22 USC § 2321d - Considerations in furnishing military assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2321d"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2321d - Considerations in furnishing military assistance"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2321d"
section_name: "Considerations in furnishing military assistance"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Military Assistance"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 511, as added Pub. L. 92–226, pt. II, § 201(f), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 25; amended Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 150(c), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–773.)"
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# § 2321d. Considerations in furnishing military assistance

Decisions to furnish military assistance made under subchapter II of this chapter shall take into account whether such assistance will—

**(1)** contribute to an arms race;

**(2)** increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict; or

**(3)** prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control arrangements.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 511, as added Pub. L. 92–226, pt. II, § 201(f), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 25; amended Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 150(c), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–773.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998— substituted “take into account” for “be made in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall take into account his opinion as to” in introductory provisions.

1975— substituted “be made in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall take into account his opinion as to” for “take into account”.

## 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 , set out as a note under , and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .