Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§422 Retention for United States of Defense Articles Procured for Foreign Governments
Title 22 › Chapter 9— FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY › Subchapter I— WAR MATERIALS › § 422
Summary
The President may keep or transfer defense articles to U.S. agencies instead of giving them to foreign governments if that serves U.S. defense.
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Title 22, §422
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Any defense article procured pursuant to section 421 of this title shall be retained by or transferred to and for the use of such department or agency of the United States as the President may determine, in lieu of being disposed of to a foreign government, whenever in the judgment of the President the defense of the United States will be best served thereby.
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22 U.S.C. § 422
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60