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81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 626 -OCT. 6 , 1949
TITLE I
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY COUNTRIES
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SEC. 101. In view of the coming into force of the North Atlantic Furnishing of mill-
Treaty and the establishment thereunder of the Council and the De-
t
ryassistance
fense Committee which will recommend measures for the common
defense of the North Atlantic area, and in view of the fact that the
task of the Council and the Defense Committee can be facilitated by
immediate steps to increase the integrated defensive armed strength
of the parties to the treaty, the President is hereby authorized to
furnish military assistance in the form of equipment, materials, and
services to such nations as are parties to the treaty and have hereto-
fore requested such assistance. Any such assistance furnished under Agreements.
this title shall be subject to agreements, further referred to in section
402, designed to assure that the assistance will be used to promote an Pot, . 717.
integrated defense of the North Atlantic area and to facilitate the
development of defense plans by the Council and the Defense Com-
mittee under article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty and to realize
unified direction and effort; and after the agreement by the Govern-
ment of the United States with defense plans as recommended by the
Council and the Defense Committee, military assistance hereunder
shall be furnished only in accordance therewith.
SEC. 102. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the tAppropriation a
President for the period through June 30, 1950, out of any moneys in thoed. d76.
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for carrying out the provi-
sions and accomplishing the policies and purposes of this title, not to
exceed $500,000,000, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall be imme- Restrictions.
diately available upon appropriation, and not to exceed $400,000,000
shall become available when the President of the United States
approves recommendations for an integrated defense of the North
Atlantic area which may be made by the Council and the Defense
Committee to be established under the North Atlantic Treaty. The
recommendations which the President may approve shall be limited,
so far as expenditures by the United States are concerned, entirely
to the amount herein authorized to be appropriated and the amount
authorized hereinafter as contract authority.
SEC. 103. In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated
Contract authority.
under section 102, the President shall have authority, within the limits
of specific contract authority which may be hereafter granted to him
in an appropriation Act, to enter into contracts for carrying out the
provisions and accomplishing the policies and purposes of this title
in amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $500,000,000 during the
period ending June 30, 1950, and there are hereby authorized to be Appropriaton au-
appropriated for expenditure after June 30, 1950, such sums as may t Postdp. 97 .
be necessary to pay obligations incurred under such contract authori-
zation. No contract authority which may be granted pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall be exercised by the President until such
time as he has approved recommendations for an integrated defense
of the North Atlantic area which may be made by the Council and
the Defense Committee to be established under the North Atlantic
Treaty.
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available for carrying out the pro- Restrictions on nse
visions of this Act or the Act of May 22, 1947, as amended, shall be 61 Stat. 103.
utilized (a) to construct or aid in the construction of any factory or nI,§§ 401-sY
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other manufacturing establishment outside of the United States or to
provide equipment or machinery (other than machine tools) for any
such factory or other manufacturing establishment, (b) to defray the
cost of maintaining any such factory or other manufacturing establish-
ment, (c) directly or indirectly to compensate any nation or any
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