22 USC § 5402 - Scope of authority

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title: "22 USC § 5402 - Scope of authority"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5402"
section_name: "Scope of authority"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–179, § 3, as added Pub. L. 102–511, title IX, § 903(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3355.)"
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# § 5402. Scope of authority

**(a)** **General authorization** section 5412 of this title

The President is authorized to conduct activities for any East European country that are similar to any activity authorized by this chapter to be conducted in Poland or Hungary (excluding those authorized by  or the amendments made by sections 301 and 304) if such similar activities would effectively promote a transition to market-oriented democracy.

**(b)** **Administration of justice programs** section 2346c of this title

In order to strengthen the administration of justice in East European countries, the President may exercise the same authorities with respect to those countries as are available under , subject to the limitations and requirements of that section, other than subsection (c) and the last two sentences of subsection (e).

**(c)** **“East European country” defined** For purposes of this chapter, the term “East European country” includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and states that were part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–179, § 3, as added Pub. L. 102–511, title IX, § 903(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3355.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Sections 301 and 304, referred to in subsec. (a), are sections 301 and 304 of , , , 1312. Section 301 amended , Customs Duties. Section 304 enacted , amended , and enacted provisions set out as a note under .