§ 452. — Prohibition against use of certain Federal funds for election activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC452]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 14--FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 452. Prohibition against use of certain Federal funds for
election activities
No part of any funds appropriated to carry out the Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.] shall be used to
finance, directly or indirectly, any activity designed to influence the
outcome of any election to Federal office, or any voter registration
activity, or to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Office
of Economic Opportunity who, in his official capacity as such an officer
or employee, engages in any such activity.
(Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, Sec. 402, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 19; Pub. L.
93-443, title II, Sec. 201(b)(2), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1275.)
References in Text
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub.
L. 88-452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508, as amended, which was classified
generally to chapter 34 (Sec. 2701 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, prior to repeal, except for titles VIII and X, by
Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519.
Titles VIII and X of the Act are classified generally to subchapters
VIII (Sec. 2991 et seq.) and X (Sec. 2996 et seq.) of chapter 34 of
Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Amendments
1974--Pub. L. 93-443 struck out reference to section 431(a) and (c)
of this title for definition of ``election'' and ``Federal office''.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-443 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section
410(a) of Pub. L. 93-443, set out as a note under section 431 of this
title.
Office of Economic Opportunity
Pub. L. 93-644, Sec. 9(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2310 [42 U.S.C.
2941], amended the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.] to create the Community Services Administration, an independent
agency in the executive branch, as the successor authority to the Office
of Economic Opportunity, and provided that references to the Office of
Economic Opportunity or to its Director were deemed to refer to the
Community Services Administration or to its Director. The Community
Services Administration was terminated when the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964, except for titles VIII and X, was repealed, effective Oct. 1,
1981, by section 683(a) of Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Aug. 13, 1981, 95
Stat. 519, which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9912(a). An Office of
Community Services, headed by a Director, was established in the
Department of Health and Human Services by section 676 of Pub. L. 97-35,
which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9905.
