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PART II—MILITARY ASSISTANCE SEC. 201. Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relating to •TJ.

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military assistance, is amended as follows: 22 USC 2301. (a) I n section 504(a), relating to authorization, strike out 83 Stat. 819. "$350,000,000 for the fiscal year 1970, and $350,000,000 for the fiscal ^^ ^^^ "12. year 1971" and insert in lieu thereof "$500,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972". (b) In section 505(b)(2), relating to conditions of eligibility, strike 22 USC 2314. out "and" and insert in lieu thereof "or". (c) Section 505(e), relating to conditions of eligibility, is repealed, go^^jgl gos(d) I n section 506(a), relating to special authority— si statr456. (1) strike out "1970 and the fiscal year 1971" and insert in lieu 83 Stat. 820. thereof "1972"; and '^ "^"^ " ' ' • (2) strike out "each of the fiscal years 1970 and 1971" and insert in lieu thereof "the fiscal year 1972". (e) Section 507(a), relating to restrictions on military aid to Latin Limitation. America, is amended to read as follows: " (a) Except as otherwise g/stat^'-is^?!^' provided in this section, the value of defense articles furnished by 22 USC 2319. the United States Government under this Act to Latin American countries shall not exceed $10,000,000. Not to exceed $25,000,000 in value of defense articles may be furnished under this part on a costsharing basis to an inter-American military force under the control of the Organization of American States.". (f) At the end of chapter 2 of such part II, add the following new 22 USC 2311. sections: "SEC.

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ANCE.—Decisions to furnish military assistance made under this part 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. "SEC.

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SIONS.— (a) It is the sense of Congress that the need for large United States military assistance advisory groups and military aid missions in foreign countries has diminished substantially during the last few years. In the words of the Peterson Task Force Report on International Development, 'The United States now can reduce its supervision and advice to a minimum, thus encouraging progress toward self-reliance. United States military missions and advisory groups should be consolidated with other elements in our overseas missions as soon as possible.' "(b) I n accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the total number of United States military personnel assigned and detailed, as of September 30, 1971, to United States military assistance advisory groups, military missions, and other organizations of the United States performing activities similar to such groups and missions, shall be reduced by at least 15 per centum by September 30, 1972, but every effort should be made to effect an aggregate reduction of 25 per centum by September 30, 1972.

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"SEC. 513. MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THAILAND.—

After June 30, 1972, no military assistance shall be furnished by the United States to Thailand directly or through any other foreign country unless that assistance is authorized under this Act or the Foreign Military Sales Act. nofe.^ " " '

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