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22 U.S.C. § 448 — Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions
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**(a) Unlawful acts** Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of [section 441(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section441/a&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United States to solicit or receive any contribution for or on behalf of the government of any state named in such proclamation or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality of any such state.
**(b) Medical aid, food, and clothing** Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions to be used for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering, when such solicitation or collection of funds and contributions is made on behalf of and for use by any person or organization which is not acting for or on behalf of any such government, but all such solicitations and collections of funds and contributions shall be in accordance with and subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.
**(c) Revocation of proclamation** Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of [section 441(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section441/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.
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**(a) Unlawful acts** Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of [section 441(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section441/a&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United States to solicit or receive any contribution for or on behalf of the government of any state named in such proclamation or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality of any such state.
**(b) Medical aid, food, and clothing** Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions to be used for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering, when such solicitation or collection of funds and contributions is made on behalf of and for use by any person or organization which is not acting for or on behalf of any such government, but all such solicitations and collections of funds and contributions shall be in accordance with and subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.
**(c) Revocation of proclamation** Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of [section 441(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section441/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 245j, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 1, 54 Stat. 4, which related to a proclamation of a state of war between foreign states, was transferred to [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section441&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 245j–1, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 2, 54 Stat. 4, which related to commerce with states engaged in armed conflict, was transferred to [section 442 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section442&num=0&edition=prelim) and was repealed by Joint Res. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 1, 55 Stat. 764.
Section 245j–2, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 3, 54 Stat. 7, which related to combat areas, was transferred to [section 443 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section443&num=0&edition=prelim) and was repealed by Joint Res. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 1, 55 Stat. 764.
Section 245j–3, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 4, 54 Stat. 7, as amended, which related to American Red Cross vessels, was transferred to [section 444 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section444&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 245j–4, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 5, 54 Stat. 7, which related to travel on vessels of belligerent states, was transferred to [section 445 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section445&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 245j–5, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 6, 54 Stat. 7, which related to the arming of American merchant vessels, was transferred to [section 446 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section446&nu
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 448
1 See References in Text note below.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 452(i) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a),
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.
AMENDMENTS
1942—Subsec. (e). Joint Res. Feb. 21, 1942, added sub-
sec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
OPERATION OF SECTION POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 1, 1953
Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 1(b)(7), 66 Stat. 333,
as amended by Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67
Stat. 18, provided that this section which is normally
operative in time of peace shall not be operative by
reason of the termination of a state of war on Apr. 28,
1952, but rather (in addition to being inoperative, in ac-
cordance with their terms, in time of war) shall con-
tinue to be inoperative until 6 months after the termi-
nation of the national emergency proclaimed by the
President on Dec. 16, 1950, 1950 Proc. 2914, 15 F.R. 9029,
set out as a note preceding section 1 of Title 50, War
and National Defense, or until such earlier date or
dates as the Congress may provide, but in no event be-
yond Apr. 1, 1953.
REPEAL OF PRIOR ACTS CONTINUING SECTION
Section 6 of Joint Res. July 3, 1952, repealed Joint
Res. Apr. 14, 1952, ch. 204, 66 Stat. 54 as amended by
Joint Res. May 28, 1952, ch. 339, 66 Stat. 96; Joint Res.
June 14, 1952, ch. 437, 66 Stat. 137; Joint Res. June 30,
1952, ch. 526, 66 Stat. 296, which continued provisions
until July 3, 1952. This repeal shall take effect as of
June 16, 1952, by section 7 of Joint Res. July 3, 1952.
§ 448. Solicitation and collection of funds and
contributions
(a) Unlawful acts
Whenever the Presiden
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