Emergency Security Assistance Act
PL 93-199 (H.R.11088), enacted 12/26/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-199-DEC. 26, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
such offices in any primary or general election, unless the term of the 
office which he so holds expires on or prior to the date on which he 
would be eligible, if elected in such primary or general election, to 
take the office with respect to which such election is held." 
DISTRICT COUNCIL AUTHORITY OVER ELECTIONS 
SEC. 752. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of 
any other law, the Council shall have authority to enact any act or 
resolution with respect to matters involving or relating to elections in 
the District. 
PART F—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 761. To the extent that any provisions of this Act are incon-
sistent with the provisions of any other laws the provisions of this 
Act shall prevail and shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of 
such laws. 
PART G—^EFFECTIVE DATES 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 771. (a) Titles I and V, and parts A and G, and section 722, 
of title VII shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) Title I I shall take effect on July 1, 1974, except that any pro-
vision thereof which in effect transfers authority to appoint any citi-
zen member of the National Capital Planning Commission or the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall take effect 
on January 2, 1975. 
(c) Titles I I I and IV shall take effect January 2, 1975, if title IV 
is accepted by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the 
District of Columbia voting on the charter issue in the charter 
referendum. 
(d) Title VI and parts B, D, and F, and sections 721 and 723, of 
title VII shall take effect only if and upon the date that title IV 
becomes effective. 
(e) Part E of title V I I shall take effect on the date on which title IV 
is accepted by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the 
District voting on the charter issue in the charter referendum. 
Approved December 24, 1973. 
Public Law 93-199 
December 26, 1973 
A N 
A C T 
[H. R. 11088] 
IJIQ provide emergency security assistance authorizations for Israel and 
Cambodia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
_ Emergency 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
ecurity ssis - 
^^ cltcd as the "Emergency Security Assistance Act of 1973". 
SEC. 2. In addition to such amounts as may be otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated to the President for security assistance for the 
fiscal year 1974, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
ance Act of 1973. 
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President not to exceed $2,200,000,000 for emergency military assist-
ance or foreign military sales credits, or for both as the President 
may determine, for Israel, of which sum amounts in excess of 
$1,500,000,000 may be used pursuant to this section or section 4 of 
this Act only if the President (1) determines it to be important to our 
national interest that Israel receive assistance hereunder exceeding 
$1,500,000,000, and (2) reports to Congress each such determination 
(if more than one) at least twenty days prior to date on which 
funds are obligated or expended under this Act in excess of such 
$1,500,000,000 limitation. The twenty-day requirement contained in the 
preceding sentence shall not apply if hostilities are renewed in the 
Middle East. The President shall include in his report the amount of 
funds to be used pursuant to the determination, the terms of the addi-
tional assistance under section 2 or section 4, and the justification for 
Public informa-
tion. 
the determination. All information contained in the justification shall 
be public information except to the extent that the President concludes 
that publication would be incompatible with the security interests of 
the United States. 
SEC. 3. Military assistance furnished out of funds appropriated 
under section 2 of this Act shall be furnished in accordance with all of 
the provisions applicable to military assistance under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 424; Public Law 87-195), as amended. 
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Foreign military sales credits extended to Israel out of such funds 
shall b3 provided on such terms and conditions as the President may 
determine and without regard to the provisions of the Foreign Mili-
tary Sales Act (82 Stat. 1320; Public Law 90-629), as amended. 
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SEC. 4. At any time prior to June 30, 1974, the President is hereby 
contractual 
authorized, within the limits of funds appropriated under section 2 ^^^^"5^'' °^ ^^'"^^i* 
of this Act for Israel, to release Israel from its contractual liability 
to pay for defense articles and defense services purchased or financed 
under the said Foreiijn Military Sales Act or under this Act during 
the period beginning October 6, 1973, and ending June 30, 1974, and 
such funds shall be used to reimburse current applicable appropria-
tions, funds, and accounts of the Department of Defense for the value 
of such defense articles and defense services. 
SEC. 5. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the 1973 
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Arab-Israeli conflict to ascertain the effectiveness of the foreign ^
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military assistance program as it relates to the Middle East conflict, 
including weapons that the United States is providing to Israel 
through foreign assistance programs, and to compare them to the 
effectiveness of the weapons which the Soviet Union is providing to 
the Arab States. In conducting such study and submitting such 
report, the Secretary shall take care not to disclose, directly or indi-
rectly, intelligence sources or methods or confidential information 
received from any other nation. A report of the conclusions of such 
Report to 
study shall be submitted to the Congress as soon as practical and in °"^'"^^^* 
any case not later than December 31, 1974. 
SEC. 6. Of the funds appropriated i^ursuant to section 2, the Presi-
dent may use such sums as may be necessary from time to time for 
payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United 
Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, as apportioned by the 
United Nations in accordance with article 17 of the L'nited Nations 
Charter. 
59 stat. 1039. 
Approved December 26, 1973.