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22 U.S.C. 4307: PreemptionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 53-AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
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§4307. Preemption

Notwithstanding any other law, no act of any Federal agency shall be effective to confer or deny any benefit with respect to any foreign mission contrary to this chapter. Nothing in section 4302, 4303, 4304, or 4305 of this title may be construed to preempt any State or municipal law or governmental authority regarding zoning, land use, health, safety, or welfare, except that a denial by the Secretary involving a benefit for a foreign mission within the jurisdiction of a particular State or local government shall be controlling.

( Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841 , title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b) , Aug. 24, 1982 , 96 Stat. 288 .)

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 204 of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.