22 USC § 2775 - Foreign military sales to less developed countries

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title: "22 USC § 2775 - Foreign military sales to less developed countries"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2775"
section_name: "Foreign military sales to less developed countries"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "ARMS EXPORT CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 3, § 35, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1325; Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(T), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)"
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# § 2775. Foreign military sales to less developed countries

**(a)** When the President finds that any economically less developed country is diverting development assistance furnished pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.], or sales under the Food for Peace Act, as amended [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.], to military expenditures, or is diverting its own resources to unnecessary military expenditures, to a degree which materially interferes with its development, such country shall be immediately ineligible for further sales and guarantees under sections 2761, 2762, 2763, and 2764 of this title, until the President is assured that such diversion will no longer take place.

**(b)** Repealed. Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 3, § 35, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1325; Pub. L. 93–559, § 45(a)(5), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1814; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(T), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Food for Peace Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 41 (§ 1691 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954”.

1974—Subsec. (b).  repealed subsec. (b) which provided for Presidential reports to Congress respecting sales and guaranties to less developed countries.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

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

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of the President under subsec. (a) of this section, see section 1(i) of Ex. Ord. No. 13637, , 78 F.R. 16130, set out as a note under . Functions were previously delegated by Ex. Ord. No. 11958, which was formerly set out as a note under  and was revoked, subject to a savings provision, by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 13637.