Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 65 — Control and Elimination of Chemical and Biological Weapons
§ 5603. United States export controls
Statutory text
The President shall—
use the authorities of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] to control the export of those defense articles and defense services, and
use the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 to control the export of those goods and technology,
that the President determines would assist the government of any foreign country in acquiring the capability to develop, produce, stockpile, deliver, or use chemical or biological weapons.
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.
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102–182 title III § 304(a) · 105 Stat. 1233
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 5603
(Pub. L. 102–182, title III, § 304(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1246.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 102–182, title III, § 304(a), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1246.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— The President shall— (1) use the authorities of the Arms Export Control Act to control the export of those defense articles and defense services, and (2) use the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 to control the export of those goods and technology, that the President determines would assist the government of any foreign country in acquiring the capability to develop, produce, stockpile, deliver, or use chemical or biological weapons.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 90–629, , 82 Stat. 1320, which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables.
The Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 96–72, , 93 Stat. 503, which was classified principally to chapter 56 (§ 4601 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), , 132 Stat. 2232, except for sections 11A, 11B, and 11C thereof (50 U.S.C. 4611, 4612, 4613).