22 U.S.C. § 2378a — Depleted uranium ammunition

Page 875 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 under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. 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. § 2378a. Depleted uranium ammunition (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to carry out this chap- ter 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 con- taining a depleted uranium penetrating compo- nent 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); 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. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 620J, formerly § 620G, as added Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 149, July 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1436; renumbered § 620J, Pub. L. 109–446, § 2(b)(1), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3318.) 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 under section 2151 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Another section 620J of Pub. L. 87–195 was renum- bered section 620m and is classified to section 2378d 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. § 2378b. Limitation on assistance to the Pales- tinian Authority (a) Limitation Assistance may be provided under this chapter to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority only during a period for which a certification de- scribed 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-con- trolled 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