Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2321d Considerations in Furnishing Military Assistance
Title 22 › CHAPTER 32 — FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES › Part II — Military Assistance › § 2321d
Summary
Officials deciding to provide military assistance under subchapter II must consider whether it will spark an arms race, raise the chance that a conflict will start or get worse, or make it harder to make or keep international arms‑control agreements.
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Title 22, §2321d
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Decisions to furnish military assistance made under subchapter II of this chapter shall take into account whether such assistance will—
(1)contribute to an arms race;
(2)increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict; or
(3)prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control arrangements.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1998—Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “take into account” for “be made in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall take into account his opinion as to” in introductory provisions. 1975—Pub. L. 94–141 substituted “be made in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall take into account his opinion as to” for “take into account”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
References to Subchapter II Deemed To Exclude Certain Parts of Subchapter IIReferences to subchapter II of this chapter are deemed to exclude parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II, and references to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include such parts. See section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and section 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 6511 of this title.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 2321d
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102