§ 448. — Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC448]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 9--FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY
SUBCHAPTER II--NEUTRALITY
Sec. 448. Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions
(a) Unlawful acts
Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the
authority of section 441(a) of this title, it shall thereafter be
unlawful for any person within the United States to solicit or receive
any contribution for or on behalf of the government of any state named
in such proclamation or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality
of any such state.
(b) Medical aid, food, and clothing
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
solicitation or collection of funds and contributions to be used for
medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human
suffering, when such solicitation or collection of funds and
contributions is made on behalf of and for use by any person or
organization which is not acting for or on behalf of any such
government, but all such solicitations and collections of funds and
contributions shall be in accordance with and subject to such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed.
(c) Revocation of proclamation
Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of section
441(a) of this title shall have been revoked with respect to any state
the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with
respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such
revocation.
(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, Sec. 8, 54 Stat. 8.)
