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22 U.S.C. § 2796b — Legislative review procedures

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22 U.S.C. § 2796b — Legislative review procedures

**(a) Applicability** (1) Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of any agreement involving the lease under this subchapter, or the loan under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2311](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2311&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], to any foreign country or international organization for a period of one year or longer of any defense articles which are either (i) major defense equipment valued (in terms of its replacement cost less any depreciation in its value) at $14,000,000 or more, or (ii) defense articles valued (in terms of their replacement cost less any depreciation in their value) at $50,000,000 or more, the agreement may not be entered into or renewed if the Congress, within the 15-day or 30-day period specified in section 2796a(c)(1) or (2) of this title, as the case may be, enacts a joint resolution prohibiting the proposed lease or loan. (2) In the case of an agreement described in paragraph (1) that is entered into with a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the limitations in paragraph (1) shall apply only if the agreement involves a lease or loan of— (A) major defense equipment valued (in terms of its replacement cost less any depreciation in its value) at $25,000,000 or more; or (B) defense articles valued (in terms of their replacement cost less any depreciation in their value) at $100,000,000 or more. **(b) Consideration of resolution** Any joint resolution under subsection (a) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976. **(c) Highly

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22 U.S.C. § 2753 — Eligibility for defense services or defense articles

**(a) Prerequisites for consent by President; report to Congress** No defense article or defense service shall be sold or leased by the United States Government under this chapter to any country or international organization, and no agreement shall be entered into for a cooperative project (as defined in [section 2767 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2767&num=0&edition=prelim)), unless— (1) the President finds that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to such country or international organization will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace; (2) the country or international organization shall have agreed not to transfer title to, or possession of, any defense article or related training or other defense service so furnished to it, or produced in a cooperative project (as defined in [section 2767 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2767&num=0&edition=prelim)), to anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of that country or international organization (or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the specified member countries (other than the United States) in the case of a cooperative project) and not to use or permit the use of such article or related training or other defense service for purposes other than those for which furnished unless the consent of the President has first been obtained; (3) the country or international organization shall have agreed that it will maintain the security of such article or service and will provide substantially the same degree of security protection afforded to such article or service by the United States Government; and (4) the country or international organization is oth

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22 U.S.C. § 2311 — General authority

**(a) Defense articles and services; noncombatant personnel; transfer of funds** The President is authorized to furnish military assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by— (1) acquiring for any source and providing (by loan or grant) any defense article or defense service; (2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to perform duties of a noncombatant nature; or (3) transferring such of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this part as the President may determine for assistance to a recipient country, to the account in which funds for the procurement of defense articles and defense services under section 21 and section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act [[22 U.S.C. 2761](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2761&num=0&edition=prelim) and 2762] have been deposited for such recipient, to be merged with such deposited funds, and to be used solely to meet obligations of the recipient for payment for sales under that Act [[22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Sales which are wholly paid from funds transferred under paragraph (3) or from funds made available on a non-repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act [[22 U.S.C. 2763](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2763&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall be priced to exclude the costs of salarie

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22 U.S.C. § 2151 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy

(a) United States development cooperation policy

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22 U.S.C. § 1928 — North Atlantic Treaty Organization

**(a) Authorization for expenses** In order to provide for United States participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, there is authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization and all necessary salaries and expenses of the United States permanent representative to the Organization, of such persons as may be appointed to represent the United States in the subsidiary bodies of the Organization or in any multilateral organization which participates in achieving the aims of the North Atlantic Treaty, and of their appropriate staffs, and the expenses of participation in meetings of such organizations, including salaries, expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [[22 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and allowances and expenses as provided in [section 287r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section287r&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Appointment of personal representative** The United States permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. Such representative shall have the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and shall be a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [[22 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. **(c) Duration of staff service** Persons detailed to the inte

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22 U.S.C. § 2796a — Reports to Congress

**(a) Written certification to Speaker of the House and chairmen of Congressional committees** Before entering into or renewing any agreement with a foreign country or international organization to lease any defense article under this subchapter, or to loan any defense article under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2311](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2311&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], for a period of one year or longer, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, a written certification which specifies— (1) the country or international organization to which the defense article is to be leased or loaned; (2) the type, quantity, and value (in terms of replacement cost) of the defense article to be leased or loaned; (3) the terms and duration of the lease or loan; and (4) a justification for the lease or loan, including an explanation of why the defense article is being leased or loaned rather than sold under this chapter. **(b) Waiver; determination of emergency** The President may waive the requirements of this section (and in the case of an agreement described in [section 2796b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2796b&num=0&edition=prelim), may waive the provisions of that section) if he states in his certification, that an emergency exists which requires that the lease or loan be entered into immediately in the national security interests of the United States. If the President states in his

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22 U.S.C. § 2311 — General authority

Page 780 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2305 EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title. § 2305. National Security Assistance Strategy (a) Multiyear plan Not later than 180 days after October 6, 2000, and annually thereafter at the time of submis- sion of the congressional presentation materials of the foreign operations appropriations budget request, the Secretary of State should submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan setting forth a National Security Assistance Strategy for the United States. (b) Elements of the Strategy The National Security Assistance Strategy should— (1) set forth a multi-year plan for security assistance programs; (2) be consistent with the National Security Strategy of the United States; (3) be coordinated with the Secretary of De- fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (4) be prepared, in consultation with other agencies, as appropriate; (5) identify overarching security assistance objectives, including identification of the role that specific security assistance programs will play in achieving such objectives; (6) identify a primary security assistance ob- jective, as well as specific secondary objec- tives, for individual countries; (7) identify, on a country-by-country basis, how specific resources will be allocated to ac- complish both primary and secondary objec- tives; (8) discuss how specific types of assistance,

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22 U.S.C. § 2796b — Legislative review procedures

Page 1277 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2796b 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16131, set out as a note under section 2751 of this title. Functions were previously delegated by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, which was formerly set out as a note under section 2751 of this title and was revoked, subject to a savings provision, by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 13637. § 2796a. Reports to Congress (a) Written certification to Speaker of the House and chairmen of Congressional committees Before entering into or renewing any agree- ment with a foreign country or international or- ganization to lease any defense article under this subchapter, or to loan any defense article under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.], for a pe- riod of one year or longer, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, a written certification which specifies— (1) the country or international organization to which the defense article is to be leased or loaned; (2) the type, quantity, and value (in terms of replacement cost) of the defense article to be leased or loaned; (3) the terms and duration of the lease or loan; and (4) a justification for the lease or loan, in- cluding an explanation of why the defense ar- ticle is being leased or loaned rather than sold under this chapter. (b) Waiver; determination of emergency The President may waive the requirements of this section (and in the case of an agreement de- scribed in section 2796b of this title, may waive the provisions of that section) if he stat

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