Military Aid in the Near East and Africa.—

Sec. 704. Military Aid in the Near East and Africa.—Section 202 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended, is amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 202.”, and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1954 not to exceed $50,000,000 to be available, whenever the President determines that such action is essential for the purpose of this Act, in order to provide assistance, pursuant to the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, in the area of the Near East and Africa. Such assistance may be furnished to any organization created pursuant to a regional defense arrangement in the area, to any nation in the general area participating in such an arrangement, or to any other nation in the general area which the President determines to be of direct importance to the defense of the area and whose increased ability to defend itself the President determines to be important to the security of the United States (any such determination to be reported forthwith to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives). No assistance shall be furnished under this subsection unless the recipient nation has agreed (1) that the equipment, materials, or services provided will be used solely to maintain its internal security, its legitimate self-defense, or to permit it to participate in the defense of the area, or in United Nations collective security arrangements and measures, and (2) that it will not undertake any act of aggression against any other nation.”