22 USC § 5425 - Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s5425"
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title: "22 USC § 5425 - Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5425"
section_name: "Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–179, title II, § 205, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1310; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(U), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)"
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# § 5425. Use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance

**(a)** **Additional assistance for Poland** A portion of the agricultural commodities described in subsection (c) may be made available and sold or bartered in Poland to generate local currencies to be used—

notwithstanding section 1431(b)(7) of title 7 or any other provision of law.

**(1)** to complement the assistance for Poland authorized by sections 5413(b), 5421, and 5423 of this title, and

**(2)** to support the activities of the joint commission established pursuant to section 2226 of the American Aid to Poland Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1431 note),

**(b)** **Emphasis on agricultural development** The uses of local currencies generated under this section should emphasize the development of agricultural infrastructure, agriculture-related training, and other aspects of agricultural development in Poland.

**(c)** **Commodities subject to requirements** section 1431(b) of title 77 U.S.C. 1691*o*

Subsection (a) applies with respect to agricultural commodities made available for Poland for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 under , the Food for Peace Act ( and following), and section 1736 of title 7.

**(d)** **Other uses not precluded** The uses of agricultural commodities and local currencies specified in subsection (a) are in addition to other uses authorized by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–179, title II, § 205, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1310; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(U), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 2226 of the American Aid to Poland Act of 1988, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is , which is set out as a note under , Agriculture.

The Food for Peace Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 41 (§ 1691 et seq.) of Title 7. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (c).  substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.