22 USC § 1392 - Acquisition of military and naval bases by United States

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title: "22 USC § 1392 - Acquisition of military and naval bases by United States"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1392"
section_name: "Acquisition of military and naval bases by United States"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 2, 58 Stat. 626.)"
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# § 1392. Acquisition of military and naval bases by United States

March 24, 1934

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.

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**Source Credit**: (June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 2, 58 Stat. 626.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , referred to in text, is , , which enacted sections 1281a, 1391, 1393 to 1395 of this title, and , 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 . 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 , and they now constitute a republic.