22 U.S.C. § 2349bb — Purposes

Page 823 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2349bb–1 (2) the appropriate committees of Congress are notified not later than 15 days prior to the provision of such assistance. (Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 328, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1257.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 2349aa–4 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original ‘‘section 575’’, which was translated as meaning section 575 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961. Section 575 of the Act was renumbered section 574 by section 121(d) of Pub. L. 104–164 without corresponding amendment to this section. Section 2350a of title 10, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was subsequently amended, and section 2350a(i)(3) no longer defines the term ‘‘major non-NATO ally’’. How- ever, such term is defined elsewhere in that section. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 328 of Pub. L. 104–132. Subsec. (a) of section 328 of Pub. L. 104–132 amended section 2349aa–2 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ DEFINED Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 329, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1258, provided that: ‘‘For purposes of this title [enact- ing this section and sections 262p–4q, 2377, 2378, and 2781 of this title, section 1189 of Title 8, Aliens and Nation- ality, and sections 2332d and 2339B of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, amending section 2349aa–2 of this title, section 2339A of Title 18, and section 44906 of Title 49, Transportation, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2377 of this title and sections 2332d and 2339B of Title 18]— ‘‘(1) the term ‘assistance’ means assistance to or for the benefit of a government of any country that is provided by grant, concessional sale, guaranty, insur- ance, or by any other means on terms more favorable than generally available in the applicable market, whether in the form of a loan, lease, credit, debt re- lief, or otherwise, including subsidies for exports to such country and favorable tariff treatment of arti- cles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such country; and ‘‘(2) the term ‘assistance’ does not include assist- ance of the type authorized under chapter 9 of part 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.] (relating to international disaster assistance).’’ PART IX—NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE § 2349bb. Purposes The purposes of assistance under this part are to halt the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and conventional weap- onry, through support of activities designed— (1) to enhance the nonproliferation and ex- port control capabilities of friendly countries by providing training and equipment to de- tect, deter, monitor, interdict, and counter proliferation; (2) to strengthen the bilateral ties of the United States with friendly governments by offering concrete assistance in this area of vital national security interest; (3) to accomplish the activities and objec- tives set forth in sections 5853 and 5854 of this title, without regard to the limitation of those sections to the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (4) to promote multilateral activities, in- cluding cooperation with international organi- zations, relating to nonproliferation. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 581, as added Pub. L. 106–280, title III, § 301, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 851.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries NONPROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PROGRAMS FOR FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUNTRIES Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, § 1302, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1435, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of enhancing the nonproliferation and export control capabilities of friendly countries, of the amount authorized to be ap- propriated for fiscal year 2003 by section 585 [586] of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.) [22 U.S.C. 2349bb–4], the Secretary is authorized to make available— ‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for the procurement and provision of nuclear, chemical, and biological detection systems, including spectroscopic and pulse echo technologies; and ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for the procurement and provision of x-ray systems capable of imaging sea-cargo con- tainers. ‘‘(b) REPORTS ON TRAINING PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro- priate congressional committees setting forth his plans and budget for a multiyear training program to train foreign personnel in the utilization of the sys- tems described in subsection (a). ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than March 31, 2004, and annually thereafter for the next three years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap- propriate congressional committees describing the progress, current status, and budget of that training program and of the provision of those systems.’’ [For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘appropriate con- gressional committees’’ as used in section 1302 of Pub. L. 107–228, set out above, see section 3 of Pub. L. 107–228, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.] § 2349bb–1. Authorization of assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 2304 or section 2371 of this title), the President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, assistance in order to carry out the purposes of this part. Such assistance may in- clude training services and the provision of funds, equipment, and other commodities re- lated to the detection, deterrence, monitoring, interdiction, and prevention or countering of proliferation, the establishment of effective nonproliferation laws and regulations, and the apprehension of those individuals involved in acts of proliferation of such weapons. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 582, as added Pub. L. 106–280, title III, § 301, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 852.) 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.