Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§5603 United States Export Controls
Title 22 › CHAPTER 65 — CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS › § 5603
Summary
The President must use the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to block exports that would help any foreign government gain chemical or biological weapons.
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Title 22, §5603
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The President shall—
(1)use the authorities of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] to control the export of those defense articles and defense services, and
(2)use the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 to control the export of those goods and technology,
that the President determines would assist the government of any foreign country in acquiring the capability to develop, produce, stockpile, deliver, or use chemical or biological weapons.
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The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables. The Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 96–72, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 503, which was classified principally to chapter 56 (§ 4601 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232, except for section 11A, 11B, and 11C thereof (50 U.S.C. 4611, 4612, 4613).
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22 U.S.C. § 5603
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110