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22 U.S.C. 2780: Transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism

Created in 1986 by Public Law 90-629. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

27 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1184, 8 U.S.C. 1187, 8 U.S.C. 1735, 10 U.S.C. 408, 18 U.S.C. 175b.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of State (3).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–276 substituted "the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and" for "the Speaker of the House of Representatives and" in introductory provisions. Law text · (f), (g)

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–195 substituted "20 years" for "10 years". (Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010) Law text · (j)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–228 substituted "groups," for "groups or" in second sentence and inserted before period at end ", or willfully aid or abet the efforts of an individual or group to use, develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire chemical, biological, or radiological weapons". (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (d)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–113 inserted "section 11(c)(2)(B) of such Act shall not apply, and instead, as prescribed in regulations issued under this section, the Secretary of State may assess civil penalties for violations of this chapter and regulations prescribed thereunder and further may commenc… (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (k)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–236, §822(a)(2)(A), inserted at end "For purposes of this subsection, such acts shall include all activities that the Secretary determines willfully aid or abet the international proliferation of nuclear explosive devices to individuals or groups or willfully aid or abet an… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–236, §822(a)(2)(B), amended subsec. (l) by striking "and" after the semicolon in par. (2), substituting a semicolon for the period at the end of par. (3), and adding pars. (4) and (5). · (l)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–138, §321, designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (A) and former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B) and former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respective… · (f)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–222 substituted "Transactions with" for "Exports to" in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.