§ 422. Retention for United States of defense articles procured for foreign governments

Statutory text

Any defense article procured pursuant to section 421 of this title shall be retained by or transferred to and for the use of such department or agency of the United States as the President may determine, in lieu of being disposed of to a foreign government, whenever in the judgment of the President the defense of the United States will be best served thereby.

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.

1941
Pub. L. 77–460 · 55 Stat. 745
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 422
(Oct. 28, 1941, ch. 460, title I, § 103, 55 Stat. 747.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Oct. 28, 1941, ch. 460, title I, § 103, 55 Stat. 747.)

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Credits

(Oct. 28, 1941, ch. 460, title I, § 103, 55 Stat. 747.)