22 USC § 2365 - Contract authority

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title: "22 USC § 2365 - Contract authority"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2365"
section_name: "Contract authority"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 615, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 444.)"
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# § 2365. Contract authority

Provisions of this chapter authorizing the appropriation of funds shall be construed to authorize the granting in any appropriation Act of authority to enter into contracts, within the amounts so authorized to be appropriated, creating obligations in advance of appropriations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 615, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 444.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

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