An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.
PL 96-92 (H.R.3173), enacted 10/29/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-92—OCT. 29, 1979 
93 STAT. 701 
Public Law 96-92 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to 
authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1980, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives of the United 
States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "International Security 
Assistance Act of 1979". 
CONTINGENCIES 
Oct. 29,1979 
[H.R. 3173] 
International 
Security 
Assistance Act of 
1979. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
SEC. 2. (a) The heading for chapter 5 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "CONTINGENCY 22 use 2261. 
FUND" and inserting in lieu thereof "CONTINGENCIES". 
(b) Section 451 of such Act is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "CONTINGENCY FUND" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "CONTINGENCIES"; and 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is 
authorized to use not to exceed $10,000,000 of funds made available in 
any fiscal year to carry out any provision of this Act (other than the 
provisions of chapter 1 of this part) in order to provide, for any 22 use 2151. 
emergency purposes, assistance authorized by this part in accordance 
with the provisions applicable to the furnishing of such assistance. 
"(2) The President shall report promptly to the Speaker of the Report to 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations Congress. 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate each time he 
exercises the authority contained in this subsection.". 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
92 Stat. 731. 
22 u s e 2291a. 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 482(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) To carry out the purposes of 
section 481, there are authorized 22 use 2291 
to be appropriated to the President $51,758,000 for the fiscal year 
1980. 
"(2) Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year Colombia. 
1980 by paragraph (1), $16,000,000 shall be available only for the 
Republic of Colombia for the interdiction of drug traffic. Such funds 
may be used only (A) for helicopters, patrol vessels, fixed radar 
eciuipment, transport vehicles, and fuel, which will be used exclu-
sively for interdicting drug traffic, and (B) for training personnel with 
respect to the interdiction of drug traffic. 
"(3) Funds appropriated under this subsection for the fiscal year Limitation. 
1980 may not be used for a contribution to the United Nations Fund 
for Drug Abuse Control in an amount which exceeds the lesser of 
$3,000,000 or 25 percent of the total contributions by all countries to 
93 STAT. 702 
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92 Stat. 730. 
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note. 
such Fund for the calendar year with respect to which the United 
States contribution is made. 
"(4) Amounts appropriated vmder this subsection are authorized to 
remain available until expended.". 
(b) Section 481(dXl) of such Act is amended by striking out "or used 
for any program involving" and inserting in lieu thereof "for the 
purpose of. 
HUMAN RIGHTS 
SEC. 4. Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(f) In allocating the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act and the Arms Export Control Act, the President shall take into 
account significant improvements in the human rights records of 
recipient countries, except that such allocations may not contravene 
any other provision of law.". 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
Limitation. 
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note. 
Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 504(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to 
carry out the purposes of this chapter not to exceed $110,200,000 for 
the fiscal year 1980. Not more than the following amounts of funds 
available to carry out this chapter may be aUocated and made 
available for assistance to each of the following countries for the 
fiscal year 1980: 
"Country 
Amount 
Portugal 
$30,000,000 
Spain 
3,800,000 
Jordan 
30,000,000 
Philippines 
25,000,000 
The amount specified in this paragraph for military assistance to any 
such country may be increased by not more than 10 percent of such 
amount if the President deems such increase necessary for the 
purposes of 
this chapter.". 
(b) Section 506 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 506. SPECIAL AUTHORITY.—(a) If the President determines and 
reports to the Congress in accordance with section 652 of this Act 
that— 
"(1) an unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate 
military assistance to a foreign country or international organi-
zation; and 
"(2) the emergency requirement cannot be met under the 
authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law 
except this section; 
he may cUrect, for the purposes of this part, the drawdown of defense 
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense 
services of the Department of Defense, and military education and 
training, of an aggregate value of not to exceed $10,000,000 in any 
fiscal year. 
"(bXl) The authority contained in this section shall be effective for 
any such emergency only upon prior notification to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropri-
ations of 
each House of 
Congress. 
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93 STAT. 703 
"(2) The President shall keep the Congress fully and currently 
informed of all defense articles, defense services, and military educa-
tion and training provided under this section. 
"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President such 
sums as may be necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or account for defense articles, defense services, and military 
education and training provided under this section.". 
(c) Section 516(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "until 22 use 232ij. 
September 30,1981," and all that follows thereafter and inserting in 
lieu thereof "shall remain available for a period of three fiscal years 
next following any fiscal year after the fiscal year 1977 for which 
assistance imder this chapter has been authorized for a country, to 
the extent necessary to carry out obligations incurred under this 
chapter with respect to such assistance for such country on or before 
September 30 of such fiscal year.". 
STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 6. (a) Section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22 use 232ih 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (bX2), by striking out "$90,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof "$95,000,000 for 
the 
fiscal 
year 1980"; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting "the Republic of Korea or" 
immediately after "stockpiles located in". 
(b) The President shall transmit to the Congress not later than 
December 31,1979, a report regarding the stockpiling authorities for 
the Republic of 
Korea. Tlie report shall— 
(1) detail the goals of the stockpiling program for the Republic 
of Korea, including projections for additional stockpiling 
authority; 
(2) review the procedures for the transfer of stockpiled mate-
riel in time of war and recommend changes if necessary; and 
(3) state the intentions of the executive branch with regard to 
the eventual peacetime disposition of the stockpiled materiel, 
including the general terms and conditions of any peacetime 
transfer. 
Korea. 
Report, 
transmittal to 
eongress. 
22 u s e 2321h 
note. 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC 7. Section 515 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22use232ii. 
amended— 
(1) in subsection Ot)Xl)— 
(A) by striking out "fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "fiscal year 1980"; and 
(B) by inserting "Greece," immediately after "Panama,"; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking out "December 31, 1977" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "December 31,1978". 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
SEC. 8. (a) Section 531(bXl) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended by striking out "for the fiscal year 1979, $1,902,000,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year 1980, $1,935,000,000". 
O
b
) Section 532 of such Act is amended by striking out subsection O
b
) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
92 Stat. 733. 
22 u s e 2346. 
92 Stat. 733. 
22 u s e 2346a. 
93 STAT. 704 
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Middle East, 
fund 
restrictions. 
Syria. 
92 Stat. 735. 
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92 Stat. 735. 
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"(b)(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this chapter for the fiscal year 1980, not less than $786,000,000 shall 
be available only for Israel and not less than $750,000,000 shall be 
available only for Egypt. Not less than two-thirds of such funds shall 
be provided on a grant basis to each such country. 
* (2) The total amount of funds allocated for Israel under this 
chapter for the fiscal year 1980 may be made available as a cash 
transfer. In exercising the authority of this paragraph, the President 
shall ensure that the level of cash transfers made to Israel does not 
cause an adverse impact on the total amount of nonmilitary exports 
from the United States to Israel. 
"(c) It is the sense of the Congress that programs which stress 
regional development or regional scientific and technical cooperation 
in the Middle East can contribute in an important way to the mutual 
understanding that must serve as the basis for permanent peace in 
the Middle East. 
"(d) It is the sense of 
the Congress that— 
"(1) funds made available under this chapter for countries in 
the Middle East are designed to promote progress toward a 
comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East; and 
"(2) for Syria and Jordan to continue to receive funds under 
this chapter, it should be judged by the President that they are 
acting in good faith to achieve further progress toward a compre-
hensive peace settlement and that the expenditure of the funds 
will serve the process of peace in the Middle East. 
"(e) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this chapter for the fiscal year 1980 may be used to provide assistance 
for Syria, unless the President determines, £md so reports to the 
Congress, that assistance for Syria is in the national interest of the 
United States.". 
(c) Section 533 of 
such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 533. SOUTHERN AFRICA PROGRAMS.—(a) Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal 
year 1980, $68,000,000 shall be available for the countries of southern 
Africa and for a southern Africa regional refugee support, training, 
and economic planning program to address the problems caused by 
the economic dislocation resulting from the conflict in that region 
and for education and job training assistance. Such funds may be 
used to provide humanitarian assistance to African refugees and 
persons displaced by war and internal strife in southern Africa, to 
improve transportation links interrupted or jeopardized by regional 
political conflicts, and to provide support to countries in that region. 
"(b) No assistance maybe furnished under this section to Mozam-
bique, Angola, Tanzania, or Zambia, except that the President may 
waive this prohibition with respect to any such country if he deter-
mines, and so reports to the Congress, that furnishing such assistance 
to such country would further the national interests of the United 
States.". 
(d) Section 534 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 534. TURKEY AND CYPRUS PROGRAMS.—(a) Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal 
year 1980, $15,000,000 shall be available only for CSrprus for refugee 
reUef, reconstruction, or other activities consistent with a reconcili-
ation on (>prus. 
"(b) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated to cany out this 
chapter for the fiscal year 1980, not more than $98,000,000 shall be 
available for Turkey.". 
(e) Chapter 4 of part II of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
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93 STAT. 705 
"SEC. 535. SUDAN PROGRAM.—Of the amount authorized to be 22 use 2346d. 
appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year 1980, not less 
than $40,000,000 shall be available for Sudan.". 
INTERNATIONAL MIUTARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
SEC. 9. Section 542 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended 22 use 2347a. 
by striking out "$31,800,000 for the fiscal year 1979" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$31,800,000 for the fiscal year 1980, except that no part 
of such amount may be made available for Inter-American regional 
programs unless the foreign countries participating in such programs 
collectively contribute an equivalent amount to carry out the pur-
poses of 
such programs". 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
SEC. 10. (a) Section 552(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 92 Stat. 736. 
amended by striking out "$30,900,000 for the fiscal year 1979" and 22 use 2348a. 
inserting in lieu thereof "$21,100,000 for the fiscal year 1980". 
0?) Section 551 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 92 Stat. 736. 
the following new sentence: "Such assistance may include reimburse- 22 use 2348. 
ment to the Department of Defense for expenses incurred pursuant to 
section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, except that 22 use 287d-i. 
such reimbursements may not exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year 
unless a greater amount is specifically authorized by this section.". 
(c) Section 552 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 92 Stat. 736. 
the following new subsection: 
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"(c) If the President determines that, as the result of an unforeseen 
emergency, the provision of assistance under this chapter in amounts 
in excess of funds otherwise available for such assistance is important 
to the national interests of the United States, the President may 
exercise the authority of section 610(a) of this Act to transfer funds 22 use 2360. 
available to carry out chapter 4 of this part for use under this chapter 92 Stat. 733. 
without regard to the 20-percent increase limitation contained in 22 use 2346. 
such section, except that (1) the total amount so transferred in any 
fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000, and (2) earmarked funds may 
not be transferred.". 
COOPERATIVE CROSS SERVICING AND LEAD-NATION PROCUREMENT 
ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANI-
ZATION 
SEC. 11. Subparagraph (C) of section 3(dX3) of the Arms Export 
Control Act is amended to read as follows: 
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"(C) to arrangements among members of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization or between the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization and any of its member countries— 
"(i) for cooperative cross servicing, or 
"(ii) for lead-nation procurement if the certification trans-
mitted to the Congress pursuant to section 36(b) of this Act 22 use 2776. 
with regard to such lead-nation procurement identified the 
transferees on whose behalf the lead-nation procurement 
was proposed.". 
RECIPROCAL QUALITY ASSURANCE, INSPECTION, AND CONTRACT AUDIT 
SERVICES 
SEC 12. Section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended— 22 use 2761. 
(1) by redesi^ating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and 
(2) by inserting the following new subsection (h) immediately 
after subsection (g): 
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"(h) The President is authorized to provide (without charge) quality 
assurance, inspection, and contract audit defense services under this 
section— 
"(1) in connection with the placement or administration of any 
contract or subcontract for defense articles or defense services 
entered into after the date of enactment of this subsection by, or 
under this Act on behalf of, a foreign government which is a 
member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, if such 
government provides such services in accordance with an agree-
ment on a reciprocal basis, without charge, to the United States 
Government; or 
"(2) in connection with the placement or administration of any 
contract or subcontract for defense articles or defense services 
pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastruc-
ture Program in accordance with an agreement under which the 
foreign governments participating in such program provide such 
services, without charge, in connection with similar contracts or 
subcontracts.". 
92 Stat. 740. 
22 u s e 2765. 
Notification to 
Congress. 
MODIFICATION OF THE ANNUAL ARMS SALES PROPOSAL 
SEC. 13. Section 25(d) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "weapons or weapons-related" immediately 
after "major"; 
(2) by striking out "defense articles or defense services" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "weapons or weapons-related defense 
equipment"; 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"Sales deemed most likely actually to result in the issuance of a 
letter of offer during such fiscal year shall be appropriately so 
identified in the reports submitted pursuant to this paragraph 
and paragraph (2) of this subsection.'; and 
(4) by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(d)" and by adding at 
the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2) The President shall notify the Congress in writing at intervals 
of six months of any changes in the Arms Sales Proposal for such 
fiscal year, together with the reasons therefor.". 
22 u s e 2765. 
Report, 
transmittal to 
Congress. 
MULTILATERAL ARMS SALES INFORMATION 
SEC. 14. Section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(e) The President shall transmit to the Congress, at the time of the 
transmittal of each Arms Sales Proposal required by subsection (d)(1), 
a classified report detailing the executive branch's best estimates 
with regard to the international volume of arms traffic. The report 
shall include estimates on an annual basis of the sale and delivery of 
weapons and weapons-related defense equipment by all major arms 
suppliers to all major recipient countries during the preceding three 
years.". 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION COOPERATIVE PROJECTS 
SEC. 15. Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
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"Cooperative 
PROJECTS.—(a) For purposes of this section, the term 'cooperative 
project." 
project' means a project described in an agreement, entered into after 
the date of enactment of this section, under which— 
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93 STAT. 707 
"(1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or one or more 
member countries thereof, agrees to share with the United 
States the costs of research on and development, testing, and 
evaluation of certain defense articles, and the costs of any agreed 
joint production ensuing therefrom, in order to further the 
objectives of standardization and interoperability of the armed 
forces of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries; 
or 
"(2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or one or more 
member countries thereof other than the United States, agrees 
to bear the costs of research on and development, testing, and 
evaluation of certain defense articles (or categories of defense 
articles) and to have such articles produced for sale to, and 
licensed for production within, other participant member coun-
tries including the United States, and the United States agrees to 
bear the costs of research on and development, testing, and 
evaluation of other defense articles (or categories of defense 
articles) and to have such defense articles produced for sale to, 
and licensed for production within, other participant member 
countries in order to further the objectives of rationalization of 
the industrial and technological resources within the North 
Atlantic Treaty area. 
"(b)(1) The President may reduce or waive the charge or charges 
which would otherwise be considered appropriate under section 21(e) 
of this Act (and, in the case of agreements described in subsection 
(aX2) of this section, may reduce or waive the charges for reimburse-
ment of the costs of officers and employees of the United States 
Government which would otherwise be required) in connection with 
sales under section 21 and section 22 of this Act in furtherance of 
cooperative projects. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
21(e)(1)(A) and section 43(b) of this Act, administrative surcharges 
shall not be increased on other sales made under this Act in order to 
compensate for reductions or waivers of such surcharges under this 
section. Funds received pursuant to such other sales shall not be 
available to reimburse the costs incurred by the United States 
Government for which reduction or waiver is approved by the 
President under this section. 
"(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply only if for each 
cooperative project the other countries which participate in such 
cooperative project reciprocate by waiving comparable charges for 
their sales related to such cooperative project and if the President 
determines that the magnitude of the contribution of a member 
country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to such coopera-
tive project would help the United States conserve defense resources 
and promote a stronger alliance. 
"(cKl) Not less than thirty days prior to signature on behalf of the 
United States of an agreement for a cooperative project, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
a numbered certification with respect to such proposed agreement, 
setting forth— 
"(A) a detailed description of the cooperative project with 
respect to which the certification is made; 
(B) an estimate of the amount of sales and exports expected to 
be made or approved under this Act in furtherance of such 
cooperative project; 
"(C) an estimate of the dollar value of any charges expected to 
be reduced or waived under this section in connection with such 
Charges, 
reduction or 
waiver. 
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22 u s e 2762. 
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Applicability. 
eertification, 
transmittal to 
Congress. 
93 STAT. 708 
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2762. 
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cooperative project, such dollar value to consist of expenses that 
will be charged against Department of Defense funds without 
reimbursement and amounts not to be recovered and deposited to 
the General Fund of the Treasury; 
"(D) an estimate of the dollar value of the costs to be borne by 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or by the member 
countries thereof in connection with such cooperative project; 
and 
"(E) a statement of the foreign policy and national security 
benefits anticipated to be derived from such cooperative project. 
"(2) The provisions of subsection (b) of section 36 of this Act shall 
not apply to sales made under section 21 or section 22 of this Act, and 
the provisions of subsection (c) of section 36 of this Act shall not apply 
to the issuance of licenses or other approvals under section 38 of this 
Act, if such sales are made, or such licenses or approvals are issued, in 
furtherance of a cooperative project.". 
Ante, p. 706. 
Transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
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eertification, 
submittal to 
eongress. 
Supra. 
REPORTS ON PRICE AND AVAILABILITY ESTIMATES 
SEC. 16. (a) Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended 
by section 15 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 28. REPORTS ON PRICE AND AVAILABIUTY ESTIMATES.—(a) The 
President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, within five days after the end of each calendar quarter, a 
report listing each price and availability estimate provided by the 
United States Government during such quarter to a foreign country 
with respect to a possible sale under this Act of major defense 
equipment for $7,000,000 or more or of any other defense articles or 
defense services for $25,000,000 or more. Each such listing shall 
specify the name of the country to which the estimate was provided, 
the defense articles or services involved, the quantity involved, and 
the price estimate provided. 
"Ob) Such reports shall also list each request received by the United 
States Grovernment from a foreign country, during the quarter in 
question, for the issuance of a letter of offer to sell defense articles or 
defense services if (1) the proposed sale has not been the subject of a 
listing pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) the issuance 
of a letter of offer in accordance with such request would be subject to 
the requirements of section 36(b) of this Act. Each such listing shall 
include the name of the country making the request, the date of the 
request, the defense articles or services involved, the quantity 
involved, and the price and availability terms requested.". 
(b) Section 36(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(4) In addition to the other information required to be contained in 
a certification submitted to the Congress under this subsection, each 
such certification shall cite any quarterly report submitted pursuant 
to section 28 of this Act which listed a price and availability estimate, 
or a request for the issuance of a letter of offer, which was a basis for 
the proposed sale which is the subject of 
such certification.". 
AUTHORIZATION AND AGGREGATE CEIUNG FOR FOREIGN MILITARY 
SALES CREDITS 
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SEC. 17. (a) Section 31 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended— 
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93 STAT. 709 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking out "$682,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1978 and $674,300,000 for the fiscal year 1979" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$673,500,000 for the fiscal year 1980"; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking out ^^$2,152,350,000 for the 
fiscal year 1978 and $2,085,500,000 for the fiscal year 1979, of 
which amount for each such year" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$2,235,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, of 
which'^ 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking out "fiscal year 1979" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal year 1980"; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking out "$150,000,000" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "$250,000,000". 
O
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) Of the principal amount of loans guaranteed for the fiscal year 22 use 2771 
1980 under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act— 
no^ior. nn^. 
(1) with respect to Turkey, not to exceed $50,000,000, 
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(2) with respect to Greece, not to exceed $42,000,000, and 
(3) with respect to Sudan, not to exceed $25,000,000, 
shall be repaid in not less than 20 years, following a grace period of 10 
years on repayment of principal. 
RESTRAINT IN ARMS SALES TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 
SEC. 18. Section 33 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended to 22 use 2773. 
read as follows: 
"SEC. 33. RESTRAINT IN ARMS SALES TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.—It is 
the sense of the Congress that the problems of Sub-Seiharan Africa 
are primarily those of economic development and that United States 
policy should assist in limiting the development of costly military 
conflict in that region. Therefore, the President shall exercise 
restraint in selling defense articles and defense services, and in 
providing financing for sales of defense articles and defense services, 
to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.". 
REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS 
SEC. 19. (a) Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act is 22 use 2776. 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "thirty" in the text preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "sixty"; 
(2) by inserting "and" immediately after the semicolon at the 
end of 
paragraph (7); 
(3) by striking out "; and" at the end of paragraph (8) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 
(4) by striking out paragraph (9). 
(b) Section 43 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 22 use 2792. 
the following new subsection: 
"(c) Not later than January 15 of each year, the President shall 
submit to the Congress a report containing an analysis and descrip-
tion of the services performed during the preceding fiscal year by 
officers and employees of 
the United States Government carrying out 
functions on a full-time basis under this Act for which reimburse-
ment is provided under subsection (b) of this section or under section 
21(a) of this Act. Such reports shall specify the number of personnel 22 use 276i. 
involved in performing such services, . 
(c) Section 36(bXl) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 22 use 2776. 
thereof the following: "If the President states in his certSication that 
an emergency exists which requires the proposed sale in the national 
security interest of the United States, thus waiving the congressional 
review requirements of this subsection, he shall set forth in the 
certification a detailed 
justification for his determination, including a 
93 STAT. 710 
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description of the emergencv circumstances which necessitate the 
immediate issuance of the letter of offer and a discussion of the 
national security interests involved ". 
NATIONAL DISCLOSURE POUCY FOR SENSITIVE WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 
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SEC. 20. (a) The President shall undertake a thorough review of the 
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interaigency procedures and disclosure criteria used by the United 
States in determining whether sensitive weapons technology will be 
Report, 
transferred to other countries. Not later than February 15,1980, the 
transmittal to 
President shall transmit a report to the Congress setting forth the 
ngress. 
results of such review, together with such recommendations as are 
necessary to improve the current disclosure system. 
22 use 2776. 
(b) Section 36(bXl) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by 
inserting after the first sentence the folloMng: "Such numbered 
certifications shall also contain an item, clasdfied if necessary, 
identifying the sensitivity of technology contained in the defense 
articles or defense services proposed to be sold." 
CEIUNG ON COMMERCIAL ARMS SALES 
22 use 2778. 
SEC. 21. Section 38(bX3) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended 
by striking out "$25,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$35,000,000". 
DEFINITIONS 
22 use 2403. 
SEC. 22. Section 644(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
22 use 2794. 
section 47(3) of the Arms Export Control Act are each amended by 
inserting "(except uranium depleted in the isotope 235 which is 
incorporated in defense articles solely to take advantage of high 
density or p3n"ophoric characteristics unrelated to radioactivity)" 
immediately after "source material". 
TRANSFER OF W A R RESERVE MATERIEL AND OTHER PROPERTY TO 
TAIWAN 
22 use 3302 
SEC. 23. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 
note. 
calendar year 1980 the President is authorized to transfer to Taiwan, 
under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, such 
United States war reserve materiel that was located on Taiwan on 
January 1,1979, as he may determine. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the calen-
dar years 1979 and 1980 the President is authorized to transfer to 
Taiwan, under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropri-
ate, such rights of the United States in property (other than war 
reserve materiel) that was located on Taiwan on January 1,1979, as 
he may determine. 
AMMUNITION SOLD TO THAILAND 
SEC. 24. The Royal Thai Government shall be released from its 
contractual obligation to pay to the United States Government such 
amount as is due on or before October 30, 1979, as a condition 
precedent under the letter of offer accepted by the Royal Thai 
Government on April 12, 1977, to the transfer of title to the last 
increment of United States ammunition stocks sold to the Royal Thai 
Government under such letter of offer pursuant to the Memorandum 
of Agreement of March 22,1977, relating to the storage of ammuni-
tion in Thailand. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-92—OCT. 29, 1979 
93 STAT. 711 
ASSISTANCE FOR JORDAN 
SEC. 25. Funds authorized to be appropriated by the amendments 
made by sections 5, 9, and 17 of this Act may be used to furnish 
assistance for Jordan only if the President determines and reports to 
the Congress that Jordan is acting in good faith to achieve further 
progress toward a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle 
East and that the expenditures of such funds will serve the process of 
peace in the Middle East. 
SHABA AIRUFT 
SEC. 26. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
is authorized to make available the services of the Department of 
Defense for the purpose of facilitating the removal from Zaire of 
those foreign armed forces which were transported to Zaire by the 
United States at the time of the crisis in Shaba Province in 1978. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
FISCAL YEAR 1979 SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR TURKEY 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO PANAMA 
22 u s e 2346c 
note. 
92 Stat. 733. 
22 u s e 2346. 
SEC. 27. (a) It is hereby determined that the national interests of the 
United States would be served by the furnishing of additional 
economic support fund assistance to Turkey in order to promote the 
economic and political stability of that country, and to strengthen its 
ability to fulfill its responsibilities as a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization. 
(b) In furtherance of subsection (a) of this section, and in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 $100,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1979, which amount shall be availaljle only for 
Turkey. 
(c) Amounts appropriated under this section may be made available 
until expended. 
(d) Notwithstanding any assistance authorized for Turkey under Cyprus 
this Act, it remains the policy of the United States that all foreign 
troops in C3rprus, except those stationed in Cyprus under the auspices 
of the United Nations, should be withdrawn from C5T)rus. 
(e) It is the sense of the Congress that the recent announcement by 
the leaders of the Greek C3^riots and the Turkish Cypriots to resume 
intercommunal negotiations is an encouraging recognition by the 
parties that the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the 
citizens of the Republic of Cjrprus will be respected. The Congress 
urges all parties to the negotiations to demonstrate good faith in the 
negotiations and to move promptly toward a full, just, and lasting 
settlement. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
SEC. 28. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available to the Republic of Panama or its agencies or 
instrumentalities. The President may waive this prohibition in order 
to provide assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (international military education and train- 22 use 2347. 
ing), or to provide assistance under section 23 or 24 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (foreign military sales financing) involving the 22 use 2763, 
2764. 
93 STAT. 712 
PUBLIC LAW 96-92—OCT. 29, 1979 
financing of sales of defense articles (other than weapons) and 
defense services, if the President determines that providing such 
assistance would further the national interests of the United States 
and reports that determination to the Congress at last 30 days before 
providmg such assistance. 
Approved October 29, 1979. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-70 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) and No. 96-495 (Comm. of 
Oonfci'Giicc) 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-136 accompanying S. 584 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
Mar. 29, considered and passed House. 
May 22, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 584. 
Oct. 4, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 16, House agreed to conference report.