---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 2394a"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "2394a"
heading: "Extortion and illegal payments to officials of foreign countries receiving international security assistance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/2394a"
units:
  - "Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance"
  - "Subchapter III — General and Administrative Provisions"
  - "Part II — Administrative Provisions"
---

# §2394a. Extortion and illegal payments to officials of foreign countries receiving international security assistance


Within 60 days after receiving information which substantiates that officials of a [foreign country](/usc/22/2321c.md?p=2) receiving international security assistance have (1) received illegal or otherwise improper payments from a United States corporation in return for a contract to purchase [defense articles](/usc/22/2403.md?p=d) or services from such corporation, or (2) extorted, or attempted to extort, money or other things of [value](/usc/22/2403.md?p=m) in return for actions by officials of that country that permit a United States citizen or corporation to conduct business in that country, the President shall submit to Congress a report outlining the circumstances of such payment or extortion. The report shall contain a recommendation from the President as to whether the United States should continue a security assistance program for that country.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–329, title VI, § 607, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 768.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which comprises this chapter.

### Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.