§ 2775. — Foreign military sales to less developed countries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2775]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 39--ARMS EXPORT CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER III--MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS
Sec. 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 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, 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(b) Repealed.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, Sec. 45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat.
1814.
(Pub. L. 90-629, ch. 3, Sec. 35, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1325; Pub. L.
93-559, Sec. 45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814.)
References in Text
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended,
which is classified principally to chapter 32 (Sec. 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 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as
amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68
Stat. 454, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 41
(Sec. 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.
Amendments
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 L. 93-559 repealed subsec.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.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under subsec. (a) of this section delegated
to Secretary of State by section 1(i) of Ex. Ord. No. 11958, Jan. 18,
1977, 42 F.R. 4311, as amended, set out as a note under section 2751 of
this title.
