12 USC § 635h - Exemption from prohibition of section 955 of title 18

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s635h"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 635h - Exemption from prohibition of section 955 of title 18"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "635h"
section_name: "Exemption from prohibition of section 955 of title 18"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 31, 1945, ch. 341, § 9, formerly § 11, 59 Stat. 529; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 29, 68 Stat. 1237; Pub. L. 90–267, § 1(a), Mar. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 47; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 102–429, title I, § 121(c)(3), Oct. 21, 1992, 106 Stat. 2199.)"
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# § 635h. Exemption from prohibition of section 955 of title 18

section 955 of title 18

Notwithstanding the provisions of , any person, including any individual, partnership, corporation, or association, may act for or participate with the Export-Import Bank of the United States in any operation or transaction, or may acquire any obligation issued in connection with any operation or transaction, engaged in by the Bank.

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**Source Credit**: (July 31, 1945, ch. 341, § 9, formerly § 11, 59 Stat. 529; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 29, 68 Stat. 1237; Pub. L. 90–267, § 1(a), Mar. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 47; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 102–429, title I, § 121(c)(3), Oct. 21, 1992, 106 Stat. 2199.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 9 of , was renumbered section 8 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1968— changed name of “Export-Import Bank of Washington” to “Export-Import Bank of the United States”.

1954—Act , substituted “” for “”.