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22 U.S. Code § 2751 - Need for international defense cooperation and military export controls; Presidential waiver; report to Congress; arms sales policy | LII / Legal Information Institute
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Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 201(b),June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 734, provided that: “Any reference to the Foreign Military Sales Act [see Short Title note below] shall be deemed to be a reference to the Arms Export Control Act.”
Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(c),Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327, provided that: “References in law to the provisions of law repealed by subsection (a) of this section [repealing sections 2341 to 2343, 2344
Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 41,Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1326, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 2344, 2382, 2392, 2394, and 2403 of this title, repealing sections 2341 to 2343, 2345, and 2399a of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 2341 of this title] shall take effect on July 1, 1968.”
Pub. L. 90–629, § 1,Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as amended by Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 201(a),June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 734, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 2382, 2392, 2394, and 2403 of this title, repealing sections 2341 to 2343, 2344, 2345, 2394, and 2399 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 2341 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Arms Export Control Act’.”
(a), (b),Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2914, 2919; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1504(b),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a)–(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2710; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title XV, § 1504(a), (b),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title XII, § 1208(a), (d),Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2668; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1056(f),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, § 1256(a)–(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(c)(1),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1949, provided that:
“(2) The term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a) [now 50 U.S.C. 3003].”
Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(c),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1561, provided that: “Except as otherwise explicitly provided by their terms, amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and the Arms Export Control Act [this chapter] which are applicable only to a single fiscal or calendar year or which require reports or other actions on a nonrecurring basis shall be deemed to have expired and shall be removed from law upon the expiration of the applicable time periods for the fulfillment of the required actions.”
Pub. L. 95–384, § 15(b),Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 740, directed President, not later than Dec. 31, 1979, to transmit to Congress a detailed report assessing results and commenting on implications of multilateral discussion referred to in paragraph added to this section by section 15(a) ofPub. L. 95–384, relating to adherence to a policy of restraint in conventional arms transfer, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(12),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
Pub. L. 95–384, § 25,Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 746, directed President, within 120 days after Sept. 26, 1978, to report in writing to Speaker of House of Representatives and chairman of Committee on Foreign Relations of Senate the results of the review conducted pursuant to Pub. L. 95–92, § 27,Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 626, set out below, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(12),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 202(b),June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 735, set forth provisions respecting study and report to Congress of United States arms sales policies and practices, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(A),Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 217,June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 747, set forth provisions respecting report by the President of all sales under this chapter of excess defense articles to foreign governments and international organizations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(B),Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 218,June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 748, set forth provisions respecting study by the Secretaries of State and Defense on consequences of enactment of arms export control provisions by title II of Pub. L. 94–329, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–384, § 29(c)(1)(C),Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 747.
Pub. L. 94–329, title V, § 506(b),June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 764, provided that the total number of credits extended pursuant to this chapter, between July 1, 1976, and Sept. 30, 1976, not exceed an amount equal to one-fourth of the total amount of credits extended and guaranteed for fiscal year 1976.
Pub. L. 91–672, § 5,Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053, provided that: “It is the sense of Congress that (1) the President should continue to press forward urgently with his efforts to negotiate with the Soviet Union and other powers a limitation on arms shipments to the Middle East, (2) the President should be supported in his position that arms will be made available and credits provided to Israel and other friendly states, to the extent that the President determines such assistance to be needed in order to meet threats to the security and independence of such states, and (3) if the authorization provided in the Foreign Military Sales Act, as amended [this chapter], should prove to be insufficient to effectuate this stated policy, the President should promptly submit to the Congress requests for an appropriate supplementary authorization and appropriation.”
Pub. L. 91–672, § 6,Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053, provided that: “It is the sense of the Congress that—
Ex. Ord. No. 11501, Dec. 22, 1969, 34 F.R. 20169, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11685, Sept. 25, 1972, 37 F.R. 20155, which related to the administration of foreign military sales, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, Jan. 18, 1977, 42 F.R. 4311, formerly set out below.
Executive Order No. 11958
Ex. Ord. No. 11958, Jan. 18, 1977, 42 F.R. 4311, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12118, Feb. 6, 1979, 44 F.R. 7939; Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673; Ex. Ord. No. 12210, Apr. 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 26313; Ex. Ord. No. 12321, Sept. 14, 1981, 46 F.R. 46109; Ex. Ord. No. 12365, May 24, 1982, 47 F.R. 22933; Ex. Ord. No. 12423, May 26, 1983, 48 F.R. 24025; Ex. Ord. No. 12560, May 24, 1986, 51 F.R. 19159; Ex. Ord. No. 12680, July 5, 1989, 54 F.R. 28995; Ex. Ord. No. 12738, § 7, Dec. 14, 1990, 55 F.R. 52035; Ex. Ord. No. 13030, § 2, Dec. 12, 1996, 61 F.R. 66187; Ex. Ord. No. 13091, § 1, June 29, 1998, 63 F.R. 36153; Ex. Ord. No. 13118, § 10(8), Mar. 31, 1999, 64 F.R. 16598; Ex. Ord. No. 13284, § 13, Jan. 23, 2003, 68 F.R. 4076, which related to the administration of arms export controls, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13637, § 4, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16131, set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 13637. Administration of Reformed Export Controls
Ex. Ord. No. 13637, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16129, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (the “Act”), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Delegation of Functions. The following functions conferred upon the President by the Act, and related laws, are delegated as follows:
(a) Those under section 3 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753), with the exception of subsections (a)(1), (b), (c)(3), (c)(4), and (f) (22 U.S.C. 2753
(a)(1), (b), (c)(3), (c)(4), and (f)), to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State, in the implementation of the delegated functions under sections 3(a) and (d) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753
(a) and (d)), is authorized to find, in the case of a proposed transfer of a defense article or related training or other defense service by a foreign country or international organization not otherwise eligible under section 3(a)(1) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2753
(a)(1)), whether the proposed transfer will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.
(b) Those under section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2755) to the Secretary of State.
(c) Those under section 21 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2761), with the exception of the last sentence of subsection (d) and all of subsection (i) (22 U.S.C. 2761
(d) and (i)), to the Secretary of Defense.
(d) Those under sections 22(a), 29, 30, and 30A of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2762
(a), 2769, 2770, and 2770a) to the Secretary of Defense.
(e) Those under section 23 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and under section 7069 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74, Division I) and any subsequently enacted provision of law that is the same or substantially the same, to the Secretary of Defense to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of State and, other than the last sentence of section 23
(a) (22 U.S.C. 2763
(a)), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, except that the President shall determine any rate of interest to be charged that is less than the market rate of interest.
(f) Those under sections 24 and 27 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2764 and 2767) to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury in implementing the delegated functions under section 24 (22 U.S.C. 2764) and with the Secretary of State in implementing the delegated functions under section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2767).
(g) Those under section 25 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2765) to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of Defense shall assist the Secretary of State in the preparation of materials for presentation to the Congress under that section.
(h) Those under section 34 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2774) to the Secretary of State. To the extent the standards and criteria for credit and guaranty transactions are based upon national security or financial policies, the Secretary of State shall obtain the prior concurrence of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively.
(i) Those under section 35(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2775
(a)) to the Secretary of State.
(j) Those under sections 36(a) and 36(b)(1) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2776
(a) and (b)(1)), except with respect to the certification of an emergency as provided by subsection (b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2776
(b)(1)), to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense, in the implementation of the delegated functions under sections 36
(a) and (b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2776
(a) and (b)(1)), shall consult with the Secretary of State. With respect to those functions under sections 36
(a)(5) and (6) (22 U.S.C. 2776
(a)(5) and (6)), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(k) Those under section 36
(b)(1) with respect to the certification of an emergency as provided by subsection (b)(1) and under sections 36(c) and (d) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2776
(b)(1), (c), and (d)) to the Secretary of State.
(l) Those under section 36(f)(1) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2776
(f)(1)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(m) Those under sections 36(f)(2) and (f)(3) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2776
(f)(2) and (f)(3)) to the Secretary of State.
(n) Those under section 38 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) to:
(i) the Secretary of State, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Designations, including changes in designations, by the Secretary of State of items or categories of items that shall be considered as defense articles and defense services subject to export control under section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2778) shall have the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense. The authority to undertake activities to ensure compliance with established export conditions may be redelegated to the Secretary of Defense, or to the head of another executive department or agency as appropriate, who shall exercise such functions in consultation with the Secretary of State;
(ii) the Attorney General, to the extent they relate to the control of the permanent import of defense articles and defense services. In carrying out such functions, the Attorney General shall be guided by the views of the Secretary of State on matters affecting world peace, and the external security and foreign policy of the United States. Designations, including changes in designations, by the Attorney General of items or categories of items that shall be considered as defense articles and defense services subject to permanent import control under section 38 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) shall be made with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense and with notice to the Secretary of Commerce; and
(iii) the Department of State for the registration and licensing of those persons who engage in the business of brokering activities with respect to defense articles or defense services controlled either for purposes of export by the Department of State or for purposes of permanent import by the Department of Justice.
(o) Those under section 39(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2779
(b)) to the Secretary of State. In carrying out such functions, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of Defense as may be necessary to avoid interference in the application of Department of Defense regulations to sales made under section 22 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2762).
(p) Those under the portion of section 40A of the Act added by Public Law 104–164 (22 U.S.C. 2785), to the Secretary of State insofar as they relate to commercial exports licensed under the Act, and to the Secretary of Defense insofar as they relate to defense articles and defense services sold, leased, or transferred under the Foreign Military Sales Program.
(q) Those under the portion of section 40A of the Act added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–132) (22 U.S.C. 2781), to the Secretary of State.
(r) Those under sections 42(c) and (f) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2791
(c) and (f)) to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce on any determination considered under the authority of section 42(c) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2791
(s) Those under section 52(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2795a
(b)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(t) Those under sections 61 and 62(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 and 2796a
(a)) to the Secretary of Defense.
(u) Those under section 2(b)(6) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635
Sec. 2. Coordination. (a) In addition to the specific provisions of section 1 of this order, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the functions delegated to them under this order, shall consult with each other and with the heads of other executive departments and agencies on matters pertaining to their responsibilities.
(b) Under the direction of the President and in accordance with section 2(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2752
(b)), the Secretary of State, taking into account other United States activities abroad, shall be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of sales and exports under the Act, including the negotiation, conclusion, and termination of international agreements, and determining whether there shall be a sale to a country and the amount thereof, and whether there shall be delivery or other performance under such sale or export, to the end that sales and exports are integrated with other United States activities and the foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby.
Sec. 4. Revocation. Executive Order 11958 of January 18, 1977, as amended, is revoked; except that, to the extent consistent with this order, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, rulings, certificates, orders, directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions made, issued, taken, or entered into under the provisions of Executive Order 11958, as amended, and not revoked, superseded, or otherwise made inapplicable, shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.
Sec. 5. Delegation of Functions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. [Amended Ex. Ord. No. 13222, listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.]