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22 U.S.C. § 2799b — Authorities
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**(a) General authority** The President may transfer to any NATO/CFE country, in accordance with NATO plans, defense articles—
(1) that are battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, or artillery included within the CFE Treaty’s definition of “conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty”;
(2) that were, as of the date of signature of the CFE Treaty, in the stocks of the Department of Defense and located in the CFE Treaty’s area of application; and
(3) that the President determines are not needed by United States military forces within the CFE Treaty’s area of application.
**(b) Acceptance of NATO assistance in eliminating direct costs of transfers** In order to eliminate direct costs of facilitating transfers of defense articles under subsection (a), the United States may utilize services provided by NATO or any NATO/CFE country, including inspection, repair, or transportation services with respect to defense articles so transferred.
**(c) Acceptance of NATO assistance in meeting certain United States obligations** In order to facilitate United States compliance with the CFE Treaty-mandated obligations for destruction of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the CFE Treaty, the United States may utilize services or funds provided by NATO or any NATO/CFE country.
**(d) Authority to transfer on grant basis** Defense articles may be transferred under subsection (a) without cost to the recipient country.
**(e) Third country transfers restrictions** For purposes of sections 2753(a)(2), 2753(a)(3), 2753(c), and 2753(d) of this title, defense articles transferred under subsection (a) shall be deemed to have been sold under this chapter.
**(f) Maintenance of military balance in Eastern Mediterranean** The President shall ensure that transfers by th
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**(a) General authority** The President may transfer to any NATO/CFE country, in accordance with NATO plans, defense articles—
(1) that are battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, or artillery included within the CFE Treaty’s definition of “conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty”;
(2) that were, as of the date of signature of the CFE Treaty, in the stocks of the Department of Defense and located in the CFE Treaty’s area of application; and
(3) that the President determines are not needed by United States military forces within the CFE Treaty’s area of application.
**(b) Acceptance of NATO assistance in eliminating direct costs of transfers** In order to eliminate direct costs of facilitating transfers of defense articles under subsection (a), the United States may utilize services provided by NATO or any NATO/CFE country, including inspection, repair, or transportation services with respect to defense articles so transferred.
**(c) Acceptance of NATO assistance in meeting certain United States obligations** In order to facilitate United States compliance with the CFE Treaty-mandated obligations for destruction of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the CFE Treaty, the United States may utilize services or funds provided by NATO or any NATO/CFE country.
**(d) Authority to transfer on grant basis** Defense articles may be transferred under subsection (a) without cost to the recipient country.
**(e) Third country transfers restrictions** For purposes of sections 2753(a)(2), 2753(a)(3), 2753(c), and 2753(d) of this title, defense articles transferred under subsection (a) shall be deemed to have been sold under this chapter.
**(f) Maintenance of military balance in Eastern Mediterranean** The President shall ensure that transfers by the United States under subsection (a), taken together with transfers by other NATO/CFE countries in implementing the CFE Treaty, are of such valuations so as to be consistent with the United States policy, embodied in [section 2373 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2373&num=0&edition=prelim), of maintaining the military balance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
**(g) Expiration of authority**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority of subsection (a) expires at the end of the 40-month period beginning on the date on which the CFE Treaty enters into force.
(2) **Transition rule** — Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a transfer of defense articles for which notification under [section 2799c(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2799c/a&num=0&edition=prelim) is submitted before the end of the period described in that paragraph.
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**(a) Congressional declaration and statement of findings** The Congress declares that the achievement of a just and lasting Cyprus settlement is and will remain a central objective of United States foreign policy. The Congress further declares that any action of the United States with respect to section 2370(x) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title shall not signify a lessening of the United States commitment to a just solution to the conflict on Cyprus but is authorized in the expectation that this action will be conducive to achievement of a Cyprus solution and a general improvement in relations among Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus and between those countries and the United States. The Congress finds that—
(1) a just settlement on Cyprus must involve the establishment of a free and independent government on Cyprus and must guarantee that the human rights of all of the people of Cyprus are fully protected;
(2) a just settlement on Cyprus must include the withdrawal of Turkish military forces from Cyprus;
(3) the guidelines for inter-communal talks agreed to in Nicosia in February 1977 and the United Nations resolutions regarding Cyprus provide a sound basis for negotiation of a just settlement on Cyprus;
(4) serious negotiations, under United Nations auspices, will be necessary to achieve agreement on, and implementation of, constitutional and territorial terms within such guidelines; and
(5) the recent proposals by both Cypriot communities regarding the return of the refugees to the city of New Famagusta (Varosha) constitute a positive step and the United States should actively support the efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations with respect to this issue.
**(b) Governing principles** United States policy regarding Cyprus, Greece, and T
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**(a) Noninfringement of powers or functions of Secretary of State** Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the powers or functions 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 Secretary of State (taking into account other United States activities abroad, such as military assistance, economic assistance, and the food for peace program) shall be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of sales, leases, financing, cooperative projects, and exports under this chapter, including, but not limited to, determining—
(1) whether there will be a sale to or financing for a country and the amount thereof;
(2) whether there will be a lease to a country;
(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, cooperative project, or export,
to the end that sales, financing, leases, cooperative 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 procedures to assure coordination among representatives 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 recommendations of such representatives pertaining to sales are coordinated with political and economic considerations, and his comments shall accompany such recommendations if he so desires.
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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.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) Notifications** Not less than 15 days before transferring any defense articles pursuant to [section 2799b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2799b/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to [section 2394–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2394-1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Annual reports** Not later than February 1 each year, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that—
(1) lists all transfers made to each recipient NATO/CFE country by the United States under [section 2799b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2799b/a&num=0&edition=prelim) during the preceding calendar year;
(2) describes how those transfers further the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of [section 2799 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2799&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) lists, on a country-by-country basis, all transfers to another country of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the CFE Treaty—
(A) by each NATO/CFE country (other than the United States) in implementing the CFE Treaty, and
(B) by each country of the Eastern Group of States Parties in implementing the CFE Treaty.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2799
the national security under defense co-
production agreements;
(B) to products or services provided under
contracts entered into before the date on
which the President publishes his intention
to impose sanctions;
(C) to—
(i) spare parts,
(ii) component parts, but not finished
products, essential to United States prod-
ucts or production, or
(iii) routine servicing and maintenance
of products, to the extent that alternative
sources are not readily or reasonably
available;
(D) to information and technology essen-
tial to United States products or production;
or
(E) to medical or other humanitarian
items.
(d) Termination of sanctions
The sanctions imposed pursuant to this sec-
tion shall apply for a period of at least 12
months following the imposition of sanctions
and shall cease to apply thereafter only if the
President determines and certifies to the Con-
gress that reliable information indicates that
the foreign person with respect to which the de-
termination was made under subsection (a)(1)
has ceased to aid or abet any foreign govern-
ment, project, or entity in its efforts to acquire
chemical or biological weapons capability as de-
scribed in that subsection.
(e) Waiver
(1) Criterion for waiver
The President may waive the application of
any sanction imposed on any person pursuant
to this section, after the end of the 12-month
period beginning on the date on which that
sanction was imposed on that person, if the
President determines and certifies to the Con-
gress that such waiver is important to the na-
tional security interests of the United States.
(2) Notification of and report to Congress
If the President decides to exercise the waiv-
er authority provided in paragraph (1
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