Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 15 — The Republic of the Philippines
§ 1392. Acquisition of military and naval bases by United States
Statutory text
After negotiation with the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, or the President of the Filipino Republic, the President of the United States is authorized by such means as he finds appropriate to withhold or to acquire and to retain such bases, necessary appurtenances to such bases, and the rights incident thereto, in addition to any provided for by the Act of , as he may deem necessary for the mutual protection of the Philippine Islands and of the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 78–322 § 2 · 58 Stat. 625
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1392
(June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 2, 58 Stat. 626.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 2, 58 Stat. 626.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. After negotiation with the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, or the President of the Filipino Republic, the President of the United States is hereby authorized by such means as he finds appropriate to withhold or to acquire and to retain such bases, necessary appurtenances to such bases, and the rights incident thereto, 48 Stat. 456. 48 U. S. C. § 1231 et seq.; Supp. III, § 1232 et seq. in addition to any provided for by the Act of March 24, 1934, as he may deem necessary for the mutual protection of the Philippine Islands and of the United States.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of , referred to in text, is act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, 48 Stat. 456, which enacted sections 1281a, 1391, 1393 to 1395 of this title, and section 1248 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, amended sections 1231 to 1234, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1241 to 1243, 1245, and 1247 of Title 48, and enacted a provision set out as a note under section 1391 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Executive Documents
Philippine Independence
Philippine Islands granted independence by Proc. No. 2695, which is set out as a note under section 1394 of this title, and they now constitute a republic.
Credits
(June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 2, 58 Stat. 626.)