Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 2414

Presidential findings and determinations

(a)

Report to Congress

22 U.S.C. 2751In any case in which the President is required to make a report to the Congress, or to any committee or officer of either House of Congress, concerning any finding or determination under any provision of this chapter, the Foreign Military Sales Act [ et seq.], or the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act for each fiscal year, that finding or determination shall be reduced to writing and signed by the President.

(b)

Action prohibition prior to execution of report

No action shall be taken pursuant to any such finding or determination prior to the date on which that finding or determination has been reduced to writing and signed by the President.

(c)

Publication in Federal Register

Each such finding or determination shall be published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable after it has been reduced to writing and signed by the President. In any case in which the President concludes that such publication would be harmful to the national security of the United States, only a statement that a determination or finding has been made by the President, including the name and section of the Act under which it was made, shall be published.

(d)

Information accessible to Congress prior to transmission of report

22 U.S.C. 2751No committee or officer of either House of Congress shall be denied any requested information relating to any finding or determination which the President is required to report to the Congress, or to any committee or officer of either House of Congress, under any provision of this chapter, the Foreign Military Sales Act [ et seq.], or the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act for each fiscal year, even though such report has not yet been transmitted to the appropriate committee or officer of either House of Congress.

Pub. L. 87–195Pub. L. 92–22686 Stat. 29 (, pt. III, § 654, as added , pt. III, § 304(b), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 424 section 2151 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 90–62982 Stat. 1320 section 201(b) of Pub. L. 94–32990 Stat. 734 section 2751 of this titleThe Foreign Military Sales Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is , ch. 1, , , known as the Arms Export Control Act, on authority of , title II, , , and is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

section 2381 of this titleFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .