military assistance

military assistance Sec. 101. Chapter I of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to military assistance, is amended as follows: (a) Amend section 103(a), which relates to authorization, to read as follows: “(a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for use beginning in the fiscal year 1960 to carry out the purposes of this chapter not to exceed $1,400,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. Programs of military assistance subsequent to the fiscal year 1960 program shall be budgeted so as to come into competition for financial support with other activities and programs or the Department of Defense. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal years 1961 and 1962 such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the purposes of this chapter, which sums shall remain available until expended.” (b) Amend section 105(b), which relates to conditions applicable to military assistance, as follows: (1) Amend paragraph (4) to read as follows: “(4) Military equipment and materials may be furnished to the other American Republics only in furtherance of missions directly relating to the common defense of the Western Hemisphere which are found by the President to be important to the security of the United States. The President annually shall review such findings and shall determine whether military assistance is necessary. Internal security requirements shall not, unless the President determines otherwise, be the basis for military assistance programs to American Republics. The aggregate amount of funds which may be obligated or reserved during the fiscal year 1960 73 Stat. 248 for furnishing military assistance to American Republics shall not exceed the aggregate amount of funds obligated or reserved for such purpose during the fiscal year 1959.” (2) Add the following new paragraph: “(5) To the extent feasible and consistent with the other purposes of this chapter, administrators of the military assistance program shall encourage the use of foreign military forces in underdeveloped countries in the construction of public works and other activities helpful to economic development.”