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22 U.S.C. 2318: Special authority

Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-195. Changed by 20 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 3601, 22 U.S.C. 2370, 22 U.S.C. 2392, 22 U.S.C. 3355.

This Congress

  • S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (a)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 added par. (3). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–280, §121(b), added subcls. (III) to (V) and struck out former subcl. (III) which read as follows: "the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962; or". (Security Assistance Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 106–280, §121(a), substituted "$200,000,000" for "$150,000,000" in introductory provisions. (Security Assistance Act of 2000) Law text · (a)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–118, §576(1), inserted before period at end ", including providing the Congress with a report detailing all defense articles, defense services, and military education and training delivered to the recipient country or international organization upon delivery of such arti… (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 105–118, §576(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (c), (d)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–164, §103(a), substituted "$100,000,000" for "$75,000,000" in concluding provisions. Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–164, §103(b)(1), substituted "articles and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government and military education and training from the Department of Defense, the President may direct the drawdown of such articles, services, and… Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–164, §103(b)(2), substituted "$150,000,000 in any fiscal year of such articles, services, and military education and training may be provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—" and cls. (i) to (iii) for "$75,000,000 in any fiscal year of defense articles… Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–164, §103(b)(3), inserted at end "In the case of drawdowns authorized by subclauses (I) and (III) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), notifications shall be provided to those committees at least 15 days in advance of the drawdowns in accordance with the procedures applicable to … Law text · (b)

1989

  • Pub. L. 101–167 designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and added par. (2). · (a)

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–113 increased fiscal year limitation to $75,000,000 from $50,000,000 on aggregate value of assistance furnished. · (a)

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–533 increased to $50,000,000 from $10,000,000 fiscal year limitation on aggregate value of assistance furnished. · (a)

1979

  • Pub. L. 96–92 authorized military education and training assistance, substituted $10,000,000 fiscal year limitation on aggregate value of assistance furnished for $67,500,000 fiscal year limitation on total value of defense articles and defense services ordered, and eliminated requirem… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 96–92 required notification of Congressional Committees, reenacted former subsec. (a) provision for information to Congress respecting assistance furnished, included military education and training, and deleted authorization of Defense Department, in applicable appropriations, … · (b)
  • Pub. L. 96–92 incorporated reimbursement provision of former subsec. (b) and expanded section to include military education and training. · (c)

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–329 redesignated existing provisions as pars. (1) to (3), limited the President's authority to act by inserting requirements that he act only in cases of unforeseen emergencies requiring immediate military assistance to a foreign country or international organization where v… · (a)

1974

  • Pub. L. 93–559 substituted "fiscal year 1975" for "fiscal year 1974" wherever appearing and "$150,000,000" for "$250,000,000". · (a)

1973

  • Pub. L. 93–189 substituted "the fiscal year 1974", "in the security interests", and "$250,000,000" for "the fiscal year 1972", "vital to the security", and "$300,000,000", respectively. · (a)

1972

  • Pub. L. 92–226 substituted "1972" for "1970 and the fiscal year 1971" and "the fiscal year 1972" for "each of the fiscal years 1970 and 1971", and repealed last sentence providing for prompt notice of action taken to Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Armed Services o… · (a)

1969

  • Pub. L. 91–175 substituted "1970 and the fiscal year 1971" for "1969" in first sentence, and substituted "in each of the fiscal years 1970 and 1971" for "in the fiscal year 1969" in second sentence. · (a)

1968

  • Pub. L. 90–554 substituted "1969" for "1968" wherever appearing. · (a)

1967

  • Pub. L. 90–137 substituted "1968" for "1967" wherever appearing. · (a)

1966

  • Pub. L. 89–583 substituted "1967" for "1966" wherever appearing. · (a)

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–171 substituted "1966" for "1965" wherever appearing. · (a)

1964

  • Pub. L. 88–633 substituted "1965" for "1964" wherever appearing. · (a)

1963

  • Pub. L. 88–205 substituted "1964" for "1963" wherever appearing. · (a)

1962

  • Pub. L. 87–565 substituted "1963" for "1962" wherever appearing. · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.