Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§1962 Military Assistance; Use of Armed Forces
Title 22 › CHAPTER 24A — MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND STABILITY › § 1962
Summary
The President can run military aid programs in the Middle East with any country or group there that asks for help. The United States sees keeping those countries independent as vital to national security and world peace. If the President decides it is needed, the U.S. may use armed forces to help a requesting nation or group against armed attacks by countries controlled by international communism, but any action must follow U.S. treaties and the U.S. Constitution.
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Title 22, §1962
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The President is authorized to undertake, in the general area of the Middle East, military assistance programs with any nation or group of nations of that area desiring such assistance. Furthermore, the United States regards as vital to the national interest and world peace the preservation of the independence and integrity of the nations of the Middle East. To this end, if the President determines the necessity thereof, the United States is prepared to use armed forces to assist any such nation or group of such nations requesting assistance against armed aggression from any country controlled by international communism: Provided, That such employment shall be consonant with the treaty obligations of the United States and with the Constitution of the United States.
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22 U.S.C. § 1962
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102