22 U.S.C. § 2775

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2775 - Foreign military sales to less developed countries

(a) When the President finds that any economically less developed country is diverting development assistance furnished pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.], or sales under the Food for Peace Act, as amended [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.], to military expenditures, or is diverting its own resources to unnecessary military expenditures, to a degree which materially interferes with its development, such country shall be immediately ineligible for further sales and guarantees under sections 2761, 2762, 2763, and 2764 of this title, until the President is assured that such diversion will no longer take place.

(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 93-559, §45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814.

22 U.S.C. § 2775

Pub. L. 90-629 ch. 3, §35, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1325; Pub. L. 93-559, §45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814; Pub. L. 110-246, title III, §3001(b)(1)(A), (2) (T), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.The Food for Peace Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454, which is classified principally to chapter 41 (§1691 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1691 of Title 7 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110-246 substituted "Food for Peace Act" for "Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954". 1974-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-559 repealed subsec. (b) which provided for Presidential reports to Congress respecting sales and guaranties to less developed countries.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110-246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective July 1, 1968, see section 41 of Pub. L. 90-629 set out as a note under section 2751 of this title.

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONSFor delegation of functions of the President under subsec. (a) of this section, see section 1(i) of Ex. Ord. No. 13637, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16130, set out as a note under section 2751 of this title. Functions were previously delegated by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, which was formerly set out as a note under section 2751 of this title and was revoked, subject to a savings provision, by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 13637.