22 USC § 5857 - Waiver of certain provisions

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title: "22 USC § 5857 - Waiver of certain provisions"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5857"
section_name: "Waiver of certain provisions"
chapter_number: 67
chapter_name: "FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 507, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3341.)"
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# § 5857. Waiver of certain provisions

**(a)** **In general** Funds made available for fiscal year 1993 under sections 5853 and 5854 of this title to provide assistance or otherwise carry out programs and activities with respect to the independent states of the former Soviet Union under those sections may be used notwithstanding any other provision of law, other than the provisions cited in subsection (b).

**(b)** **Exceptions** Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to—

**(1)** this subchapter; and

**(2)** section 1341 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the “Anti-Deficiency Act”), the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–511, title V, § 507, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3341.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , The Congress, and Tables.

The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title II of , , , which enacted chapter 20 (§ 900 et seq.) and sections 654 to 656 of Title 2, amended sections 602, 622, 631 to 642, and 651 to 653 of Title 2, sections 1104 to 1106, and 1109 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and , The Public Health and Welfare, repealed , enacted provisions set out as notes under  and , and amended provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title XIII of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.