§2781 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The President must tell Congress by May 15 of the calendar year in which a fiscal year begins which countries are not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts. If so, defense articles or services cannot be sold or licensed for export to those countries during that fiscal year. The President can allow one particular sale or license if they decide that specific deal is important to U.S. national interests.

Title 22, §2781

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(a)No defense article or defense service may be sold or licensed for export under this chapter in a fiscal year to a foreign country that the President determines and certifies to Congress, by May 15 of the calendar year in which that fiscal year begins, is not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.

(b)The President may waive the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) with respect to a specific transaction if the President determines that the transaction is important to the national interests of the United States.

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. Codification Another section 40A of Pub. L. 90–629 is classified to section 2785 of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of the President under this section, see section 1(q) of Ex. Ord. No. 13637, Mar. 8, 2013, 78 F.R. 16130, set out as a note under section 2751 of this title. Functions were previously delegated by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, which was formerly set out as a note under section 2751 of this title and was revoked, subject to a

Savings Provision

, by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 13637.

§2781 Transactions with Countries Not Fully Cooperating with United States Antiterrorism Efforts