22 U.S.C. § 1964 — Report to Congress

Page 486 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1962 (Pub. L. 85–7, § 1, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 5.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1957; RESTRICTION; REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 85–7, § 3, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 5, authorized President to use, for balance of fiscal year 1957, funds not to exceed $200,000,000 for military and economic as- sistance for Middle East from appropriations available under Mutual Security Act of 1954, restricted avail- ability of funds for military assistance to funds appro- priated for military assistance and for economic assist- ance to funds appropriated for other than military as- sistance, and required that funds not be available until 15 days after reports on proposed use of funds be sup- plied to appropriate Congressional committees. § 1962. Military assistance; use of armed forces The President is authorized to undertake, in the general area of the Middle East, military as- sistance programs with any nation or group of nations of that area desiring such assistance. Furthermore, the United States regards as vital to the national interest and world peace the preservation of the independence and integrity of the nations of the Middle East. To this end, if the President determines the necessity thereof, the United States is prepared to use armed forces to assist any such nation or group of such nations requesting assistance against armed ag- gression from any country controlled by inter- national communism: Provided, That such em- ployment shall be consonant with the treaty ob- ligations of the United States and with the Con- stitution of the United States. (Pub. L. 85–7, § 2, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 5.) § 1963. United Nations Emergency Force The President should continue to furnish fa- cilities and military assistance, within the pro- visions of applicable law and established poli- cies, to the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, with a view to maintaining the truce in that region. (Pub. L. 85–7, § 4, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 6.) § 1964. Report to Congress The President shall whenever appropriate re- port to the Congress his action hereunder. (Pub. L. 85–7, § 5, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, § 705, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 463.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1961—Pub. L. 87–195 substituted ‘‘whenever appro- priate’’ for ‘‘within the months of January and July of each year’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Section 705 of Pub. L. 87–195, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by section 401 of Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as sec- tion 705 affected this section. § 1965. Expiration This chapter shall expire when the President shall determine that the peace and security of the nations in the general area of the Middle East are reasonably assured by international conditions created by action of the United Na- tions or otherwise except that it may be termi- nated earlier by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress. (Pub. L. 85–7, § 6, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 6.) CHAPTER 25—PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WA- TERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES Sec. 1971. ‘‘Vessel of the United States’’ defined. 1972. Action by Secretary of State upon seizure of vessel by foreign country; preconditions. 1973. Reimbursement of owner for any direct charges paid to secure release of vessel and crew. 1974. Inapplicability of chapter to certain seizures. 1975. Claims for amounts expended because of sei- zure. 1976. Authorization of appropriations. 1977. Reimbursement for seized commercial fisher- men. 1978. Restriction on importation of fishery or wild- life products from countries which violate international fishery or endangered or threatened species programs. 1979. Fishermen’s Protective Fund. 1980. Compensation for loss or destruction of com- mercial fishing vessel or gear. 1980a. Reimbursement of owner for fee paid to navi- gate foreign waters if fee inconsistent with international law. 1980b. Sanctions for imposition of conditions on U.S. fishing vessel found inconsistent with international law. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON, AND STRATEGY TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS UNDER, MU- TUAL DEFENSE TREATY WITH THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XII, § 1258, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1674, provided that: ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States that— ‘‘(1) while the United States has long adopted an approach that takes no position on the ultimate dis- position of the disputed sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, disputing states should— ‘‘(A) resolve their disputes peacefully without the threat or use of force; and ‘‘(B) ensure that their maritime claims are con- sistent with international law; and ‘‘(2) an armed attack on the armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft of the Republic of the Philippines in the Pacific, including the South China Sea, would trigger the mutual defense obligations of the United States under Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty ‘to meet common dangers in accordance with its con- stitutional processes’. ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of De- fense should— ‘‘(1) affirm the commitment of the United States to the Mutual Defense Treaty; ‘‘(2) preserve and strengthen the military alliance of the United States with the Republic of the Phil- ippines; ‘‘(3) prioritize efforts to develop a shared under- standing of alliance commitments and defense plan- ning; and ‘‘(4) provide appropriate support to the Republic of the Philippines to strengthen the self-defense capa- bilities of the Republic of the Philippines, particu- larly in the maritime domain.