount justified, to the Congress for obligation under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act for any fiscal year unless the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of each House of the Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such obligation. Whenever a proposed reprograming exceeds $1,000,000 and the total amount proposed for obligation for a country under this chapter in a fiscal year exceeds by more than $5,000,000 the amount specified for that country in the report required by , notifications of such proposed reprogramings shall specify—
(1)
the nature and purpose of such proposed obligation, and
(2)
to the extent possible at the time of the proposed obligation, the country for which such funds would otherwise have been obligated.
(b)

Exceptions

The notification requirement of this section does not apply to the reprogramming—
(1)
of funds to be used for an activity, program, or project under part I of subchapter I of this chapter if the amounts to be obligated for that activity, program, or project for that fiscal year do not exceed by more than 10 percent the amount justified to the Congress for that activity, program, or project for that fiscal year; or
(2)
of less than $25,000 to be used under part VIII of subchapter I of this chapter, or under part V of subchapter II of this chapter, for a country for which a program under that part for that fiscal year was justified to the Congress.
(c)

Funds in the International Affairs Budget Function; reprogramming

The President shall notify the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives concerning any reprogramming of funds in the International Affairs Budget Function, the authorizations of appropriations for which are in their respective jurisdictions, to the same degree and with the same conditions as the President notifies the Committees on Appropriations. The requirements of this subsection are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other notification requirements.

Pub. L. 87–195Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 13091 Stat. 543Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(b)92 Stat. 959Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 70495 Stat. 1544Pub. L. 99–83, title XII, § 1209(a)99 Stat. 278Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(6)108 Stat. 4588(, pt. III, § 634A, formerly § 671, as added , , ; renumbered § 634A, , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 424section 2151 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 90–62982 Stat. 1320section 2751 of this titleThe Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , 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 and Tables.

Codification

section 2429b of this titleSection was formerly classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–4371994—Subsec. (a). substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 99–831985— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted references to the Arms Export Control Act in two places, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Pub. L. 97–1131981— inserted provision respecting notification of proposed reprograming of assistance.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References to Part I Deemed To Include Section 2293

section 2293 of this titlesection 2293(d)(1) of this titleReferences to part I of subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include a reference to . See .

Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–83section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83section 2151–1 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

section 2381 of this titleFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .