22 U.S.C. § 2305 — National Security Assistance Strategy

Page 780 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2305 EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 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. § 2305. National Security Assistance Strategy (a) Multiyear plan Not later than 180 days after October 6, 2000, and annually thereafter at the time of submis- sion of the congressional presentation materials of the foreign operations appropriations budget request, the Secretary of State should submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan setting forth a National Security Assistance Strategy for the United States. (b) Elements of the Strategy The National Security Assistance Strategy should— (1) set forth a multi-year plan for security assistance programs; (2) be consistent with the National Security Strategy of the United States; (3) be coordinated with the Secretary of De- fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (4) be prepared, in consultation with other agencies, as appropriate; (5) identify overarching security assistance objectives, including identification of the role that specific security assistance programs will play in achieving such objectives; (6) identify a primary security assistance ob- jective, as well as specific secondary objec- tives, for individual countries; (7) identify, on a country-by-country basis, how specific resources will be allocated to ac- complish both primary and secondary objec- tives; (8) discuss how specific types of assistance, such as foreign military financing and inter- national military education and training, will be combined at the country level to achieve United States objectives; and (9) detail, with respect to each of the para- graphs (1) through (8), how specific types of as- sistance provided pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] are coordinated with United States as- sistance programs managed by the Depart- ment of Defense and other agencies. (c) Covered assistance The National Security Assistance Strategy should cover assistance provided under— (1) section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); (2) chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.); and (3) section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2321j]. (Pub. L. 106–280, title V, § 501, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 854.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(9), 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. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub- secs. (b)(9) and (c)(2), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to this chapter. Chapter 5 of part II of the Act is classified generally to part V (§ 2347 et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Security Assist- ance Act of 2000, and not as part of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION Pub. L. 106–280, § 2, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 846, provided that: ‘‘In this Act [see Short Title of 2000 Amendments note set out under section 2151 of this title], the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives.’’ PART II—MILITARY ASSISTANCE § 2311. General authority (a) Defense articles and services; noncombatant personnel; transfer of funds The President is authorized to furnish mili- tary assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the se- curity of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by— (1) acquiring for any source and providing (by loan or grant) any defense article or de- fense service; (2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to per- form duties of a noncombatant nature; or (3) transferring such of the funds appro- priated or otherwise made available under this part as the President may determine for as- sistance to a recipient country, to the account in which funds for the procurement of defense articles and defense services under section 21 and section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2761 and 2762] have been deposited for such recipient, to be merged with such de- posited funds, and to be used solely to meet obligations of the recipient for payment for sales under that Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]. Sales which are wholly paid from funds trans- ferred under paragraph (3) or from funds made available on a non-repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2763] shall be priced to exclude the costs of sala- ries of members of the Armed Forces of the United States (other than the Coast Guard).