Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§1853 Assistance to Yugoslavia

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must, when giving aid to Yugoslavia, keep checking three things: that Yugoslavia stays independent; that it is not taking part in any plan to spread Communism worldwide; and that giving the aid serves the national security of the United States. The President must also keep the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives fully and continuously informed about any assistance provided under this chapter.

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Title 22, §1853

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In furnishing assistance to Yugoslavia, the President shall continuously assure himself (1) that Yugoslavia continues to maintain its independence, (2) that Yugoslavia is not participating in any policy or program for the Communist conquest of the world, and (3) that the furnishing of such assistance is in the interest of the national security of the United States. The President shall keep the Foreign Relations Committee and the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives fully and constantly informed of any assistance furnished to Yugoslavia under this chapter.

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1957—Pub. L. 85–141 required the President to continuously assure himself that Yugoslavia continues to maintain its independence, that she is not participating in any policy or program for the Communist conquest of the world, and that the furnishing of assistance is in the interest of national security, and provided that certain committees of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives should be constantly informed of assistance furnished.

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22 U.S.C. § 1853

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73