Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§522 Transmission of information pertaining to implements of war, vessels, etc.

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - HEMISPHERAL RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - WAR MATERIALS › § 522

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy can share information and export certain weapons, ammunition, warship parts, and coast‑defense or antiaircraft equipment. They may do this to the government of any American republic or to an authorized person for that government's use, as long as it does not conflict with U.S. defense needs. Any information shared or included in those exports stops being restricted one year after the sharing is allowed or the export is made.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §522

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In carrying out transactions authorized by section 521 of this title, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy are authorized, in their discretion and provided that it be not inconsistent with any defense requirements of the United States or of its possessions, to communicate or transmit to the government of any American republic or to any duly authorized person for the use of such government information pertaining to the arms, ammunition, or implements of war sold under the terms of that section or to any vessels of war constructed within the jurisdiction of any such government, and to export for the use of any such government coast defense and antiaircraft matériel and ammunition therefor, and vessels of war and their armament and equipment involving such information: Provided, That any information thus communicated or transmitted or involved in any such arms, ammunition, implements of war, or equipment when exported shall cease to be considered restricted after one year from the date that such communication or transmission has been authorized or such exportation made.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 510. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Executive Documents

Secretary of the Air Force For transfer of certain procurement and related functions and property, insofar as they pertain to Air Force, from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order Nos. 6 [§ 1(a)(41)], eff. Jan. 15, 1948, 39 [§ 2zz], May 18, 1949.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 522

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73