22 USC § 9633 - Maximum contingent liability

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9633"
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title: "22 USC § 9633 - Maximum contingent liability"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9633"
section_name: "Maximum contingent liability"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "BETTER UTILIZATION OF INVESTMENTS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title III, § 1433, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3501; Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXVII, § 8753, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1964.)"
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# § 9633. Maximum contingent liability

**(a)** **In general** The maximum contingent liability of the Corporation outstanding at any one time shall not exceed in the aggregate $205,000,000,000.

**(b)** **Rule of construction** The maximum contingent liability shall apply to all extension of liability by the Corporation regardless of the authority cited thereto.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title III, § 1433, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3501; Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXVII, § 8753, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1964.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text of section read as follows: “The maximum contingent liability of the Corporation outstanding at any one time shall not exceed in the aggregate $60,000,000,000.”