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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Part II · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance

§ 2383. Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense; priorities in procurement, delivery, and allocation of military equipment

Statutory text

(a)

In the case of assistance under subchapter II of this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall have primary responsibility for—

(1)

the determination of military end-item requirements;

(2)

the procurement of military equipment in a manner which permits its integration with service programs;

(3)

the supervision of end-item use by the recipient countries;

(4)

the supervision of the training of foreign military and related civilian personnel;

(5)

the movement and delivery of military end-items; and

(6)

within the Department of Defense, the performance of any other functions with respect to the furnishing of military assistance, education and training.

(b)

The establishment of priorities in the procurement, delivery, and allocation of military equipment shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2383

    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 623, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 446

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 623, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 446

  2. International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–329 § 106(b)(3)(A) · 90 Stat. 729

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2383(a)(4)

    Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(A), inserted “and related civilian” after “military”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(A), inserted “and related civilian” after “military”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a)(4) by inserting “and related civilian” immediately after “military”; and

  3. International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–329 § 106(b)(3)(B) · 90 Stat. 729

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2383(a)(6)

    Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(B), inserted “education and training” after “assistance”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(B), inserted “education and training” after “assistance”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (a)(6) by Inserting “, education and training” immediately after “assistance”,

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(A), inserted “and related civilian” after “military”.

Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(3)(B), inserted “education and training” after “assistance”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References to Subchapter II Deemed To Exclude Certain Parts of Subchapter II

References to subchapter II of this chapter are deemed to exclude parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II, and references to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include such parts. See section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.

Credits

1961–1976 · 2 acts
  1. 1961Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 623, , 75 Stat. 446
  2. 1976Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(3), , 90 Stat. 733.
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(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 623, , 75 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(3), , 90 Stat. 733.)

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