Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§2378a Depleted Uranium Ammunition
Title 22 › Chapter 32— FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › Subchapter III— GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part I— General Provisions › § 2378a
Summary
Federal funds cannot be used to sell M–833 or similar antitank shells that contain depleted uranium to any country except NATO members, major non‑NATO allies (section 2403(q)), and Taiwan. The President can allow a sale if he finds it serves U.S. national security.
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Title 22, §2378a
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to carry out this chapter or any other Act may be made available to facilitate in any way the sale of M–833 antitank shells or any comparable antitank shells containing a depleted uranium penetrating component to any country other than—
(1)a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(2)a country that has been designated as a major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 2403(q) of this title); or
(3)Taiwan.
(b)The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use of funds to facilitate the sale of antitank shells to a country if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. Codification Another section 620J of Pub. L. 87–195 was renumbered section 620m and is classified to section 2378d of this title.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 2378a
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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