22 USC § 2276 - “Central American countries” defined

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2276"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2276 - “Central American countries” defined"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2276"
section_name: "“Central American countries” defined"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "Central America Democracy, Peace, and Development Initiative"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 466, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title VII, § 701, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 237.)"
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# § 2276. “Central American countries” defined

For the purposes of this part, the term “Central American countries” includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and regional programs which benefit such countries.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 466, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title VII, § 701, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 237.)

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