22 CFR § 201.85 - Legal effect of USAID approvals and decisions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s201.85"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 201.85 - Legal effect of USAID approvals and decisions."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "201.85"
section_name: "Legal effect of USAID approvals and decisions."
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "201"
part_name: "RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 2381."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 34232, Aug. 22, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "201"
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# 201.85 Legal effect of USAID approvals and decisions.
In any transaction subject to this part 201, USAID may reserve certain rights to approve the transaction for USAID-financing. USAID, in reserving any approval rights, acts solely as a financing entity to assure the proper use of United States Government funds. Any decision by USAID to exercise or refrain from exercising these approval rights shall be made as a financier and shall not be construed as making USAID a party to the contract or incurring any liability to the parties jointly or to any of them.