§5855 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Funds cannot be spent in any fiscal year to help convert former Soviet military technology or defense industries to civilian use unless the President first obligates in that same fiscal year an equal or larger amount for U.S. defense conversion and transition programs. "Defense conversion and transition activities in the United States" means government-funded programs that mainly help U.S. defense workers, U.S. defense companies, or U.S. communities hurt by cuts in defense spending, for example programs run by the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Economic Development Administration.

Title 22, §5855

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any other provision of this Act), funds may not be obligated in any fiscal year for purposes of facilitating the conversion of military technologies and capabilities and defense industries of the former Soviet Union into civilian activities, as authorized by section 5853(a)(6) and 5854(a)(6) of this title or any other provision of law, unless the President has previously obligated in the same fiscal year an amount equal to or greater than that amount of funds for defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States. For purposes of this section, the term “defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States” means those United States Government funded programs whose primary purpose is to assist United States private sector defense workers, United States companies that manufacture or otherwise provide defense goods or services, or United States communities adversely affected by reductions in United States defense spending, such as programs funded through the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense or through the Economic Development Administration.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102–511, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3320, known as the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 and also as the FREEDOM Support Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “or through” for “, through the Defense Conversion Adjustment Program (as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act), or through” in last sentence.

§5855 Limitations on Defense Conversion Authorities