Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§1853 Assistance to Yugoslavia
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Summary
The President must ensure Yugoslavia stays independent, is not part of any Communist world‑conquest plan, that giving it aid serves U.S. national security, and must keep Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees and the Speaker of the House fully informed.
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Title 22, §1853
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102