Evening star., 1941-01-10

Following is the teTt OF the
"le1Se- lend" bill to aid Great
Britain and other nations resist
ing aggression Which lUdS intro
duced in both branches of Con-
gresS today:
A BILL
To further 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 "An act to promote the
defense of the United States"
Section 2 AS used in this act
(a) The term defense article
means:
% Any weapon. munition, ar
craft, vessel, or boat;
o. Any machinery, facility, tool,
material, or supply necessary for the
manufacture. production, processing,
repair, servicing. or operation of any
article described in this subsection;
80 Any component material or
part of or equipment for any article
described in this subsection;
a. Any other commodity or artl-
Gle for defense. Such term de
fense article includes any article
described in this subsection: Manu-
factured 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.
(b). The term defense informa-
ton means any plan. specification,
design, prototype, or information
pertaining to any defense article.
Section 3 (aD. 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
eminent:
l. To manufacture in arSenalS,
factories and shipyards under their
jurisdiction, or otherwise procure,
any defense article for the govern
ment of any country whose defense
the President deems vital to the
defense of the United States.
2. To SELL transfer, exchange, lease,
lend or otherwise dispose of, to any
such government any defense ar
ticle.
8. To test, inspect. prove. repair,
outfit, recondition or otherwise TO
place in good working order any
defense article for any such gov
ernment.
4. To communicate to any such
government any defense information
pertaining to any defense article
furnished to such government under
paragraph CD of this subsection.
5. To release for export any de-
fense article to any such govern
ment.
(b) The terms and conditions
upon which any such foreign gov
ernment receives any aid author
lied under subsection (a) shall be
those which the President deems
satisfactory, and the benefit to the
United States may be payment or
repayment in kind or property, or
any other direct or indirect benefit
which the President deems satis-
factory.
Section 4. All contracts or agree
ments made for the disposition of
any defense article or defense in
formation pursuant to section
shall contain a clause by which the
foreign government undertakes that
it will not, without the consent of
the President. transfer title to or
possession of such defense article or
defense information by gift, sale, or
otherwise, or permit its use by any
one not an officer. employe or agent
of such foreign government.
Section S. The Secretary of War
the Secretary of the Navy or the
head of any other department or
agency of the Government involved
shall, when any such defense article
or defense information is exported
Immediately inform the department
or agency designated by the Presi-
dent to administer section of the
Act of July 2, 1910 (54 Stat. 514. OF
the quantities, character, value,
terms of disposition and destination
of the article and information so
exported.
Section (a). There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated from
time to time, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appro-