Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§524 Information on Shipments to Be Given Chairman of National Munitions Control Board

Title 22 › CHAPTER 10 — HEMISPHERAL RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — WAR MATERIALS › § 524

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy ships any weapons, ammunition, war tools, or military equipment under this part of the law, they must immediately tell the Secretary of State (the National Munitions Control Board’s chairman) how many, what kind, their value, the sale terms, and where they are going. That information must be included in the Board’s yearly report.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §524

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The Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, shall, when any arms, ammunition, implements of war, or equipment are exported pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, immediately inform the Secretary of State, Chairman of the National Munitions Control Board, of the quantities, character, value, terms of sale, and destination of the arms, ammunition, implements of war, or equipment so exported. Such information shall be included in the annual report of the Board.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

National Munitions Control Board, referred to in text, was established under section 452 of this title, which was repealed by act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 542(a)(12), 68 Stat. 861. See section 2778 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Executive Documents

Secretary of the Air Force For transfer of certain procurement and related functions and property, insofar as they pertain to Air Force, from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order Nos. 6 [§ 1(a)(41)], eff. Jan. 15, 1948; 39 [§ 2zz], May 18, 1949.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 524

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102