Pub. L. 90-554, pt. III, ch. 1, sec. 301

Sec. 301. Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to general provisions, is amended as follows: (a) Section 604, which relates to procurement of commodities, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(f) No funds authorized to be made available to carry out part I of this Act shall be used under any commodity import program to make any payment to a supplier unless the supplier has certified to the agency primarily responsible for administering such part I, such information as such agency shall by regulation prescribe, including but not limited to, a description of the commodity supplied by him and its condition, and, on the basis of such information such agency shall have approved such commodity as eligible and suitable for financing under this Act.” (b) Section 607, which relates to the furnishing of services and commodities, is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately before “Whenever” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) No Government-owned excess property shall be made available under this section, section 608, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of part I of this Act, unless, before the shipment, of such property for use in a specified country (or transfer, if the property is already in such country), the agency administering such part I has approved such shipment (or transfer) and made a written determination— “(1) that there is a need tor such property in the quantity requested and that such property is suitable for the purpose requested; “(2) as to the status and responsibility of the designated end-user and his ability effectively to use and maintain such property; and “(3) that the residual value, serviceability, and appearance of such property would not reflect unfavorably on the image of the United States and would justify the costs of packing, crating, handling, transportation, and other accessorial costs, and that the residual value at least equals the total of these costs.” (c) Section 620, which relates to prohibitions against furnishing assistance, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 82 Stat. 964 “(v) The President is directed to withhold economic assistance in an amount equivalent to the amount spent by any underdeveloped country for the purchase of sophisticated weapons systems, such as missile systems and jet aircraft for military purposes from any country, unless the President determines that Such purchase or acquisition of weapons systems is important to the national security of the United States and reports within thirty days each such determination to the Congress,”