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22 U.S.C. § 2378a — Depleted uranium ammunition
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**(a) Prohibition** Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to carry out this chapter or any other Act may be made available to facilitate in any way the sale of M–833 antitank shells or any comparable antitank shells containing a depleted uranium penetrating component to any country other than—
(1) a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(2) a country that has been designated as a major non-NATO ally (as defined in [section 2403(q) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2403/q&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(3) Taiwan.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use of funds to facilitate the sale of antitank shells to a country if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.
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**(a) Prohibition** Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to carry out this chapter or any other Act may be made available to facilitate in any way the sale of M–833 antitank shells or any comparable antitank shells containing a depleted uranium penetrating component to any country other than—
(1) a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(2) a country that has been designated as a major non-NATO ally (as defined in [section 2403(q) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2403/q&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(3) Taiwan.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use of funds to facilitate the sale of antitank shells to a country if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.
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**(a) In general** No assistance shall be furnished under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act [[22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible information that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of such country is taking effective steps to bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to justice.
**(c) Duty to inform**
(1) If assistance to a foreign security force is provided in a manner in which the recipient unit or units cannot be identified prior to the transfer of assistance, the Secretary of State shall regularly provide a list of units prohibited from receiving assistance pursuant to this section to the recipient government and the appropriate congressional committees and, effective December 31, 2022, such assistance shall only be made available subject to a written agreement that the recipient government will comply with such prohibition.
(2) If the recipient government withholds assistance from a unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall inform the appropriate congressional committees and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign government in bringing the responsible members of the unit to justice.
**(d) Credible information** The Secretary shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to—
(1) ensure that for each country the Department of State has a current list of all security force units receiving United States training, equipment,
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**(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise** The President may exercise any functions conferred upon him by this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any such agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, and may delegate authority to perform any such functions, including, if he shall so specify, the authority successively to redelegate any of such functions to any of his subordinates. In providing technical assistance under this chapter, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs.
**(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review** The President shall issue and enforce regulations determining the eligibility of any person to receive funds made available under this chapter. A person may be suspended under such regulations for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation and any resulting judicial or debarment proceedings, upon cause for belief that such person or an affiliate thereof probably has undertake
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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**(a) Withholding of assistance** The President shall withhold assistance under this chapter to the government of any country that provides assistance to the government of any other country for which the Secretary of State has made a determination under [section 2371 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2371&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Waiver** Assistance prohibited by this section may be furnished to a foreign government described in subsection (a) if the President determines that furnishing such assistance is important to the national interests of the United States and, not later than 15 days before obligating such assistance, furnishes a report to the appropriate committees of Congress including—
(1) a statement of the determination;
(2) a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided;
(3) the estimated dollar amount of the assistance; and
(4) an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests.
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**(a) Limitation** Assistance may be provided under this chapter to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority only during a period for which a certification described in subsection (b) is in effect.
**(b) Certification** A certification described in subsection (a) is a certification transmitted by the President to Congress that contains a determination of the President that—
(1) no ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Palestinian Authority is effectively controlled by Hamas, unless the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority has—
(A) publicly acknowledged the Jewish state of Israel’s right to exist; and
(B) committed itself and is adhering to all previous agreements and understandings with the United States Government, with the Government of Israel, and with the international community, including agreements and understandings pursuant to the Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (commonly referred to as the “Roadmap”); and
(2) the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority has made demonstrable progress toward—
(A) completing the process of purging from its security services individuals with ties to terrorism;
(B) dismantling all terrorist infrastructure within its jurisdiction, confiscating unauthorized weapons, arresting and bringing terrorists to justice, destroying unauthorized arms factories, thwarting and preempting terrorist attacks, and fully cooperating with Israel’s security services;
(C) halting all anti-American and anti-Israel incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled electronic and print media and in schools, mosques, and other institutions it controls, and replacing educational materials, including textbooks, with materials that promote peace, tolerance, and coexistence wi
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2378b
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.
§ 2378–1. Prohibition on assistance to countries
that restrict United States humanitarian as-
sistance
(a) In general
No assistance shall be furnished under this
chapter or the Arms Export Control Act [22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] to any country when it is
made known to the President that the govern-
ment of such country prohibits or otherwise re-
stricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or
delivery of United States humanitarian assist-
ance.
(b) Exception
Assistance may be furnished without regard to
the restriction in subsection (a) if the President
determines that to do so is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States.
(c) Notice
Prior to making any determination under sub-
section (b), the President shall notify the Com-
mittee on International Relations, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
of Representatives of his intention to make such
a determination, the effective date of the deter-
mination, and the reasons for making the deter-
mination.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 620I, as added Pub. L.
104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title V, § 559],
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–121, 3009–161.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4,
1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out
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