§ 2901. — Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2901]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 44--JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP
Sec. 2901. Congressional statement of findings and declaration
of purpose
(a) The Congress hereby finds that--
(1) the post-World War II evolution of the relationship between
Japan and the United States to peacetime friendship and partnership
is one of the most significant developments of the postwar period;
(2) the Agreement Between Japan and the United States of America
Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands, signed at
Washington and Tokyo on June 17, 1971, is a major achievement and
symbol of the new relationship between the United States and Japan;
and
(3) the continuation of close United States-Japan friendship and
cooperation will make a vital contribution to the prospects for
peace, prosperity, and security in Asia and the world.
(b) It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to provide for the
use of an amount equal to a part of the total sum payable by Japan to
the United States in connection with the reversion of Okinawa to
Japanese administration and the remaining funds of the amount set aside
in 1962 for educational and cultural exchange with Japan (known as the
G.A.R.I.O.A. Account) to aid education and culture at the highest level
in order to enhance reciprocal people-to-people understanding and to
support the close friendship and mutuality of interests between the
United States and Japan.
(Pub. L. 94-118, Sec. 2, Oct. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 603.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-118 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the `Japan-United States Friendship Act'.''
