RESTRICTIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCETO FOREIGN NATIONS AND CONDUCT FOREIGN OPERATIONS

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CIA-RDP81M00980R001700030091-1
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December 16, 2016
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December 2, 2004
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January 1, 1978
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Approved For Release 2004/12/22 CIA-RDP81 M00980ROD17000300 RESTRICTIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCETO FOREIGN NATIONS I#78/7o1f OLC A14D CONDUCT FOREIGN OPERATIONS Sec. 25 - International Prohibits assistance in FY 1978 Security Assistance Act for military or paramilitary of 1977 operations in Zaire unless President determines such assistance is in the national security interests and submits a description and certification to Congress Sec. 404 - International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 Sec. 662 - Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961, as amended (Hughes-Ryan amendment) Sec. 620B - Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961, as amended Sec. 406 - International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 FY 1978 Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act Sec. 503 - Foreign Assist- ance and Related Programs Appropriations Act (Brooke Aniendiren t ) Prohibits assistance of any kind to promote military or paramilitary operations in . Angola Prohibits non-intelligence covert operation abroad by CIA unless President finds it is important to national security- and reports it to Congress Prohibits military assistance, training, foreign military sales or financing, and Munitions Control export licenses for Argentina after September 30, 1978 Prohibits-, with respect to Chile, the same activities prohibited for Argentina by Sec. 620E of of the FAA (described above). Prohibits the use of funds for a number of countries in 'Latin - / -rc ric1 and Africa Prohibits assistance to a country in default for more than one year in repayment of it loan from the U.S. unless previously disputed or default being cured. Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81M00980R001700030091-1 RESTRICTION EFFECT Approved For Release 2004/12/22 CIA-RDP81M00980R001700030091-1 -2- RESTRICTION EFFECT Secs. 504(a)(2) and 516 - Prohibit grant military assist- Foreign Assistance Act of ance to any country unless Lh e 1961, as amended country and the amount of assis ante are specified by law_ (Th precludes immediate grant ' assistance to a country not specifically included in the annual authorization bill.) Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81M00980R001700030091-1 Limitation Provisions in Various Statutes Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81M00980R001700030091-1 Arms Export Control Act Section 3 (a) 3 (c) 3 (d) 3 (f) 4. 32 33 (a) 35 (a) 36 (b) 36 (c) - 38 (b) (3) 42 (c) eligibility criteria/3rd party transfers discrimination combat activities combat readiness. ineligibility procedures 3rd party trap sfer procedures terrorism Authorized purposes/Conte Long financing authorization . and ceiling EDA ExIm African ceiling diversion of $ by LDC's 30 day Cong. review of big sales 30 day Cong. review of comet. exports restrictions on commercial exports offshore procureient Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R001 700030091 -1 Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81M0098OR001700030091-1 .Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Section 502(B) - human rights 502 - authorized purposes 502 (a) (2) k1AP (see also Sec. 516) 505 - eligibility conditions/3rd party transfers/discrim-inat ion 514 - stockpiling ? Section 620 fa) (e) (f) (1) (m) (q) (t) Cuba Flickenlooper Communist countries (see also (b)) aggressive countries wealthy countries countries default -- countries with which no dip. r.els. (x) - Turkey Section 620A - terrorism Section 620(B) - Argentina Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP81M0098.0R001700030091-1 SECRET EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Routing Slip Staff - at#rlg^, A n~?tair .r rs.~r~: 1 Pra Xa ~ t.S 1 I`~P ? To 1: Per your request at this n rllirn Remarks: prq qf,9r Release 2004/12/22: CIA-RDP81 M00980R ACTION INFO DATE INITIAL 1 DCI 2 DDCI X 3 DD/RM 4 DD/NFA 5 DD/CT 6 DD/A 7 DD/O 8 DD/S&T 9 GC 0 LC X 1 IG 12 Compt 13 PA 14 D/EEO 15 D/Pers 16 AO/DCI 17 C/IPS 18 DCI/SS 19 c/l1) 20 21 22