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[CITE: 22USC2378]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
          SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                       Part I--General Provisions
 
Sec. 2378. Prohibition on assistance to countries that provide 
        military equipment to terrorist states
        

(a) Prohibition

                           (1) In general

        The President shall withhold assistance under this chapter to 
    the government of any country that provides lethal military 
    equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of 
    State has determined is a terrorist government for the purposes of 
    section 2405(j) of title 50, Appendix, or 2371 of this title.

                          (2) Applicability

        The prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign 
    government shall terminate 1 year after that government ceases to 
    provide lethal military equipment. This section applies with respect 
    to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into 
    after April 24, 1996.

(b) Waiver

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance may be 
furnished to a foreign government described in subsection (a) of this 
section if the President determines that furnishing such assistance is 
important to the national interests of the United States and, not later 
than 15 days before obligating such assistance, furnishes a report to 
the appropriate committees of Congress including--
        (1) a statement of the determination;
        (2) a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided;
        (3) the estimated dollar amount of the assistance; and
        (4) an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States 
    national interests.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. III, Sec. 620H, as added Pub. L. 104-132, title 
III, Sec. 326, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1256.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original 
``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as 
amended, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    April 24, 1966, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original 
``the date of enactment of this Act'', which was translated as meaning 
the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104-132, which enacted this section, to 
reflect the probable intent of Congress.

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.


                         ``Assistance'' Defined

    Assistance defined for purposes of title III of Pub. L. 104-132, see 
section 329 of Pub. L. 104-132, set out as a note under section 2349aa-
10 of this title.
