§ 1962. — Military assistance; use of armed forces.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1962]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 24A--MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND STABILITY
Sec. 1962. Military assistance; use of armed forces
The President is authorized to undertake, in the general area of the
Middle East, military assistance 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
aggression from any country controlled by international communism:
Provided, That such employment shall be consonant with the treaty
obligations of the United States and with the Constitution of the United
States.
(Pub. L. 85-7, Sec. 2, Mar. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 5.)
