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22 U.S.C. § 2773 - Restraint in arms sales to Sub-Saharan Africa

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It is the sense of the Congress that the problems of Sub-Saharan Africa are primarily those of economic development and that United States policy should assist in limiting the development of costly military conflict in that region. Therefore, the President shall exercise restraint in selling defense articles and defense services, and in providing financing for sales of defense articles and defense services, to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 3, § 33, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1325; Pub. L. 91–672, § 3, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, § 401(c), (d), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 32; Pub. L. 93–189, § 25(7)–(9), Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 731; Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(8), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1815; Pub. L. 96–92, § 18, Oct. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 709.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1979—Pub. L. 96–92 substituted provisions respecting restraint in arms sales to Sub-Saharan Africa for provisions imposing regional ceilings on foreign military sales to African countries and Presidential waiver and report thereof to Congress. 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(8)(A), (B), repealed subsec. (a) which prescribed a ceiling of $150,000,000 in each fiscal year on the total amount of military assistance, credits, participations in credits, guaranteed loans, and loans and sales under section 7307 of Title 10, for Latin American countries, and redesignated subsec. (b) as (a). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(8)(B), (C), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (a). 1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–189, § 25(7), struck out reference to cash sales pursuant to sections 2761 and 2762 of this title reference to exclusion of credits covered by guaranties issued under section 2764(b) of this title, and reference to the face amount of contracts of guaranty issued under section 2764(a) and (b) of this title, inserted reference to the principal amount of loans guaranteed under section 2764(a) of this title, and substituted “$150,000,000” for “$100,000,000”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–189, § 25(8), struck out reference to cash sales pursuant to sections 2761 and 2762 of this title, reference to exclusion of credits covered by guaranties issued under section 2764(b) of this title, and reference to the face amount of contracts of guaranty issued under section 2764(a) and (b) of this title, and inserted reference to the principal amount of loans guaranteed under section 2764(a) of this title. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–189, § 25(9), struck out subsec. (c) which provided for Presidential waiver of limitations on amounts authorized under this section and set forth geographical limitations on the aggregate amounts of military assistance to be made available and percentage deviations from such ceiling amounts. 1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–226, § 401(c), substituted “$100,000,000” for “$75,000,000”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92–226, § 401(d), substituted provisions for waiver of limitations when overriding requirements of the national security of the United States justify waiver for prior provisions for such a waiver when important to the security of the United States, required a written report with reasons for findings and statement in detail of expenditures when in excess of applicable geographical limitations, and prescribed percentage limitation for exceeding aggregate of geographical ceiling limitation. 1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–672, § 3(1), made fiscal year 1969 ceiling of $75,000,000 for Latin American countries a continuing ceiling applicable in each fiscal year. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–672, § 3(2), made fiscal year 1969 ceiling of $40,000,000 for African countries a continuing ceiling applicable in each fiscal year.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1968, see section 41 of Pub. L. 90–629, set out as a note under section 2751 of this title.