22 USC § 5491 - Suspension of SEED assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s5491"
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title: "22 USC § 5491 - Suspension of SEED assistance"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5491"
section_name: "Suspension of SEED assistance"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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 VIII, § 801, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1322.)"
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# § 5491. Suspension of SEED assistance

The President should suspend all assistance to an East European country pursuant to this chapter if the President determines, and reports to the Congress, that—

**(1)** that country is engaged in international activities directly and fundamentally contrary to United States national security interests;

**(2)** the president or any other government official of that country initiates martial law or a state of emergency for reasons other than to respond to a natural disaster or a foreign invasion; or

**(3)** any member who was elected to that country’s parliament has been removed from that office or arrested through extraconstitutional processes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–179, title VIII, § 801, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1322.)

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