22 USC § 449 - American republics

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s449"
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title: "22 USC § 449 - American republics"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "449"
section_name: "American republics"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NEUTRALITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 9, 54 Stat. 8.)"
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# 1 American republics

See References in Text note below.

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This subchapter (except section 452  of this title) shall not apply to any American republic engaged in war against a non-American state or states, provided the American republic is not cooperating with a non-American state or states in such war.

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**Source Credit**: (Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 9, 54 Stat. 8.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was repealed by , . See former section 1934(a) and .