Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971

Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971

Long title	An Act to amend the Foreign Military Sales Act, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments
Enacted by	the 91st United States Congress
Effective	January 12, 1971
Citations
Public law	91-672
Statutes at Large	84 Stat. 2053
Codification
Acts amended	Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections amended	22 U.S.C. ch. 32 §§ 2151, 2301, 2314, 2403 22 U.S.C. ch. 39 §§ 2751, 2753
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 15628 Passed the House on March 24, 1970 (351-26) Passed the Senate on June 30, 1970 (75-20) Reported by the joint conference committee on July 9, 1970; agreed to by the House on July 9, 1970 (247-143) and by the on   Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on January 12, 1971

The Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971, Pub.L. 91–672, 84 Stat. 2053, enacted January 12, 1971, was created as an amendment to the Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968. The Act of 1971 established declarations to promote international peace and national security for economic, political, and social progress. The declaration provided coordination for international armament appropriations meeting the objectives of the Nixon Administration's foreign policy.

The H.R. 15628 legislation supported multilateral discussions between countries concerning the control of conventional armaments and restraints for the worldwide arms trade. The United States legislation provided provisions for negotiations with the Soviet Union on the limitation of arm shipments to the Middle East, global trade of international fighter aircraft, and a repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

The H.R. 15628 bill was passed by the 91st U.S. Congressional session and endorsed by the 37th President of the United States Richard M. Nixon on January 12, 1971.

The Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971 appropriations and resolutions as stated by the Act.

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