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# 22 U.S.C. § 2797b–2 - Authority relating to MTCR adherents

## Text

Notwithstanding section 2797b(b) of this title, the President may take the actions under section 2797b(a)(2) of this title under the circumstances described in section 2797c(b)(2) of this title.

(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 7, § 73B, as added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XI, § 1137], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–496).