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 PUBLIC LAW 95-92—AUG. 4, 1977 (2) the effect of technology transfers on United States technological superiority; (3) the rationale for transfers of technology from the United States to foreign countries; (4) the benefits and risks of such transfers; (5) trends in technology transfers by the United States and other countries; (6) the need for controls on transfers of technology, including controls on the use of transferred technology, the effectiveness of existing end-use controls, and possible unilateral sanctions if enduse restrictions are violated; (7) the effectiveness of existing organizational arrangements in the Executive branch in regulating technology transfers from the United States; (8) the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations with respect to transfers of technology from the United States; and (9) the possibilities for international agreements with respect to transfers of technology. (b) In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the President shall utilize the resources and expertise of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and such other entities within the Executive branch as he deems necessary. (c) Not later than the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the President shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth in detail the findings made and conclusions reached as a result of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), together with such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the President deems appropriate.

91 STAT. 625

Report to Congress. Legislative recommendations.

POLICY ON ZAIRE

SEC. 25. No assistance of any kind may be furnished for the fiscal Report to year 1978 for the purpose, or which would have the effect, or pro- Speaker of the moting or augmenting, directly or indirectly, any military or para- House and military operations in Zaire unless and until the President determines congressional that such assistance should be furnished in the national security inter- committee. 22 USC 2370 ests of the United States and submits to the Speaker of the House of note. Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report containing— (1) a detailed description of the assistance proposed to be furnished, including the amounts of such assistance, the categories and specific kinds of assistance proposed, and the purposes for which such assistance will be used; and (2) a certification that the President has determined that the furnishing of such assistance is important to the national security interests of the United States and a detailed statement, in unclassified form, of the reasons supporting such determination. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNITED STATES ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL

SEC. 26. In accordance with the historic special relationship between 22 USC 2751 the United States and Israel and previous agreements and continuing note. understandings, the Congress ioins with the President in reaffirming that a policy of restraint in United States arms transfers, including arms sales ceilings, shall not impair Israel's deterrent strength or undermine the military balance in the Middle East.

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