Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2409 Use of United States Armed Forces
Title 22 › CHAPTER 32 — FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part III — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 2409
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Providing aid under this law does not create or change U.S. military commitments to defend others.
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Title 22, §2409
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The furnishing of economic, military, or other assistance under this chapter shall not be construed as creating a new commitment or as affecting any existing commitment to use Armed Forces of the United States for the defense of any foreign country.
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This chapter, referred to in text, 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
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note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
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22 U.S.C. § 2409
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102