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22 USC 2^918

PUBLIC LAW 93-189-DEC. 17, 1973

" (i) to carry out the purposes of this chapter with respect to each country and each international organization receiving assistance under this chapter, including- the cost of United States personnel engaged in carrying out such purposes in each such country and with each such international organization; " (ii) to carry out each program conducted under this chapter in each country and by each international organization, including the cost of United States personnel engaged in carrying out each such program; and " (lii) for administrative support services within the United States to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the cost of United States personnel engaged in carrying out such purposes in the United States." (b) Section 482 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "$42,500,000" and all that follows down through the period at the end of such section and inserting in lieu thereof "$42,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended." MILITARY

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ASSISTANCE

SEC. 12. (a) Chapter 1 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 502A. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Excess defense articles shall be provided whenever possible rather than providing such articles by the procurement of new items." (b) Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) Section 503 is amended to read as follows: " SEC. 503. GEXERAL AUTHORITY.— (a) The President is authorized to furnish military assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by— "(1) acquiring from any source and providing (by loan or grant) any defense article or defense service; or "(2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to perform duties of a noncombatant nature. "(b) I n addition to such other terms and conditions as the President may determine pursuant to subsection (a), defense articles may be loaned thereunder only if— "(1) there is a bona fide reason, other than the shortage of funds, for providing such articles on a loan basis rather than on a grant basis; "(2) there is a reasonable expectation that such articles will be returned to the agency making the loan at the end of the loan period, unless the loan is then renewed; " (3) the loan period is of fixed duration not exceeding five years, during which such article may be recalled for any reason by the United States; "(4) the agency'making the loan is reimbursed for the loan based on the amount charged to the appropriation for military assistance under subsection (c); and "(5) arrangements are made with the agency making the loan to be reimbursed in the event such article islost or destroyed while on loan, such reimbursement being made first out of any funds

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