22 U.S.C. § 422 — Retention for United States of defense articles procured for foreign governments

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The President can keep defense items bought for a foreign government under section 421. Instead, they go to a U.S. department or agency the President chooses. The President may only do this when it best serves U.S. defense.

This section covers defense articles bought under section 421 for a foreign government. Normally, the item would go to that foreign government. Instead, the President can decide to keep it for U.S. use. The President chooses which U.S. department or agency gets the article. The department or agency can keep it or receive it by transfer. The President can only make this choice if, in the President's judgment, U.S. defense is better served by keeping the item than by giving it to the foreign government.

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Any defense article procured pursuant to section 421 of this title shall be retained by or transferred to and for the use of such department or agency of the United States as the President may determine, in lieu of being disposed of to a foreign government, whenever in the judgment of the President the defense of the United States will be best served thereby.

Source credit: (Oct. 28, 1941, ch. 460, title I, § 103, 55 Stat. 747.)

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1941Enacted · Act of Oct. 28, 1941, ch. 460 · 55 Stat. 747

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