§ 2751. Need for international defense coopera-
tion and military export controls; Presi-
dential waiver; report to Congress; arms
sales policy
As declared by the Congress in the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Act [22 U.S.C. 2551 et
seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States con-
tinues to be a world which is free from the
scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of
armaments; in which the use of force has been
subordinated to the rule of law; and in which
international adjustments to a changing world
are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that
goal, it remains the policy of the United States
to encourage regional arms control and disar-
mament agreements and to discourage arms
races.
The Congress recognizes, however, that the
United States and other free and independent
countries continue to have valid requirements
for effective and mutually beneficial defense re-
lationships in order to maintain and foster the
environment of international peace and security
essential to social, economic, and political
progress. Because of the growing cost and com-
plexity of defense equipment, it is increasingly
difficult and uneconomic for any country, par-
ticularly a developing country, to fill all of its
legitimate defense requirements from its own
design and production base. The need for inter-
national defense cooperation among the United
States and those friendly countries to which it
is allied by mutual defense treaties is especially
important, since the effectiveness of their armed
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forces to act in concert to deter or defeat ag-
gression is directly related to the operational
compatibility of their defense equipment.
Accordingly, it remains the policy of the
United States to faci
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Sec.
2762.
Procurement for cash sales.
2763.
Credit sales.
2764.
Guaranties.
2765.
Annual estimate and justification for
sales program.
2766.
Security assistance surveys.
2767.
Authority of President to enter into co-
operative projects with friendly for-
eign countries.
2767a, 2768.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER II–A—FOREIGN MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION SALES
2769.
Foreign military construction sales.
SUBCHAPTER II–B—SALES TO UNITED STATES
COMPANIES FOR INCORPORATION INTO END
ITEMS
2770.
General authority.
SUBCHAPTER II–C—EXCHANGE OF TRAINING AND
RELATED SUPPORT
2770a.
Exchange of training and related sup-
port.
SUBCHAPTER III—MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS
2771.
Military sales authorizations and ceil-
ings.
2772.
Repealed.
2773.
Restraint in arms sales to Sub-Saharan
Africa.
2774.
Foreign military sales credit standards.
2775.
Foreign military sales to less developed
countries.
2776.
Reports and certifications to Congress
on military exports.
2776a.
Repealed.
2777.
Fiscal provisions relating to foreign
military sales credits.
2778.
Control of arms exports and imports.
2778a.
Exportation of uranium depleted in the
isotope 235.
2779.
Fees of military sales agents.
2779a.
Prohibition on incentive payments.
2780.
Transactions with countries supporting
acts of international terrorism.
2781.
Transactions with countries not fully co-
operating
with
United
States
antiterrorism efforts.
SUBCHAPTER III–A—END-USE MONITORING OF
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES
2785.
End-use monitoring of defense articles
and defense services.
SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE,
AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
2791.
General provisions.
2792.
Administrative expenses.
2793.
Other provisions unaffected.
2794.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER V—SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION
FUND
2795.
Fund.
2795a.
Use and transfer of items procured by
Fund.
2795b.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER VI—LEASES OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES AND LOAN AUTHORITY FOR COOPERA-
TIVE
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
PUR-
POSES
2796.
Leasing authority.
2796a.
Reports to Congress.
2796b.
Legislative review procedures.
2796c.
Applicability of other statutory provi-
sions.
2796d.
Loan of materials, supplies, and equip-
ment for research and development
purposes.
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER VII—CONTROL OF MISSILES AND
MISSILE EQUIPMENT OR TECHNOLOGY
2797.
Licensing.
2797a.
Denial of transfer of missile equipment
or technology by United States per-
sons.
2797b.
Transfers of missile equipment or tech-
nology by foreign persons.
2797b–1.
Notification of admittance of MTCR ad-
herents.
2797b–2.
Authority relating to MTCR adherents.
2797c.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER VIII—CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS PROLIFERATION
2798.
Sanctions against certain foreign per-
sons.
SUBCHAPTER IX—TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CFE
TREATY-LIMITED EQUIPMENT TO NATO MEM-
BERS
2799.
Purpose.
2799a.
CFE Treaty obligations.
2799b.
Authorities.
2799c.
Notifications and reports to Congress.
2799d.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER X—NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
CONTROLS
2799aa.
Nuclear enrichment transfers.
2799aa–1.
Nuclear reprocessing transfers, illegal
exports for nuclear explosive devices,
transfers of nuclear explosive devices,
and nuclear detonations.
2799aa–2.
‘‘Nuclear explosive device’’ defined.
SUBCHAPTER I—FOREIGN AND NATIONAL
SECURITY POLICY OBJECTIVES AND RE-
STRAINTS
§ 2751. Need for international defense coopera-
tion and military export controls; Presi-
dential waiver; report to Congress; arms
sales policy
As declared by the Congress in the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Act [22 U.S.C. 2551 et
seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States con-
tinues to be a world which is free from the
scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of
armaments; in which the use of force has been
subordinated to the rule of law; and in which
international adjustments to a changing world
are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that
goal, it remains the policy of the United States
to encourage regional arms control and disar-
mament agreements and to discourage arms
races.
The Congress recognizes, however, that the
United States and other free and independent
countries continue to have valid requirements
for effective and mutually beneficial defense re-
lationships in order to maintain and foster the
environment of international peace and security
essential to social, economic, and political
progress. Because of the growing cost and com-
plexity of defense equipment, it is increasingly
difficult and uneconomic for any country, par-
ticularly a developing country, to fill all of its
legitimate defense requirements from its own
design and production base. The need for inter-
national defense cooperation among the United
States and those friendly countries to which it
is allied by mutual defense treaties is especially
important, since the effectiveness of their armed
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forces to act in concert to deter or defeat ag-
gression is directly related to the operational
compatibility of their defense equipment.
Accordingly, it remains the policy of the
United States to facilitate the common defense
by entering into international arrangements
with friendly countries which further the objec-
tive of applying agreed resources of each coun-
try to programs and projects of cooperative ex-
change of data, research, development, produc-
tion, procurement, and logistics support to
achieve specific national defense requirements
and objectives of mutual concern. To this end,
this chapter authorizes sales by the United
States Government to friendly countries having
sufficient wealth to maintain and equip their
own military forces at adequate strength, or to
assume progressively larger shares of the costs
thereof, without undue burden to their econo-
mies, in accordance with the restraints and con-
trol measures specified herein and in further-
ance of the security objectives of the United
States and of the purposes and principles of the
United Nations Charter.
It is the sense of the Congress that all such
sales be approved only when they are consistent
with the foreign policy interests of the United
States, the purposes of the foreign assistance
program of the United States as embodied in the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended [22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.], the extent and character of
the military requirement, and the economic and
financial capability of the recipient country,
with particular regard being given, where appro-
priate, to proper balance among such sales,
grant military assistance, and economic assist-
ance as well as to the impact of the sales on pro-
grams of social and economic development and
on existing or incipient arms races.
It shall be the policy of the United States to
exert leadership in the world community to
bring about arrangements for reducing the
international trade in implements of war and to
lessen the danger of outbreak of regional con-
flict and the burdens of armaments. United
States programs for or procedures governing the
export, sale, and grant of defense articles and
defense services to foreign countries and inter-
national organizations shall be administered in
a manner which will carry out this policy.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Presi-
dent should seek to initiate multilateral discus-
sions for the purpose of reaching agreements
among the principal arms suppliers and arms
purchasers and other countries with respect to
the control of the international trade in arma-
ments. It is further the sense of Congress that
the President should work actively with all na-
tions to check and control the international sale
and distribution of conventional weapons of
death and destruction and to encourage regional
arms control arrangements. In furtherance of
this policy, the President should undertake a
concerted effort to convene an international
conference of major arms-supplying and arms-
purchasing nations which shall consider meas-
ures to limit conventional arms transfers in the
interest of international peace and stability.
It is the sense of the Congress that the aggre-
gate value of defense articles and defense serv-
ices—
(1) which are sold under section 2761 or sec-
tion 2762 of this title; or
(2) which are licensed or approved for export
under section 2778 of this title to, for the use,
or for benefit of the armed forces, police, intel-
ligence, or other internal security forces of a
foreign country or international organization
under a commercial sales contract;
in any fiscal year should not exceed current lev-
els.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Presi-
dent maintain adherence to a policy of restraint
in conventional arms transfers and that, in im-
plementing this policy worldwide, a balanced ap-
proach should be taken and full regard given to
the security interests of the United States in all
regions of the world and that particular atten-
tion should be paid to controlling the flow of
conventional arms to the nations of the devel-
oping world. To this end, the President is en-
couraged to continue discussions with other
arms suppliers in order to restrain the flow of
conventional arms to less developed countries.
(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 1, § 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.
1321; Pub. L. 91–672, § 4, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053;
Pub. L. 93–189, § 25(1), Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 729;
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 202, formerly § 202(a),
June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 734, renumbered and
amended Pub. L. 95–384, §§ 15(a), 29(c)(1)(A), Sept.
26, 1978, 92 Stat. 739, 747; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII,
§ 734(a)(10), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Arms Control and Disarmament Act, referred to
in text, is Pub. L. 87–297, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631,
which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 2551 et seq.)
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
2551 of this title, and Tables.
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82
Stat. 1321, which is classified principally to this chap-
ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note below and Tables.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, re-
ferred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat.
424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151
et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 2151 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1981—Pub. L. 97–113 struck out paragraph which pro-
vided that it was the sense of Congress that sales and
guaranties under sections 2761, 2762, 2763, and 2764 of
this title not be approved where they would have had
the effect of arming military dictators who were deny-
ing the growth of fundamental rights or social progress
to their own people but allowing the President to waive
this limitation when he determined it would be impor-
tant to the security of the United States, and promptly
so reported to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations in the
Senate.
1978—Pub. L. 95–384, § 15(a), inserted paragraph relat-
ing to adherence to a policy of restraint in conven-
tional arms transfer.
1976—Pub. L. 94–329 substituted in last paragraph pro-
vision relating to a new statement of policy whereby
the United States shall exert leadership in the reduc-
tion of international trade in arms, and in that regard,
the President to initiate discussions and actively work
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with other nations with a view towards control of
international trade in arms, for provisions relating to
a reduction in the role of the United States in fur-
nishing of defense articles and defense services to for-
eign countries and international organizations by de-
creasing sales, credit sales and guarantees of such arti-
cles and services.
1973—Pub. L. 93–189 inserted last paragraph relating
to a reduction by the United States in the furnishing of
defense articles and defense services to foreign coun-
tries.
1971—Pub. L. 91–672 substituted ‘‘denying the growth
of fundamental rights or social progress’’ for ‘‘denying
social progress’’ in last par.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REFERENCES TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ACT DEEMED
REFERENCE TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 201(b), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat.
734, provided that: ‘‘Any reference to the Foreign Mili-
tary Sales Act [see Short Title note below] shall be
deemed to be a reference to the Arms Export Control
Act.’’
REFERENCES
TO
PRESENT
INSTEAD
OF
PAST
PROVI-
SIONS; SPECIFIC APPLICATION
OF OTHER PROVISIONS
TO THIS CHAPTER
Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(c), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327,
provided that: ‘‘References in law to the provisions of
law repealed by subsection (a) of this section [repealing
sections 2341 to 2343, 2344(b)(3), 2345, 2394(g), and 2399a of
this title] shall hereafter [on and after Oct. 22, 1968] be
deemed to be references to this Act [this chapter] or ap-
propriate provisions of this Act. Except for the laws
specified in section 44 [section 2793 of this title], no
other provision of law shall be deemed to apply to this
Act unless it refers specifically to this Act or refers
generally to sales of defense articles and defense serv-
ices under any Act.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 41, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1326,
provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter,
amending sections 2344, 2382, 2392, 2394, and 2403 of this
title, repealing sections 2341 to 2343, 2345, and 2399a of
this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section and section 2341 of this title] shall
take effect on July 1, 1968.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2016 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 114–123, § 1, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 117, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting provisions set out as a note
under section 2753 of this title] may be cited as the
‘United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of
2015’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–266, § 1, Oct. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 2797, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 2321h, 2753, 2755,
2761, 2765, 2776, 2778, 2779, 2779a, 2796a, and 2796b of this
title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section and section 2778 of this title] may be cited
as the ‘Security Cooperation Act of 2010’.’’
Pub. L. 111–266, title I, § 101, Oct. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 2797,
provided that: ‘‘This title [amending sections 2753, 2755,
2765, 2776, 2778, 2779, and 2779a of this title and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 2778 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘Defense Trade Cooperation
Treaties Implementation Act of 2010’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, § 1001], Nov.
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–485, provided that: ‘‘This
division [div. B of H.R. 3427 as enacted by section
1000(a)(7) of Pub. L. 106–113, see Tables for classifica-
tion] may be cited as the ‘Arms Control, Nonprolifera-
tion, and Security Assistance Act of 1999’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105–194, § 1, July 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 627, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 2799aa–1 of
this title and enacting provisions set out as notes
under section 2799aa–1 of this title] may be cited as the
‘Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 102–228, § 1, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1691, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting sections 2595b–1 and
2799 to 2799d of this title, amending sections 2581, 2589,
2595, and 2595c of this title, and enacting provisions set
out as notes under section 2551 of this title] may be
cited as the ‘Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Im-
plementation Act of 1991’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 90–629, § 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as
amended by Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 201(a), June 30,
1976, 90 Stat. 734, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting
this chapter, amending sections 2382, 2392, 2394, and 2403
of this title, repealing sections 2341 to 2343, 2344, 2345,
2394, and 2399 of this title, and enacting provisions set
out as notes under this section and section 2341 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘Arms Export Control Act’.’’
ADVANCEMENTS IN DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XII, § 1258, Dec. 12, 2017, 131
Stat. 1683, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—[Amended section 1292 of Pub. L.
114–328, set out as a note below.]
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY DEFINITION OF INDIA AS MAJOR DE-
FENSE PARTNER.—The Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce shall
jointly produce a common definition that recognizes
India’s status as a ‘Major Defense Partner’ for joint use
by the Department of Defense, the Department of
State, and the Department of Commerce.
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION.—
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Dec. 12, 2017], the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State jointly shall make the des-
ignation required by paragraph (1)(B) of section
1292(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 [Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note
below].
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—[Amended section 1292 of
Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note below.]
‘‘(3) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every year
thereafter, appropriate officials of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and appropriate officials of the
Department of State shall brief the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress on the actions of the Department
of Defense and the Department of State, respectively,
to promote defense cooperation between the United
States and India and the duties specified in paragraph
(1)(B) of section 1292(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (as amended by
paragraph (2) of this subsection). The requirement for
briefings under this paragraph shall cease on the date
of the designation of an individual pursuant to para-
graph (1).
‘‘(4) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate
committees of Congress’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’
ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH
INDIA
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1292, Dec. 23, 2016,
130 Stat. 2559, as amended by Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title
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XII, § 1258(a), (c)(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1683, 1684;
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1266, Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 2064, provided that:
‘‘(a) ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of State should jointly take such actions
as may be necessary to—
‘‘(A) recognize India’s status as a major defense
partner of the United States;
‘‘(B) designate an individual within the executive
branch who has experience in defense acquisition
and technology—
‘‘(i) to reinforce and ensure, through inter-
agency policy coordination, the success of the
Framework for the United States-India Defense
Relationship;
‘‘(ii) to help resolve remaining issues impeding
United States-India defense trade, security co-
operation, and co-production and co-development
opportunities; and
‘‘(iii) to promote United States defense trade
with India for the benefit of job creation and com-
mercial competitiveness in the United States;
‘‘(C) approve and facilitate the transfer of ad-
vanced technology, consistent with United States
conventional arms transfer policy, to support com-
bined military planning with India’s military for
missions such as humanitarian assistance and dis-
aster relief, counter piracy, freedom of navigation,
and maritime domain awareness missions, and to
promote weapons systems interoperability;
‘‘(D) strengthen the effectiveness of the U.S.-
India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative and
the durability of the Department of Defense’s ‘India
Rapid Reaction Cell’;
‘‘(E) collaborate with the Government of India to
develop mutually agreeable mechanisms to verify
the security of defense articles, defense services,
and related technology, such as appropriate cyber
security and end use monitoring arrangements,
consistent with United States export control laws
and policy, and to advance the Communications
Interoperability and Security Memorandum of
Agreement and The Basic Exchange and Coopera-
tion Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation;
‘‘(F) promote policies that will encourage the effi-
cient review and authorization of defense sales and
exports to India;
‘‘(G) encourage greater government-to-govern-
ment and commercial military transactions be-
tween the United States and India;
‘‘(H) support the development and alignment of
India’s export control and procurement regimes
with those of the United States and multilateral
control regimes;
‘‘(I) continue to enhance defense and security co-
operation with India in order to advance United
States interests in the South Asia and greater Indo-
Asia-Pacific regions, including common security,
and to enhance role of United States partners and
allies in the defense relationship between the
United States and India;
‘‘(J) support joint exercises, operations, and pa-
trols and mutual defense planning with India;
‘‘(K) work with representatives of the Govern-
ment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and
the Government of India to promote stability and
development in Afghanistan; and
‘‘(L) support such other matters with respect to
defense and security cooperation with India that
the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State
consider appropriate.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016],
and annually thereafter until December 31, 2021, the
Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State shall
jointly submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees [Committees on Armed Services and Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives] and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives a report on how the
United States is supporting its defense relationship
with India in relation to the actions described in
paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report shall also include—
‘‘(i) a forward-looking strategy with specific
benchmarks for measurable progress toward en-
hancing India’s status as a major defense partner
and defense and security cooperation with India;
‘‘(ii) a description of any limitations that
hinder or slows [sic] progress in implementing the
actions described in subparagraphs (A) through
(L) of paragraph (1);
‘‘(iii) a description of actions India is taking, or
the actions the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of State believe India should take, to ad-
vance the relationship between the United States,
including actions relating to subparagraphs (A)
through (L) of paragraph (1);
‘‘(iv) a description of the measures that can be
taken by the United States and India to improve
interoperability; and
‘‘(v) a description of the progress made in ena-
bling agreements between the United States and
India.
‘‘(3) REPORT FORM.—The report required by para-
graph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
‘‘(b) BILATERAL COORDINATION.—To enhance coopera-
tion and encourage military-to-military engagement
between the United States and India, the Secretary of
Defense should take appropriate actions to ensure that
exchanges between senior military officers and senior
civilian defense officials of the United States Govern-
ment and the Government of India—
‘‘(1) are at a level appropriate to enhance engage-
ment between the militaries of the two countries for
threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning,
mutual security interests, logistical support, intel-
ligence, tactics, techniques and procedures, humani-
tarian assistance, and disaster relief;
‘‘(2) include exchanges of general and flag officers
between the two countries;
‘‘(3) enhance cooperative military operations, in-
cluding maritime security, counter-piracy, counter-
terror cooperation, and domain awareness, in the
Indo-Asia-Pacific region;
‘‘(4) accelerate the development of combined mili-
tary planning for missions such as those identified in
subsection (a)(1)(C) or in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, or other missions in the national security in-
terests of both countries; and
‘‘(5) solicit and recognize actions and efforts by
India that would allow the United States to treat
India as a major defense partner.
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of State shall jointly, on an ongoing basis,
conduct an assessment of the extent to which India
possesses capabilities to support and carry out mili-
tary operations of mutual interest to the United
States and India, including an assessment of the de-
fense export control regulations and policies that
need appropriate modification, in recognition of In-
dia’s capabilities and its status as a major defense
partner.
‘‘(2) USE OF ASSESSMENT.—The President shall en-
sure that the assessment described in paragraph (1) is
used, consistent with United States conventional
arms transfer policy, to inform the review by the
United States of requests to export defense articles,
defense services, or related technology to India under
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.),
and to inform any regulatory and policy adjustments
that may be appropriate.’’
[For termination, effective Dec. 30, 2021, of reporting
requirements in section 1292(a)(2) of Pub. L. 114–328, set
out above, see section 1702(a), (b), of Pub. L. 116–92, set
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out as a Termination of Reporting Requirements note
under section 111 of this title.]
REGISTRATION
AND END-USE MONITORING
OF DEFENSE
ARTICLES
AND DEFENSE SERVICES TRANSFERRED
TO
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XII, § 1225, Oct. 28, 2009, 123
Stat. 2523, provided that:
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish and carry out a program to provide for the
registration and end-use monitoring of defense arti-
cles and defense services transferred to Afghanistan
and Pakistan in accordance with the requirements
under subsection (b) and to prohibit the retransfer of
such defense articles and defense services without the
consent of the United States. The program required
under this subsection shall be limited to the transfer
of defense articles and defense services—
‘‘(A) pursuant to authorities other than the Arms
Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] or the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.]; and
‘‘(B) using funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense, including funds available pursuant
to the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—No defense articles or defense
services that would be subject to the program re-
quired under this subsection may be transferred to—
‘‘(A) the Government of Afghanistan or any other
group, organization, citizen, or resident of Afghani-
stan, or
‘‘(B) the Government of Pakistan or any other
group, organization, citizen, or resident of Paki-
stan,
until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the speci-
fied congressional committees that the program re-
quired under this subsection has been established.
‘‘(b) REGISTRATION AND END-USE MONITORING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The registration and end-use monitoring re-
quirements under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) A detailed record of the origin, shipping, and
distribution of defense articles and defense services
transferred to—
‘‘(A) the Government of Afghanistan and other
groups, organizations, citizens, and residents of Af-
ghanistan; and
‘‘(B) the Government of Pakistan and other
groups, organizations, citizens, and residents of
Pakistan.
‘‘(2) The registration of the serial numbers of all
small arms to be provided to—
‘‘(A) the Government of Afghanistan and other
groups, organizations, citizens, and residents of Af-
ghanistan; and
‘‘(B) the Government of Pakistan and other
groups, organizations, citizens, and residents of
Pakistan.
‘‘(3) A program of end-use monitoring of lethal de-
fense articles and defense services transferred to the
entities and individuals described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
‘‘(c) REVIEW; EXEMPTION.—
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall peri-
odically review the defense articles and defense serv-
ices subject to the registration and end-use moni-
toring requirements under subsection (b) to deter-
mine which defense articles and defense services, if
any, should no longer be subject to such registration
and end-use monitoring requirements. The Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional
committees the results of each review conducted
under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may ex-
empt a defense article or defense service from the
registration and end-use monitoring requirements
under subsection (b) beginning on the date that is 30
days after the date on which the Secretary provides
notice of the proposed exemption to the specified con-
gressional committees. Such notice shall describe
any controls to be imposed on such defense article or
defense service, as the case may be, under any other
provision of law.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) DEFENSE ARTICLE.—The term ‘defense article’
has the meaning given the term in section 644(d) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(d)).
‘‘(2) DEFENSE SERVICE.—The term ‘defense service’
has the meaning given the term in section 644(f) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(f)).
‘‘(3) SMALL ARM.—The term ‘small arm’ means—
‘‘(A) a handgun or pistol;
‘‘(B) a shoulder-fired weapon, including a sub-car-
bine, carbine, or rifle;
‘‘(C) a light, medium, or heavy automatic weapon
up to and including a .50 caliber machine gun;
‘‘(D) a recoilless rifle up to and including 106mm;
‘‘(E) a mortar up to and including 81mm;
‘‘(F) a rocket launcher, man-portable;
‘‘(G) a grenade launcher, rifle and shoulder fired;
and
‘‘(H) an individually-operated weapon which is
portable or can be fired without special mounts or
firing devices and which has potential use in civil
disturbances and is vulnerable to theft.
‘‘(4) SPECIFIED
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The
term ‘specified congressional committees’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
(2), this section shall take effect 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009].
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may
delay the effective date of this section by an addi-
tional period of up to 120 days if the Secretary cer-
tifies in writing to the specified congressional com-
mittees for such additional period that it is in the
vital interest of the United States to do so and in-
cludes in the certification a description of such vital
interest.’’
TRACKING AND MONITORING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES PRO-
VIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ AND OTHER INDI-
VIDUALS AND GROUPS IN IRAQ
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, § 1228, Jan. 28, 2008,
122 Stat. 377, provided that:
‘‘(a) EXPORT
AND TRANSFER CONTROL POLICY.—The
President shall implement a policy to control the ex-
port and transfer of defense articles into Iraq, including
implementation of the registration and monitoring sys-
tem under subsection (c).
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM.—
No defense articles may be provided to the Government
of Iraq or any other group, organization, citizen, or
resident of Iraq until the President certifies to the
specified congressional committees that a registration
and monitoring system meeting the requirements set
forth in subsection (c) has been established.
‘‘(c) REGISTRATION
AND
MONITORING
SYSTEM.—The
registration and monitoring system required under this
subsection shall include—
‘‘(1) the registration of the serial numbers of all
small arms to be provided to the Government of Iraq
or to other groups, organizations, citizens, or resi-
dents of Iraq;
‘‘(2) a program of end-use monitoring of all lethal
defense articles provided to such entities or individ-
uals; and
‘‘(3) a detailed record of the origin, shipping, and
distribution of all defense articles transferred under
the Iraq Security Forces Fund or any other security
assistance program to such entities or individuals.
‘‘(d) REVIEW; EXEMPTION.—
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The President shall periodically re-
view the items subject to the registration and moni-
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toring requirements under subsection (c) to deter-
mine what items, if any, should no longer be subject
to such registration and monitoring requirements.
The President shall transmit to the specified congres-
sional committees the results of each review con-
ducted under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—The President may exempt an
item from the registration and monitoring require-
ments under subsection (c) beginning on the date
that is 30 days after the date on which the President
provides notice of the proposed exemption to the
specified congressional committees in accordance
with the procedures applicable to reprogramming no-
tifications under section 634A(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1(a)). Such notice
shall describe any controls to be imposed on such
item under any other provision of law.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) DEFENSE ARTICLE.—The term ‘defense article’
has the meaning given the term in section 644(d) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(d)).
‘‘(2) SMALL ARMS.—The term ‘small arms’ means—
‘‘(A) handguns;
‘‘(B) shoulder-fired weapons;
‘‘(C) light automatic weapons up to and including
.50 caliber machine guns;
‘‘(D) recoilless rifles up to and including 106mm;
‘‘(E) mortars up to and including 81mm;
‘‘(F) rocket launchers, man-portable;
‘‘(G) grenade launchers, rifle and shoulder fired;
and
‘‘(H) individually-operated weapons which are
portable or can be fired without special mounts or
firing devices and which have potential use in civil
disturbances and are vulnerable to theft.
‘‘(3) SPECIFIED
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The
term ‘specified congressional committees’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
(2), this section shall take effect 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 28, 2008].
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The President may delay the ef-
fective date of this section by an additional period of
up to 90 days if the President certifies in writing to
the specified congressional committees for such addi-
tional period that it is in the vital interest of the
United States to do so and includes in the certifi-
cation a description of such vital interest.’’
MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (MANPADS)
Pub. L. 109–472, § 12, Jan. 11, 2007, 120 Stat. 3558, pro-
vided that:
‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress declares that it
should be the policy of the United States to hold for-
eign governments accountable for knowingly transfer-
ring MANPADS to state-sponsors of terrorism or ter-
rorist organizations.
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION RELATING TO SANCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President determines that
a foreign government knowingly transfers MANPADS
to a foreign government described in paragraph (2) or
a terrorist organization, the President shall—
‘‘(A) submit forthwith to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations [now Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs] of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
containing such determination; and
‘‘(B) impose forthwith on the transferring foreign
government the sanctions described in subsection
(c).
‘‘(2) FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
DESCRIBED.—A foreign
government described in this paragraph is a foreign
government that the Secretary of State has deter-
mined, for purposes of [former] section 6(j) of the Ex-
port Administration Act of 1979 [former 50 U.S.C.
4605(j)], section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 [22 U.S.C. 2371], section 40 of the Arms Export
Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2780], or any other provision of
law, is a government that has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism.
‘‘(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions referred to
in subsection (b)(1)(B) are the following:
‘‘(1) Termination of United States Government as-
sistance to the transferring foreign government
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.], except that such termination shall not
apply in the case of humanitarian assistance.
‘‘(2) Termination of United States Government—
‘‘(A) sales to the transferring foreign government
of any defense articles, defense services, or design
and construction services; and
‘‘(B) licenses for the export to the transferring
foreign government of any item on the United
States Munitions List.
‘‘(3) Termination of all foreign military financing
for the transferring foreign government.
‘‘(d) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, sanctions shall not be imposed on a transferring
foreign government under this section if the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Committee
on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign
Affairs] of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the fur-
nishing of the assistance, sales, licensing, or financing
that would otherwise be suspended as a result of the
imposition of such sanctions is important to the na-
tional security interests of the United States.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) DEFENSE ARTICLE.—The term ‘defense article’
has the meaning given the term in section 47(3) of the
Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2794(3)].
‘‘(2) DEFENSE SERVICE.—The term ‘defense service’
has the meaning given the term in section 47(4) of the
Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2794(4)].
‘‘(3) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.—The term
‘design and construction services’ has the meaning
given the term in section 47(8) of the Arms Export
Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2794(8)].
‘‘(4) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘foreign gov-
ernment’ includes any agency or instrumentality of a
foreign government.
‘‘(5) MANPADS.—The term ‘MANPADS’ means—
‘‘(A) a surface-to-air missile system designed to
be man-portable and carried and fired by a single
individual; or
‘‘(B) any other surface-to-air missile system de-
signed to be operated and fired by more than one
individual acting as a crew and portable by several
individuals.’’
Pub. L. 108–458, title IV, § 4026, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat.
3724, provided that:
‘‘(a) UNITED STATES POLICY ON NONPROLIFERATION AND
EXPORT CONTROL.—
‘‘(1) TO
LIMIT
AVAILABILITY
AND
TRANSFER
OF
MANPADS.—The President shall pursue, on an urgent
basis, further strong international diplomatic and co-
operative efforts, including bilateral and multilateral
treaties, in the appropriate forum to limit the avail-
ability, transfer, and proliferation of MANPADSs
worldwide.
‘‘(2) TO LIMIT THE PROLIFERATION OF MANPADS.—The
President is encouraged to seek to enter into agree-
ments with the governments of foreign countries
that, at a minimum, would—
‘‘(A) prohibit the entry into force of a MANPADS
manufacturing license agreement and MANPADS
co-production agreement, other than the entry into
force of a manufacturing license or co-production
agreement with a country that is party to such an
agreement;
‘‘(B) prohibit, except pursuant to transfers be-
tween governments, the export of a MANPADS, in-
cluding any component, part, accessory, or attach-
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ment thereof, without an individual validated li-
cense; and
‘‘(C) prohibit the reexport or retransfer of a
MANPADS, including any component, part, acces-
sory, or attachment thereof, to a third person, or-
ganization, or government unless the written con-
sent of the government that approved the original
export or transfer is first obtained.
‘‘(3) TO
ACHIEVE
DESTRUCTION
OF
MANPADS.—The
President should continue to pursue further strong
international diplomatic and cooperative efforts, in-
cluding bilateral and multilateral treaties, in the ap-
propriate forum to assure the destruction of excess,
obsolete, and illicit stocks of MANPADSs worldwide.
‘‘(4) REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) PRESIDENT’S
REPORT.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec.
17, 2004], the President shall transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that con-
tains a detailed description of the status of diplo-
matic efforts under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and
of efforts by the appropriate United States agencies
to comply with the recommendations of the Gen-
eral Accounting Office [now Government Account-
ability Office] set forth in its report GAO–04–519,
entitled ‘Nonproliferation: Further Improvements
Needed in U.S. Efforts to Counter Threats from
Man-Portable Air Defense Systems’.
‘‘(B) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Annually after the date
of submission of the report under subparagraph (A)
and until completion of the diplomatic and compli-
ance efforts referred to in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the status of such efforts.
‘‘(b) FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION OF MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but not
later than the date of completion of Phase II of the
Department of Homeland Security’s counter-man-
portable air defense system (MANPADS) development
and demonstration program, the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a
process for conducting airworthiness and safety cer-
tification of missile defense systems for commercial
aircraft certified as effective and functional by the
Department of Homeland Security. The process shall
require a certification by the Administrator that
such systems can be safely integrated into aircraft
systems and ensure airworthiness and aircraft system
integrity.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE.—Under the process,
the Administrator shall accept the certification of
the Department of Homeland Security that a missile
defense system is effective and functional to defend
commercial aircraft against MANPADSs.
‘‘(3) EXPEDITIOUS
CERTIFICATION.—Under the proc-
ess, the Administrator shall expedite the airworthi-
ness and safety certification of missile defense sys-
tems for commercial aircraft certified by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security.
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the first
airworthiness and safety certification for a missile
defense system for commercial aircraft is issued by
the Administrator, and annually thereafter until De-
cember 31, 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report that contains
a detailed description of each airworthiness and safe-
ty certification issued for a missile defense system
for commercial aircraft.
‘‘(c) PROGRAMS TO REDUCE MANPADS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is encouraged to
pursue strong programs to reduce the number of
MANPADSs worldwide so that fewer MANPADSs will
be available for trade, proliferation, and sale.
‘‘(2) REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act [Dec. 17, 2004], the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that
contains a detailed description of the status of the
programs being pursued under subsection (a). Annu-
ally thereafter until the programs are no longer need-
ed, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees on the status of programs.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
‘‘(d) MANPADS VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS
RE-
PORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 2004], the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report describing the Department of Homeland
Security’s plans to secure airports and the aircraft
arriving
and
departing
from
airports
against
MANPADSs attacks.
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The Secretary’s
report shall address, at a minimum, the following:
‘‘(A) The status of the Department’s efforts to
conduct MANPADSs vulnerability assessments at
United States airports at which the Department is
conducting assessments.
‘‘(B) How intelligence is shared between the
United States intelligence agencies and Federal,
State, and local law enforcement to address the
MANPADS threat and potential ways to improve
such intelligence sharing.
‘‘(C) Contingency plans that the Department has
developed in the event that it receives intelligence
indicating a high threat of a MANPADS attack on
aircraft at or near United States airports.
‘‘(D) The feasibility and effectiveness of imple-
menting public education and neighborhood watch
programs in areas surrounding United States air-
ports in cases in which intelligence reports indicate
there is a high risk of MANPADS attacks on air-
craft.
‘‘(E) Any other issues that the Secretary deems
relevant.
‘‘(3) FORMAT.—The report required by this sub-
section may be submitted in a classified format.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The
term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on International Relations [now Committee
on Foreign Affairs], and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘(2) MANPADS.—The term ‘MANPADS’ means—
‘‘(A) a surface-to-air missile system designed to
be man-portable and carried and fired by a single
individual; and
‘‘(B) any other surface-to-air missile system de-
signed to be operated and fired by more than one
individual acting as a crew and portable by several
individuals.’’
[Functions of President under subsecs. (a)(4)(A), (c)(2)
of section 4026 of Pub. L. 108–458, set out above, as-
signed to Secretary of State by section 1 of Memo-
randum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005,
70 F.R. 48633, set out as a note under section 301 of title
3, The President.]
BILATERAL EXCHANGES
AND TRADE
IN DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES
AND DEFENSE SERVICES BETWEEN
THE UNITED
STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title XII, § 1225, Oct. 28, 2004,
118 Stat. 2091, provided that:
‘‘(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of Congress that bilat-
eral exchanges and trade in defense articles and defense
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services between the United States and the United
Kingdom and Australia are in the national security in-
terest of the United States and that such exchanges
and trade should be subjected to accelerated review and
processing consistent with national security and the
requirements of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.).
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State shall en-
sure that any license application submitted for the ex-
port of defense articles or defense services to Australia
or the United Kingdom is expeditiously processed by
the Department of State, in consultation with the De-
partment of Defense, without referral to any other Fed-
eral department or agency, except where the item is
classified or exceptional circumstances apply.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The President shall ensure that
regulations are prescribed to implement this section.’’
ELIGIBILITY OF PANAMA UNDER ARMS EXPORT CONTROL
ACT
Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 154, July 21, 1996, 110 Stat.
1440, provided that: ‘‘The Government of the Republic
of Panama shall be eligible to purchase defense articles
and defense services under the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided by law.’’
REPORTS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES AND
PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XV, § 1503, Oct. 5, 1994, 108
Stat. 2916; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(d),
Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2710; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title
XV, § 1504(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 107–314,
div. A, title XII, § 1208(b), (c), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2668;
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, § 1256(d), Jan. 28, 2008,
122 Stat. 404, provided that:
‘‘(a) BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May
1 each odd-numbered year, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report of the findings of the
Counterproliferation Program Review Committee es-
tablished by subsection (a) of the Review Committee
charter.
‘‘(b) CONTENT
OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following:
‘‘(1) A complete list, by specific program element,
of the existing, planned, or newly proposed capabili-
ties and technologies reviewed by the Review Com-
mittee pursuant to subsection (c) of the Review Com-
mittee charter.
‘‘(2) A complete description of the requirements and
priorities established by the Review Committee.
‘‘(3) A comprehensive discussion of the near-term,
mid-term, and long-term programmatic options for-
mulated by the Review Committee for meeting re-
quirements prescribed by the Review Committee and
for eliminating deficiencies identified by the Review
Committee, including the annual funding require-
ments and completion dates established for each such
option.
‘‘(4) An explanation of the recommendations made
pursuant to subsection (c) of the Review Committee
charter, together with a full discussion of the actions
taken to implement such recommendations or other-
wise taken on the recommendations.
‘‘(5) A discussion and assessment of the status of
each Review Committee recommendation during the
two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the
report is submitted, including, particularly, the sta-
tus of recommendations made during such preceding
fiscal years that were reflected in the budget sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, in the fiscal year of the re-
port.
‘‘(6) Each specific Department of Energy program
that the Secretary of Energy plans to develop to ini-
tial operating capability and each such program that
the Secretary does not plan to develop to initial oper-
ating capability.
‘‘(7) For each technology program scheduled to
reach initial operational capability, a recommenda-
tion from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
that represents the views of the commanders of the
unified and specified commands regarding the utility
and requirement of the program.
‘‘(8) A discussion of the limitations and impedi-
ments to the biological weapons counterproliferation
efforts of the Department of Defense (including legal,
policy, and resource constraints) and recommenda-
tions for the removal or mitigation of such impedi-
ments and for ways to make such efforts more effec-
tive.
‘‘(c) FORMS OF REPORT.—Each such report shall be
submitted in both unclassified and classified forms, in-
cluding an annex to the classified report for special
compartmented information programs, special access
programs, and special activities programs.
‘‘(d) REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘Review Committee
charter’ means section 1605 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 [Pub. L. 103–160] (22
U.S.C. 2751 note).
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The final report
required under subsection (a) is the report for the year
following the year in which the Counterproliferation
Program Review Committee established under the Re-
view Committee Charter ceases to exist.’’
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 564, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.
484, as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(l), Oct. 25, 1994,
108 Stat. 4301, provided that:
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No defense article or defense serv-
ice may be sold or leased by the United States Govern-
ment to any country or international organization
that, as a matter of policy or practice, is known to
have sent letters to United States firms requesting
compliance with, or soliciting information regarding
compliance with, the Arab League secondary or ter-
tiary boycott of Israel, unless the President deter-
mines, and so certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees, that that country or organization does not
currently maintain a policy or practice of making such
requests or solicitations.
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—
‘‘(1) 1-YEAR WAIVER.—On or after the effective date
of this section, the President may waive, for a period
of 1 year, the application of subsection (a) with re-
spect to any country or organization if the President
determines, and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, that—
‘‘(A) such waiver is in the national interest of the
United States, and such waiver will promote the ob-
jectives of this section to eliminate the Arab boy-
cott; or
‘‘(B) such waiver is in the national security inter-
est of the United States.
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF WAIVER.—If the President deter-
mines that the further extension of a waiver will pro-
mote the objectives of this section, the President,
upon notification of the appropriate congressional
committees, may grant further extensions of such
waiver for successive 12-month periods.
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF WAIVER.—The President may,
at any time, terminate any waiver granted under this
subsection.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(2) the terms ‘defense article’ and ‘defense service’
have the meanings given to such terms by paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2794(3), (4)].
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 30,
1994].’’
[Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr.
24, 1997, 62 F.R. 24797, delegated to Secretary of State
functions of President under section 564 of Public Law
103–236, set out above.]
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[Certifications and determinations relating to sus-
pension of application by President under section 564 of
Pub. L. 103–236, set out above, were contained in the fol-
lowing:
[Determination of President of the United States, No.
96–23, Apr. 30, 1996, 61 F.R. 26029.
[Determination of President of the United States, No.
95–20, May 1, 1995, 60 F.R. 22245.]
COUNTERPROLIFERATION POLICY AND PROGRAMS OF
UNITED STATES
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1603, 1605, 1607,
Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1843, 1845, 1847, as amended by
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XV, §§ 1502, 1505(a), (b), Oct.
5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2914, 2919; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title
XV, § 1504(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 104–201,
div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a)–(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat.
2710; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title XV, § 1504(a), (b), Oct.
5, 1999, 113 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title XII,
§ 1208(a), (d), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2668; Pub. L. 109–163,
div. A, title X, § 1056(f), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440; Pub.
L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, § 1256(a)–(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122
Stat. 403; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(c)(1),
Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title
X, § 1051(f), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1563, provided that:
‘‘SEC. 1603. STUDIES RELATING TO UNITED STATES
COUNTERPROLIFERATION POLICY.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT STUDIES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may conduct studies and analysis
programs in support of the counterproliferation policy
of the United States.
‘‘(b) COUNTERPROLIFERATION
STUDIES.—Studies and
analysis programs under this section may include pro-
grams intended to explore defense policy issues that
might be involved in efforts to prevent and counter the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their
delivery systems. Such efforts include—
‘‘(1) enhancing United States military capabilities
to deter and respond to terrorism, theft, and pro-
liferation involving weapons of mass destruction;
‘‘(2) cooperating in international programs to en-
hance military capabilities to deter and respond to
terrorism, theft, and proliferation involving weapons
of mass destruction; and
‘‘(3) otherwise contributing to Department of De-
fense capabilities to deter, identify, monitor, and re-
spond to such terrorism, theft, and proliferation in-
volving weapons of mass destruction.
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATOR.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy, subject to the supervision
and control of the Secretary of Defense, shall coordi-
nate the policy studies and analysis of the Department
of Defense on countering proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction and their delivery systems.
‘‘SEC. 1605. JOINT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF
COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is hereby established
a Counterproliferation Program Review Committee
composed of the following members:
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Energy.
‘‘(C) The Director of National Intelligence.
‘‘(D) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
‘‘(E) The Secretary of State.
‘‘(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall chair the com-
mittee. The Secretary of Energy shall serve as the Vice
Chairman of the committee.
‘‘(3) A member of the committee may designate a rep-
resentative to perform routinely the duties of the mem-
ber. A representative shall be in a position of Deputy
Assistant Secretary or a position equivalent to or
above the level of Deputy Assistant Secretary. A rep-
resentative of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
shall be a person in a grade equivalent to that of Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense may delegate to the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics the performance of the duties of
the Chairman of the committee. The Secretary of En-
ergy may delegate to the Under Secretary of Energy re-
sponsible for national security programs of the Depart-
ment of Energy the performance of the duties of the
Vice Chairman of the committee.
‘‘(5) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear,
Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs shall serve
as executive secretary to the committee, except that
during any period during which that position is vacant
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and
Threat Reduction shall serve as the executive sec-
retary.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE.—The purposes of
the committee are as follows:
‘‘(1) To optimize funding for, and ensure the devel-
opment and deployment of—
‘‘(A) highly effective technologies and capabili-
ties for the detection, monitoring, collection, proc-
essing, analysis, and dissemination of information
in support of United States counterproliferation
policy and efforts, including efforts to stem the pro-
liferation of weapons of mass destruction and to ne-
gate paramilitary and terrorist threats involving
weapons of mass destruction; and
‘‘(B) disabling technologies in support of such pol-
icy.
‘‘(2)
To
identify
and
eliminate
undesirable
redundancies or uncoordinated efforts in the develop-
ment and deployment of such technologies and capa-
bilities.
‘‘(3) To establish priorities for programs and fund-
ing.
‘‘(4) To encourage and facilitate interagency and
interdepartmental funding of programs in order to
ensure necessary levels of funding to develop, oper-
ate, and field highly-capable systems.
‘‘(5) To ensure that Department of Energy programs
are integrated with the operational needs of other de-
partments and agencies of the Government.
‘‘(6) To ensure that Department of Energy national
security programs include technology demonstra-
tions and prototype development of equipment.
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The committee shall—
‘‘(1) identify and review existing and proposed capa-
bilities and technologies for support of United States
nonproliferation policy and counterproliferation pol-
icy with regard to—
‘‘(A) intelligence;
‘‘(B) battlefield surveillance;
‘‘(C) passive defenses;
‘‘(D) active defenses; and
‘‘(E) counterforce capabilities;
‘‘(2) prescribe requirements and priorities for the
development and deployment of highly effective capa-
bilities and technologies;
‘‘(3) identify deficiencies in existing capabilities
and technologies;
‘‘(4) formulate near-term, mid-term, and long-term
programmatic options for meeting requirements es-
tablished by the committee and eliminating defi-
ciencies identified by the committee; and
‘‘(5) assess each fiscal year the effectiveness of the
committee actions during the preceding fiscal year,
including, particularly, the status of recommenda-
tions made during such preceding fiscal year that
were reflected in the budget submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in
which the assessment is made.
‘‘(d) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The committee shall
have access to information on all programs, projects,
and activities of the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of State, the Department of Energy, the De-
partment of State, the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, the intelligence community, and the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency that are pertinent to the
purposes and duties of the committee.
‘‘(e) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The committee shall submit
to the President and the heads of all appropriate de-
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partments and agencies of the Government such pro-
grammatic
recommendations
regarding
existing,
planned, or new programs as the committee considers
appropriate to encourage funding for capabilities and
technologies at the level necessary to support United
States counterproliferation policy.
‘‘(f) TERMINATION
OF
COMMITTEE.—The committee
shall cease to exist at the end of September 30, 2013.
‘‘SEC. 1607. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle [subtitle A, §§ 1601–1607,
of title XVI of div. A of Pub. L. 103–160, amending sec-
tion 5859a of this title and enacting this note]:
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means—
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on For-
eign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services [now
Committee on National Security], the Committee
on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(2) The term ‘intelligence community’ has the
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a) [now 50 U.S.C.
3003].’’
[For abolition, transfer of functions, and treatment
of references to United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency, see section 6511 et seq. of this title.]
RESTRICTION ON ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND
KUWAIT
Pub. L. 102–229, title I, § 104, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat.
1707, provided that:
‘‘(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used in any fiscal
year to conduct, support, or administer any sale of de-
fense articles or defense services to Saudi Arabia or Ku-
wait until that country has paid in full, either in cash
or in mutually agreed in-kind contributions, the fol-
lowing commitments made to the United States to sup-
port Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm:
‘‘(1) In the case of Saudi Arabia, $16,839,000,000.
‘‘(2) In the case of Kuwait, $16,006,000,000.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘any sale’
means any sale with respect to which the President is
required to submit a numbered certification to the
Congress pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act [22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] on or after the effective date of this
section.
‘‘(c) This section shall take effect 120 days after the
date of enactment of this joint resolution [Dec. 12,
1991].
‘‘(d) Any military equipment of the United States, in-
cluding battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, and ar-
tillery, included within the Conventional Forces in Eu-
rope Treaty definition of ‘conventional armaments and
equipment limited by the Treaty’, which may be trans-
ferred to any other NATO country shall be subject to
the notification procedures stated in section 523 of Pub-
lic Law 101–513 [104 Stat. 2007] and in section 634A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2394–1].’’
ANNUAL REPORT
ON PROLIFERATION
OF MISSILES
AND
ESSENTIAL
COMPONENTS
OF
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL,
AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1097, Dec. 5, 1991, 105
Stat. 1489, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title
XV, §§ 1502(c)(3), 1504(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 507, 514;
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(9), Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 774, required the President to submit to Congress
annual reports on transfers by any country of weapons,
technology, or materials that can be used to deliver,
manufacture, or weaponize nuclear, biological, or
chemical weapons to any country (other than certain
specified countries) seeking to acquire such weapons,
technology, or materials, and specified time, coverage,
contents and classification of such reports, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, § 1308(g)(1)(A),
Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1441.
CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS
Pub. L. 99–83, title I, § 129, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 206, di-
rected President, at the earliest possible date, in con-
sultation with United States allies, to initiate discus-
sions with the Soviet Union and France aimed at begin-
ning multilateral negotiations to limit and control the
transfer of conventional arms to less developed coun-
tries, and, within one year after Aug. 8, 1985, submit to
Speaker of House of Representatives and chairman of
Committee on Foreign Relations of Senate a report
which specifies steps being taken to fulfill such re-
quirements and which examines and analyzes, among
specified matters, United States policies concerning
the export of conventional arms, especially sophisti-
cated weapons, and possible approaches to developing
multilateral limitations on conventional arms sales.
TERMINATION
OF
NONRECURRING
ACTIVITIES
UNDER
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND THIS CHAPTER
AND REMOVAL FROM LAW
Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(c), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat.
1561, provided that: ‘‘Except as otherwise explicitly pro-
vided by their terms, amendments to the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and the Arms
Export Control Act [this chapter] which are applicable
only to a single fiscal or calendar year or which require
reports or other actions on a nonrecurring basis shall
be deemed to have expired and shall be removed from
law upon the expiration of the applicable time periods
for the fulfillment of the required actions.’’
REPORT TO CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT ON MULTILATERAL
DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING ARMS TRANSFER POLICY
Pub. L. 95–384, § 15(b), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 740, di-
rected President, not later than Dec. 31, 1979, to trans-
mit to Congress a detailed report assessing results and
commenting on implications of multilateral discussion
referred to in paragraph added to this section by sec-
tion 15(a) of Pub. L. 95–384, relating to adherence to a
policy of restraint in conventional arms transfer, prior
to repeal by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(12), Dec. 29,
1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
REPORT BY PRESIDENT ON REVIEW OF ARMS SALES
CONTROLS ON NON-LETHAL ITEMS
Pub. L. 95–384, § 25, Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 746, directed
President, within 120 days after Sept. 26, 1978, to report
in writing to Speaker of House of Representatives and
chairman of Committee on Foreign Relations of Senate
the results of the review conducted pursuant to Pub. L.
95–92, § 27, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 626, set out below, prior
to repeal by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(12), Dec. 29,
1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
REPORT
BY PRESIDENT
ON IMPACT
OF FOREIGN ARMS
SALES AND TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS ON
DEFENSE
READINESS
AND
NATIONAL
SECURITY
OF
UNITED STATES
Pub. L. 95–92, § 23, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 624, set forth
provisions respecting Presidential report on impact of
United States foreign arms sales and transfers on de-
fense readiness and national security, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(2)(B), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
STUDY
BY
PRESIDENT
OF
NATIONAL
SECURITY
AND
MILITARY
IMPLICATIONS
OF
INTERNATIONAL
TRANS-
FERS OF TECHNOLOGY; SCOPE OF STUDY; UTILIZATION
OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
Pub. L. 95–92, § 24, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 624, as amend-
ed by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(13), Dec. 29, 1981,
95 Stat. 1560, directed President to conduct a com-
prehensive study of policies and practices of United
States Government with respect to national security
and military implications of international transfers of
technology in order to determine whether such policies
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and practices should be changed, with President to uti-
lize resources and expertise of Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency, Department of State, Department of
Defense, Department of Commerce, National Science
Foundation, Office of Science and Technology Policy,
and such other entities within the Executive branch as
he deemed necessary.
STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING UNITED STATES
ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL
Pub. L. 95–92, § 26, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 625, provided
that: ‘‘In accordance with the historic special relation-
ship between the United States and Israel and previous
agreements and continuing understandings, the Con-
gress joins with the President in reaffirming that a pol-
icy of restraint in United States arms transfers, includ-
ing arms sales ceilings, shall not impair Israel’s deter-
rent strength or undermine the military balance in the
Middle East.’’
REVIEW BY PRESIDENT OF CATEGORIES AND ARMS
SALES CONTROLS ON LETHAL AND NON-LETHAL ITEMS
Pub. L. 95–92, § 27, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 626, directed
President to undertake a review of all regulations re-
lating to arms control for the purpose of defining and
categorizing lethal and non-lethal products and estab-
lishing the appropriate level of control for each cat-
egory.
STUDY OF UNITED STATES ARMS SALES POLICIES AND
PRACTICES BY PRESIDENT; REPORT TO CONGRESS
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 202(b), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat.
735, set forth provisions respecting study and report to
Congress of United States arms sales policies and prac-
tices, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(A),
Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
PRESIDENTIAL
REPORT
REGARDING
SALES
OF
EXCESS
DEFENSE
ARTICLES
TO
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS
AND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 217, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 747,
set forth provisions respecting report by the President
of all sales under this chapter of excess defense articles
to foreign governments and international organiza-
tions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(B),
Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
STUDY
BY
SECRETARIES
OF
STATE
AND
DEFENSE
ON
CONSEQUENCES OF ENACTMENT OF ARMS EXPORT CON-
TROL PROVISIONS
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 218, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 748,
set forth provisions respecting study by the Secretaries
of State and Defense on consequences of enactment of
arms export control provisions by title II of Pub. L.
94–329, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(C),
Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS TO BE EXTENDED BETWEEN
JULY 1, 1976, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1976
Pub. L. 94–329, title V, § 506(b), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat.
764, provided that the total number of credits extended
pursuant to this chapter, between July 1, 1976, and
Sept. 30, 1976, not exceed an amount equal to one-fourth
of the total amount of credits extended and guaranteed
for fiscal year 1976.
ADDITIONAL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Pub. L. 94–329, title VI, § 605(a), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat.
768, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this Act [see Short Title
of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 2151 of
the title] is intended to authorize any additional mili-
tary or civilian personnel for the Department of De-
fense for the purposes of this Act, the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 [section 2151 et seq. of this title], or the
Arms Export Control Act [this chapter]. Personnel lev-
els authorized in statutes authorizing appropriations
for military and civilian personnel of the Department
of Defense shall be controlling over all military and ci-
vilian personnel of the Department of Defense assigned
to carry out functions under the Arms Export Control
Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.’’
SALES TO THE MIDDLE EAST; REQUESTS FOR
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Pub. L. 91–672, § 5, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053, provided
that it was the sense of Congress that (1) the President
should press forward with efforts to negotiate with the
Soviet Union and other powers a limitation on arms
shipments to the Middle East, (2) the President should
be supported in the position that arms will be made
available and credits provided to Israel and other
friendly states to meet threats to the security and
independence of such states, and (3) the President could
submit to the Congress requests for appropriate supple-
mentary appropriations.
REVIEW OF MILITARY AID PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS FOR
REGULATION OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE
Pub. L. 91–672, § 6, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053, provided
that: ‘‘It is the sense of the Congress that—
‘‘(1) the President should immediately institute a
thorough and comprehensive review of the military
aid programs of the United States, particularly with
respect to the military assistance and sales oper-
ations of the Department of Defense, and
‘‘(2) the President should take such actions as may
be appropriate—
‘‘(A) to initiate multilateral discussions among
the United States, the Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics, Great Britain, France, West Germany,
Italy and other countries on the control of the
worldwide trade in armaments,
‘‘(B) to commence a general debate in the United
Nations with respect to the control of the conven-
tional arms trade, and
‘‘(C) to use the power and prestige of his office to
signify the intention of the United States to work
actively with all nations to check and control the
international sales and distribution of conventional
weapons of death and destruction.’’
Executive Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11501
Ex. Ord. No. 11501, Dec. 22, 1969, 34 F.R. 20169, as
amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11685, Sept. 25, 1972, 37 F.R.
20155, which related to the administration of foreign
military sales, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, Jan.
18, 1977, 42 F.R. 4311, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11958
Ex. Ord. No. 11958, Jan. 18, 1977, 42 F.R. 4311, as
amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12118, Feb. 6, 1979, 44 F.R. 7939;
Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673; Ex. Ord.
No. 12210, Apr. 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 26313; Ex. Ord. No. 12321,
Sept. 14, 1981, 46 F.R. 46109; Ex. Ord. No. 12365, May 24,
1982, 47 F.R. 22933; Ex. Ord. No. 12423, May 26, 1983, 48
F.R. 24025; Ex. Ord. No. 12560, May 24, 1986, 51 F.R. 19159;
Ex. Ord. No. 12680, July 5, 1989, 54 F.R. 28995; Ex. Ord.
No. 12738, § 7, Dec. 14, 1990, 55 F.R. 52035; Ex. Ord. No.
13030, § 2, Dec. 12, 1996, 61 F.R. 66187; Ex. Ord. No. 13091,
§ 1, June 29, 1998, 63 F.R. 36153; Ex. Ord. No. 13118, § 10(8),
Mar. 31, 1999, 64 F.R. 16598; Ex. Ord. No. 13284, § 13, Jan.
23, 2003, 68 F.R. 4076, which related to the administra-
tion of arms export controls, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 13637, § 4, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16131, set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 13637. ADMINISTRATION OF REFORMED
EXPORT CONTROLS
Ex. Ord. No. 13637, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16129, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (the ‘‘Act’’), and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
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SECTION 1. Delegation of Functions. The following func-
tions conferred upon the President by the Act, and re-
lated laws, are delegated as follows:
(a) Those under section 3 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753),
with the exception of subsections (a)(1), (b), (c)(3),
(c)(4), and (f) (22 U.S.C. 2753(a)(1), (b), (c)(3), (c)(4), and
(f)), to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State,
in the implementation of the delegated functions under
sections 3(a) and (d) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(a) and
(d)), is authorized to find, in the case of a proposed
transfer of a defense article or related training or other
defense service by a foreign country or international
organization not otherwise eligible under section 3(a)(1)
of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(a)(1)), whether the proposed
transfer will strengthen the security of the United
States and promote world peace.
(b) Those under section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2755) to the Sec-
retary of State.
(c) Those under section 21 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2761),
with the exception of the last sentence of subsection (d)
and all of subsection (i) (22 U.S.C. 2761(d) and (i)), to the
Secretary of Defense.
(d) Those under sections 22(a), 29, 30, and 30A of the
Act (22 U.S.C. 2762(a), 2769, 2770, and 2770a) to the Sec-
retary of Defense.
(e) Those under section 23 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2763),
and under section 7069 of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74, Division I) and any subse-
quently enacted provision of law that is the same or
substantially the same, to the Secretary of Defense to
be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of
State and, other than the last sentence of section 23(a)
(22 U.S.C. 2763(a)), in consultation with the Secretary of
the Treasury, except that the President shall deter-
mine any rate of interest to be charged that is less
than the market rate of interest.
(f) Those under sections 24 and 27 of the Act (22 U.S.C.
2764 and 2767) to the Secretary of Defense. The Sec-
retary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of the Treasury in imple-
menting the delegated functions under section 24 (22
U.S.C. 2764) and with the Secretary of State in imple-
menting the delegated functions under section 27 (22
U.S.C. 2767).
(g) Those under section 25 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2765)
to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of Defense
shall assist the Secretary of State in the preparation of
materials for presentation to the Congress under that
section.
(h) Those under section 34 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2774)
to the Secretary of State. To the extent the standards
and criteria for credit and guaranty transactions are
based upon national security or financial policies, the
Secretary of State shall obtain the prior concurrence of
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Treasury, respectively.
(i) Those under section 35(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
2775(a)) to the Secretary of State.
(j) Those under sections 36(a) and 36(b)(1) of the Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776(a) and (b)(1)), except with respect to the
certification of an emergency as provided by subsection
(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), to the Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense, in the implementation of the
delegated functions under sections 36(a) and (b)(1) (22
U.S.C. 2776(a) and (b)(1)), shall consult with the Sec-
retary of State. With respect to those functions under
sections 36(a)(5) and (6) (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)(5) and (6)), the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
(k) Those under section 36(b)(1) with respect to the
certification of an emergency as provided by subsection
(b)(1) and under sections 36(c) and (d) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 2776(b)(1), (c), and (d)) to the Secretary of State.
(l) Those under section 36(f)(1) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
2776(f)(1)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(m) Those under sections 36(f)(2) and (f)(3) of the Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776(f)(2) and (f)(3)) to the Secretary of State.
(n) Those under section 38 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)
to:
(i) the Secretary of State, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection. Designations, including
changes in designations, by the Secretary of State of
items or categories of items that shall be considered as
defense articles and defense services subject to export
control under section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2778) shall have the
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense. The authority
to undertake activities to ensure compliance with es-
tablished export conditions may be redelegated to the
Secretary of Defense, or to the head of another execu-
tive department or agency as appropriate, who shall ex-
ercise such functions in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State;
(ii) the Attorney General, to the extent they relate to
the control of the permanent import of defense articles
and defense services. In carrying out such functions,
the Attorney General shall be guided by the views of
the Secretary of State on matters affecting world
peace, and the external security and foreign policy of
the United States. Designations, including changes in
designations, by the Attorney General of items or cat-
egories of items that shall be considered as defense ar-
ticles and defense services subject to permanent import
control under section 38 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) shall
be made with the concurrence of the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Defense and with notice to the
Secretary of Commerce; and
(iii) the Department of State for the registration and
licensing of those persons who engage in the business of
brokering activities with respect to defense articles or
defense services controlled either for purposes of export
by the Department of State or for purposes of perma-
nent import by the Department of Justice.
(o) Those under section 39(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
2779(b)) to the Secretary of State. In carrying out such
functions, the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Secretary of Defense as may be necessary to avoid in-
terference in the application of Department of Defense
regulations to sales made under section 22 of the Act
(22 U.S.C. 2762).
(p) Those under the portion of section 40A of the Act
added by Public Law 104–164 (22 U.S.C. 2785), to the Sec-
retary of State insofar as they relate to commercial ex-
ports licensed under the Act, and to the Secretary of
Defense insofar as they relate to defense articles and
defense services sold, leased, or transferred under the
Foreign Military Sales Program.
(q) Those under the portion of section 40A of the Act
added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Pen-
alty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–132) (22 U.S.C. 2781), to
the Secretary of State.
(r) Those under sections 42(c) and (f) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 2791(c) and (f)) to the Secretary of Defense. The
Secretary of Defense shall obtain the concurrence of
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce
on any determination considered under the authority
of section 42(c) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2791(c)).
(s) Those under section 52(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
2795a(b)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(t) Those under sections 61 and 62(a) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 2796 and 2796a(a)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(u) Those under section 2(b)(6) of the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(6)) to the
Secretary of State.
SEC. 2. Coordination. (a) In addition to the specific
provisions of section 1 of this order, the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the
functions delegated to them under this order, shall con-
sult with each other and with the heads of other execu-
tive departments and agencies on matters pertaining to
their responsibilities.
(b) Under the direction of the President and in ac-
cordance with section 2(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2752(b)),
the Secretary of State, taking into account other
United States activities abroad, shall be responsible for
the continuous supervision and general direction of
sales and exports under the Act, including the negotia-
tion, conclusion, and termination of international
agreements, and determining whether there shall be a
sale to a country and the amount thereof, and whether
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there shall be delivery or other performance under such
sale or export, to the end that sales and exports are in-
tegrated with other United States activities and the
foreign policy of the United States is best served there-
by.
SEC. 3. Allocation of Funds. Funds appropriated to the
President for carrying out the Act shall be deemed to
be allocated to the Secretary of Defense without any
further action of the President.
SEC. 4. Revocation. Executive Order 11958 of January
18, 1977, as amended, is revoked; except that, to the ex-
tent consistent with this order, all determinations, au-
thorizations, regulations, rulings, certificates, orders,
directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions
made, issued, taken, or entered into under the provi-
sions of Executive Order 11958, as amended, and not re-
voked, superseded, or otherwise made inapplicable,
shall continue in full force and effect until amended,
modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.
SEC. 5. Delegation of Functions under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act. [Amended Ex. Ord. No.
13222, listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50,
War and National Defense.]
SEC. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget relating to budgetary, administra-
tive, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appro-
priations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforce-
able at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA.
§ 2752. Coordination with foreign policy
(a) Noninfringement of powers or functions of
Secretary of State
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be
construed to infringe upon the powers or func-
tions of the Secretary of State.
(b) Responsibility for supervision and direction
of
sales,
leases,
financing,
cooperative
projects, and exports
Under the direction of the President, the Sec-
retary of State (taking into account other
United States activities abroad, such as mili-
tary assistance, economic assistance, and the
food for peace program) shall be responsible for
the continuous supervision and general direc-
tion of sales, leases, financing, cooperative
projects, and exports under this chapter, includ-
ing, but not limited to, determining—
(1) whether there will be a sale to or financ-
ing for a country and the amount thereof;
(2) whether there will be a lease to a coun-
try;
(3) whether there will be a cooperative
project and the scope thereof; and
(4) whether there will be delivery or other
performance under such sale, lease, coopera-
tive project, or export,
to the end that sales, financing, leases, coopera-
tive projects, and exports will be integrated
with other United States activities and to the
end that the foreign policy of the United States
would be best served thereby.
(c)
Coordination
among
representatives
of
United States
The President shall prescribe appropriate pro-
cedures to assure coordination among represent-
atives of the United States Government in each
country, under the leadership of the Chief of the
United States Diplomatic Mission. The Chief of
the diplomatic mission shall make sure that rec-
ommendations of such representatives per-
taining to sales are coordinated with political
and economic considerations, and his comments
shall accompany such recommendations if he so
desires.
(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 1, § 2, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.
1322; Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 212(a)(2), June 30,
1976, 90 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 97–113, title I,
§ 109(b)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1526; Pub. L.
99–83, title I, § 115(b)(1), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 201;
Pub. L. 99–145, title XI, § 1102(a)(2), (5), Nov. 8,
1985, 99 Stat. 710; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title
XIII, § 1342(e), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3991.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was
in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 90–629, Oct.
22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1321, which is classified principally to
this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
2751 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–661 repealed section
1102(a)(2) of Pub. L. 99–145 and the amendments made
by that section, and provided that this section shall
apply as if that section had never been enacted. See
1985 Amendment note below.
1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–83 amended subsec. (b)
generally, substituting reference to the food for peace
program for reference to food for freedom and adding fi-
nancing and cooperative projects under this chapter to
the list of responsibilities of the Secretary of State.
Pub. L. 99–145, § 1102(a)(2), which enacted amendments
similar to those provided in Pub. L. 99–83, was repealed.
See 1986 Amendment note above and Repeals; Effective
Date note below.
1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–113 substituted ‘‘sales,
leases,’’ for ‘‘sales’’ in two places and ‘‘such sale,
lease,’’ for ‘‘such sale’’ and inserted ‘‘whether there
shall be a lease to a country,’’ after ‘‘whether there
shall be a sale to a country and the amount thereof,’’.
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–329 inserted ‘‘and ex-
ports’’ after ‘‘sales’’ wherever appearing and ‘‘and
whether there shall be delivery or other performance
under such sale or export,’’ after ‘‘thereof,’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see
section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under sec-
tion 2151–1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective July 1, 1968, see section 41 of Pub. L.
90–629, set out as a note under section 2751 of this title.
REPEALS
Pub. L. 99–145, title XI, § 1102(a)(5), Nov. 8, 1985, 99
Stat. 710, which provided for the repeal of the amend-
ments made by § 1102(a) of Pub. L. 99–145, effective as of
the effective date of similar amendments by Pub. L.
99–83, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII,
§ 1342(e), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3991.
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§ 2151. Congressional findings and declaration of
policy
(a) United States development cooperation pol-
icy
The Congress finds that fundamental political,
economic, and technological changes have re-
sulted in the interdependence of nations. The
Congress declares that the individual liberties,
economic prosperity, and security of the people
of the United States are best sustained and en-
hanced in a community of nations which respect
individual civil and economic rights and free-
doms and which work together to use wisely the
world’s limited resources in an open and equi-
table international economic system. Further-
more, the Congress reaffirms the traditional hu-
manitarian ideals of the American people and
renews its commitment to assist people in devel-
oping countries to eliminate hunger, poverty,
illness, and ignorance.
Therefore, the Congress declares that a prin-
cipal objective of the foreign policy of the
United States is the encouragement and sus-
tained support of the people of developing coun-
tries in their efforts to acquire the knowledge
and resources essential to development and to
build the economic, political, and social institu-
tions which will improve the quality of their
lives.
United States development cooperation policy
should emphasize five principal goals:
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(1) the alleviation of the worst physical
manifestations of poverty among the world’s
poor majority;
(2) the promotion of conditions enabling de-
veloping countries to achieve self-sustaining
economic growth with equitable distribution
of benefits;
(3) the encouragement of development proc-
esses in which individual civil and economic
rights are respected and enhanced;
(4) the integration of the developin
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**(a) Annual report to Congress on programs having impact on developing countries; contents** In order that the Congress and the American people may be better and more currently informed regarding American foreign policy and the effectiveness of assistance provided by the United States Government to other countries and to international organizations, the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Congress, no later than February 1 of each year, as a part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance, a report as described in this subsection. This report shall include—
(1)
(A) a comprehensive and coordinated review of all United States policies and programs having a major impact on the development of developing countries, including but not limited to bilateral and multilateral assistance, trade, debt, employment, food, energy, technology, population, oceans, environment, human settlements, natural resources, and participation in international agencies concerned with development;
(B) an assessment of the impact of such policies and programs on the well-being of the poor majority in developing countries in accordance with the policy objectives of part I of subchapter I of this chapter, including increasing life expectancy and literacy, lowering infant mortality and birth rates, and increasing food production and employment, such assessment to include an evaluation of the extent to which programs under part I of subchapter I of this chapter directly benefit the poor majority; and
(C) an assessment of the impact of such policies and programs on economic conditions in the United States, including but not limited to employment, wages, and working conditions;
(2) the dollar value of all foreign assistance and gu
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§ 2394. Reports and information; definitions
(a) Annual report to Congress on programs hav-
ing impact on developing countries; contents
In order that the Congress and the American
people may be better and more currently in-
formed regarding American foreign policy and
the effectiveness of assistance provided by the
United States Government to other countries
and to international organizations, the Chair-
man of the Development Coordination Com-
mittee shall prepare and transmit to the Con-
gress, no later than February 1 of each year, as
a part of the annual presentation materials for
foreign assistance, a report as described in this
subsection. This report shall include—
(1)(A) a comprehensive and coordinated re-
view of all United States policies and pro-
grams having a major impact on the develop-
ment of developing countries, including but
not limited to bilateral and multilateral as-
sistance, trade, debt, employment, food, en-
ergy, technology, population, oceans, environ-
ment, human settlements, natural resources,
and participation in international agencies
concerned with development;
(B) an assessment of the impact of such poli-
cies and programs on the well-being of the
poor majority in developing countries in ac-
cordance with the policy objectives of part I of
subchapter I of this chapter, including increas-
ing life expectancy and literacy, lowering in-
fant mortality and birth rates, and increasing
food production and employment, such assess-
ment to include an evaluation of the extent to
which programs under part I of subchapter I of
this chapter directly benefit the poor major-
ity; and
(C) an assessment of the impact of such poli-
cies and programs on economic conditions in
the United States, including but not limited
to employmen
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As used in this chapter—
**(a)** “Agency of the United States Government” includes any agency, department, board, wholly or partly owned corporation, instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States Government.
**(b)** “Armed Forces” of the United States means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
**(c)** “Commodity” includes any material, article, supply, goods, or equipment used for the purposes of furnishing nonmilitary assistance.
**(d)** “Defense article” includes—
(1) any weapon, weapons system, munition, aircraft, vessel, boat or other implement of war;
(2) any property, installation, commodity, material, equipment, supply, or goods used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance;
(3) any machinery, facility, tool, material supply, or other item necessary for the manufacture, production, processing repair, servicing, storage, construction, transportation, operation, or use of any article listed in this subsection; or
(4) any component or part of any article listed in this subsection; but
shall not include merchant vessels or, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended ([42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim)), source material (except uranium depleted in the isotope 235 which is incorporated in defense articles solely to take advantage of high density or pyrophoric characteristics unrelated to radioactivity), by-product material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, or atomic weapons or articles involving Restricted Data.
**(e)** “Defense information” includes any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, specification, design, prototype, or other recorded or oral informati
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§ 2403. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(a) ‘‘Agency of the United States Government’’
includes any agency, department, board, wholly
or partly owned corporation, instrumentality,
commission, or establishment of the United
States Government.
(b) ‘‘Armed Forces’’ of the United States
means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard.
(c) ‘‘Commodity’’ includes any material, arti-
cle, supply, goods, or equipment used for the
purposes of furnishing nonmilitary assistance.
(d) ‘‘Defense article’’ includes—
(1) any weapon, weapons system, munition,
aircraft, vessel, boat or other implement of
war;
(2) any property, installation, commodity,
material, equipment, supply, or goods used for
the purposes of furnishing military assistance;
(3) any machinery, facility, tool, material
supply, or other item necessary for the manu-
facture, production, processing repair, serv-
icing, storage, construction, transportation,
operation, or use of any article listed in this
subsection; or
(4) any component or part of any article list-
ed in this subsection; but
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shall not include merchant vessels or, as defined
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 2011), source material (except uranium
depleted in the isotope 235 which is incorporated
in defense articles solely to take advantage of
high density or pyrophoric characteristics unre-
lated to radioactivity), by-product material,
special nuclear material, production facilities,
utilization facilities, or atomic weapons or arti-
cles involving Restricted Data.
(e) ‘‘Defense information’’ includes any docu-
ment, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model,
specification, design, prototype, or other re-
corded or oral inform
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An ultimate goal of the United States is a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide impetus toward this goal by addressing the problem of reduction and control of armaments looking toward ultimate world disarmament.
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§ 2551. Congressional statement of purpose
An ultimate goal of the United States is a
world which is free from the scourge of war and
the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which
the use of force has been subordinated to the
rule of law; and in which international adjust-
ments to a changing world are achieved peace-
fully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide
impetus toward this goal by addressing the prob-
lem of reduction and control of armaments look-
ing toward ultimate world disarmament.
The Secretary of State must have the capacity
to provide the essential scientific, economic, po-
litical, military, psychological, and techno-
logical information upon which realistic arms
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament pol-
icy must be based. The Secretary shall have the
authority, under the direction of the President,
to carry out the following primary functions:
(1) The preparation for and management of
United States participation in international
negotiations and implementation fora in the
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arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament field.
(2) The conduct, support, and coordination of
research for arms control, nonproliferation,
and disarmament policy formulation.
(3) The preparation for, operation of, or di-
rection of, United States participation in such
control systems as may become part of United
States arms control, nonproliferation, and dis-
armament activities.
(4) The dissemination and coordination of
public information concerning arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title I, § 102, formerly § 2, Sept.
26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 144,
Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 103–236, title
VII, §§ 703, 719
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As declared by the Congress in the Arms Control and Disarmament Act [[22 U.S.C. 2551](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2551&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States continues to be a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that goal, it remains the policy of the United States to encourage regional arms control and disarmament agreements and to discourage arms races.