Evening star., 1941-02-09
By the Associated Press.

Here is the text Of the British
aid bill as amended by the House:
A bill
Further to promote the defense
of the United States and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that this act may
be cited as IAN act to promote the
defense of the United States"
Section 2. AS Used in this act
(a) The term defense article"
means
ID Any weapon, munition, air
craft, vessel or boat;
(2) Any machinery. facility, tool,
material or supply necessary for the
manufacture. production, processing,
repair, servicing or operation of any
article described in this subdivi-
sion;
90 ANY component material or
part of our equipment for any ar
IlC4S dtSIl1bSo III IllIS SOboCIIlOlly
a. Any other commodity or arti-
Gle for defense. Such term de
fense article" includes any arti-
Gle described in this subsection:
Manufactured or procured pursuant
to section 3, or to which the United
States or any foreign government
has or hereafter acquires title, pos
session or control.
Defense Information Defined.
Cb) The term defense informa-
ton" means any plan, specification.
design, prototype or information
pertaining to any defense article.
Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law, the
President may, from time to time,
when he deems it in the interest
of national defense. authorize the
Secretary of War, the Secretary of
the Navy, or the head of any other
department or agency of the Gov
ernment-
% To manufacture in arsenals,
factories and shipyards under their
jurisdiction. or otherwise procure,
any defense article for the gov
ernment of any country whose de-
fense the President deems vital to
the defense of the United States.
% To sell, transfer, exchange,
lease, lend or otherwise dispose Of,
to any such government, any de-
fense article. but no defense article
not manufactured or procured un-
der paragraph % shall in any way
be disposed of under this paragraph,
except after consultation with the
chief of staff of the Army or the
chief of naval operations of the
Navy, or both. The value of de-
fense articles disposed of in any
way under authority of this para
graph and procured from funds
heretofore appropriated shall not
exceed $1,000 100000.
Tests and Repairs.
t3) To test, inspect. prove, re-
pair, outfit, recondition, or other
wise to place in good working order
any defense article for any such
government.
a. To communicate to any such
government any defense informa-
ton, pertaining to any defense ar
ticle furnished to such government
under paragraph % of this sub
section.
(5) To release for export any de-
fense article to any such govern
ment.
Cb) The terms and conditions
upon which any such foreign gov
ernment receives any aid authorized
under subsection ca shall be those
which the President deems satisfac-
tory. and the benefit to the United
States may be payment or repay
ment in kind or property, or any
other direct or indirect benefit
which the President deems salts
factory.
Co Neither the President nor the
head of any department or agency
shall. after June 30. 1943 exercise
any of the powers conferred by or
pursuant to subsection (a), nor shall
such powers be exercised if ter
minated by a concurrent resolution
by both houses of the Congress, ex-
cept. that until July l. 1916, such
powers may be exercised to the eX-
tent necessary to carry out a con-
tract or agreement with such a
government made before July l,
1943.
Convoy by U. S. Ships Banned.
ID Nothing in this act shall be
construed to authorize or to permit
the authorization of conveying ves-
sells by naval vessels of the United
States.
(e) Nothing in this act shall be