---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 449"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "449"
heading: "American republics"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/449"
units:
  - "Chapter 9 — Foreign Wars, War Materials, and Neutrality"
  - "Subchapter II — Neutrality"
---

# §449. American republics


This subchapter (except [section 452](/usc/22/452.md)[^1] of this title) shall not apply to any American republic engaged in war against a non-American [state](/usc/22/456.md?p=e) or [states](/usc/22/456.md?p=e), provided the American republic is not cooperating with a non-American [state](/usc/22/456.md?p=e) or [states](/usc/22/456.md?p=e) in such war.


## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 9, 54 Stat. 8.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 452 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 542(a)(12), 68 Stat. 861. See former section 1934(a) and section 2778(a) of this title.