§ 2602. — Presidential authorization.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2602]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 36--MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Sec. 2602. Presidential authorization
(a) Authority of President to make loans, advances, grants, contracts,
etc.; authority to use money, funds, property, services, etc.
In carrying out the purpose of this chapter, the President is
authorized--
(1) to make loans, advances, and grants to, make and perform
agreements and contracts with, or enter into other transactions
with, any individual, corporation, or other body of persons,
government or government agency, whether within or without the
United States, and international and intergovernmental
organizations;
(2) to accept and use money, funds, property, and services of
any kind made available by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or
otherwise for such purposes.
(b) Performance of functions without regard to specified provisions of
law
Whenever the President determines it to be in furtherance of the
purposes of this chapter, the functions authorized under this chapter
may be performed without regard to such provisions of law (other than
the Renegotiation Act of 1951), as amended [50 App. U.S.C. 1211 et
seq.], regulating the making, performance, amendment, or modification of
contracts and the expenditure of funds of the United States Government
as the President may specify.
(Pub. L. 87-510, Sec. 3, June 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 123.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this Act'',
meaning Pub. L. 87-510, June 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 121, as amended, known
as the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, which enacted this
chapter, amended section 1104 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality,
repealed sections 1925(a), (c), (d), and 1951(c) of this title, enacted
a provision set out as a note under section 2601 of this title, and
amended a provision set out as a note under section 1182 of Title 8. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 2601 of this title and Tables.
The Renegotiation Act of 1951, as amended, referred to in subsec.
(b), is act Mar. 23, 1951, ch. 15, 65 Stat. 7, as amended, which was
classified principally to section 1211 et seq. of Title 50, Appendix,
War and National Defense, prior to its omission from the Code. See
Codification note preceding section 1211 of Title 50, Appendix.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2603 of this title; title 26
section 6103.
