22 USC § 1447 - Books and materials

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title: "22 USC § 1447 - Books and materials"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1447"
section_name: "Books and materials"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INTERCHANGE OF PERSONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title II, § 202, 62 Stat. 7.)"
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# § 1447. Books and materials

The Secretary is authorized to provide for interchanges between the United States and other countries of books and periodicals, including government publications, for the translation of such writings, and for the preparation, distribution, and interchange of other educational materials.

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**Source Credit**: (Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title II, § 202, 62 Stat. 7.)