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22 U.S.C. 4715: Compliance with Congressional Budget ActText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 57-UNITED STATES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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§4715. Compliance with Congressional Budget Act

Any authority provided by this chapter to enter into contracts shall be effective only⁠—

(1)  to the extent that the budget authority for the obligation to make outlays, which is created by the contract, has been provided in advance by an appropriation Act; or

(2)  to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

( Pub. L. 99–93, title VI, § 615 , Aug. 16, 1985 , 99 Stat. 444 .)

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The Congressional Budget Act, referred to in section catchline, probably means the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, titles I through IX of Pub. L. 93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 297. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of Title 2, The Congress, and Tables.