prohibition on leveraging and diversion of united states assistance

prohibition on leveraging and diversion of united states assistance Sec. 569. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided to any foreign government (including any instrumentality or agency thereof), foreign person, or United States person in exchange for that foreign government or person undertaking any action which is, if carried out by the United States Government, a United States official or employee, expressly prohibited by a provision of United States law. (b) For the purposes of this section the term “funds appropriated by this Act” includes only (1) assistance of any kind under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (2) credits, and guaranties under the Arms Export Control Act. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit— (1) the ability of the President, the Vice President, or any official or employee of the United States to make statements or otherwise express their views to any party on any subject; (2) the ability of an official or employee of the United States to express the policies of the President; or (3) the ability of an official or employee of the United States to communicate with any foreign country government, group or individual, either directly or through a third party, with respect to the prohibitions of this section including the reasons for such prohibitions, and the actions, terms, or conditions which might lead to the removal of the prohibitions of this section.