22 U.S.C. § 2766: Security assistance surveys

Summary

Requires that U.S. security assistance surveys for other countries must not be treated as a promise to send military equipment, and that any recommendations must follow U.S. arms export rules. The President must list in the quarterly report all surveys authorized in the preceding calendar quarter, naming the country, the survey’s purpose, and how many U.S. government staff took part or will take part. If the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee or the Senate Foreign Relations Committee asks, the President must give that committee copies of surveys. "Security assistance surveys" means studies done by U.S. government staff in another country to assess security needs, including defense needs studies, site checks, general assessments, and engineering evaluations.

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(a)Statement of findings and policy

The Congress finds that security assistance surveys prepared by the United States for foreign countries have had a significant impact on subsequent military procurement decisions of those countries. It is the policy of the United States that the results of security assistance surveys conducted by the United States clearly do not represent a commitment by the United States to provide any military equipment to any foreign country. Further, recommendations in such surveys should be consistent with the arms export control policy provided for in this chapter.

(b)Reporting requirements

As part of the quarterly report required by section 2776(a) of this title, the President shall include a list of all security assistance surveys authorized during the preceding calendar quarter, specifying the country with respect to which the survey was or will be conducted, the purpose of the survey, and the number of United States Government personnel who participated or will participate in the survey.

(c)Submission of surveys to Congress

Upon a request of the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the President shall submit to that committee copies of security assistance surveys conducted by United States Government personnel.

(d)“Security assistance surveys” defined

As used in this section, the term “security assistance surveys” means any survey or study conducted in a foreign country by United States Government personnel for the purpose of assessing the needs of that country for security assistance, and includes defense requirement surveys, site surveys, general surveys or studies, and engineering assessment surveys.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1321, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Foreign Affairs” for “International Relations”. 1985—Pub. L. 99–83, § 114(a)(1), substituted “Security assistance” for “Defense requirement” in section catchline. Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99–83, § 114(a)(2), substituted “security assistance” for “defense requirement” wherever appearing. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–83, § 114(a)(2), (b), substituted “submit to that committee copies of security assistance surveys” for “grant that committee access to defense requirement surveys”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–83, § 114(a)(3), added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.

§2766 Security Assistance Surveys