Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983
PL 98-43 (S.639), enacted 06/27/1983

97 STAT. 214 
PUBLIC LAW 98-43—JUNE 27, 1983 
June 27, 1983 
[S. 639] 
Lebanon 
Emergency 
Assistance Act of 
1983. 
Public Law 98-48 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize supplemental assistance to aid Lebanon in rebuilding its economy and 
armed forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Lebanon Emergency 
Assistance Act of 1983". 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
22 u s e 2346. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
22 u s e 2347. 
22 u s e 2764. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
SEC. 2. (a) It is hereby determined that the national interests of 
the United States would be served by the authorization and appro-
priation of additional funds for economic assistance for Lebanon in 
order to promote the economic and political stability of that country 
and to support the international effort to strengthen a sovereign 
and independent Lebanon. 
(b) Accordingly, in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated for the fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out such provi-
sions with respect to Lebanon. 
(c) Amounts authorized by this section may be appropriated in an 
appropriation Act for any fiscal year (including a continuing resolu-
tion) and shall continue to be available beyond that fiscal year 
notwithstanding any provision of that appropriation Act to the 
contrary. 
MILITARY SALES AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
SEC. 3. (a) In order to support the rebuilding of the armed forces of 
Lebanon, the Congress finds that the national security interests of 
the United States would be served by the authorization and appro-
priation of additional funds to provide training for the Lebanese 
armed forces and by the authorization of additional foreign military 
sales guaranties to finance procurements by Lebanon of defense 
articles and defense services for its security requirements. 
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the fiscal 
year 1983 to carry out the provisions of chapter 5 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropri-
ated for the fiscal year 1983 $1,000,000 to carry out such provisions 
with respect to Lebanon. 
(c) In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the fiscal 
year 1983 for loan guaranties under section 24(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act, $100,000,000 of loan principal are authorized to be so 
guaranteed during such fiscal year for Lebanon. 
PUBLIC LAW 98-43—JUNE 27, 1983 
97 STAT. 215 
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN LEBANON 
SEC. 4. (a) The President shall obtain statutory authorization from 
the Congress with respect to any substantial expansion in the 
number or role in Lebanon of United States Armed Forces, includ-
ing any introduction of United States Armed Forces into Lebanon in 
conjunction with agreements providing for the withdrawal of all 
foreign troops from Lebanon and for the creation of a new multina-
tional peace-keeping force in Lebanon. 
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to modify, limit, or suspend 
any of the standards and procedures prescribed by the War Powers 
Resolution of 1973. 
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note. 
Approved June 27, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 639 (H.R. 2532): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-208 accompanying H.R. 2532 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-72 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
May 20, considered and passed Senate. 
June 1, 2, considered and passed House, amended. 
June 15, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 26 (1983): 
June 27, Presidential statement.