MUTUAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AND RELATED DOCUMENTS I. MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1951, AS Text of Public Law 165, Eighty-second Congress [H. R. 5113], 65 Stat. 373, approved October 10, 1951, as amended by the Mutual Security Act of 1952, Public Law 400, Eighty-second Congress, second session [H. R. 7005], 66 Stat. 141, approved June 20, 1952, and by the Mutual Security Act of 1953, Public Law 118, Eighty-third Congress, first session [H. R. 5710], 67 Stat. 152, approved July 16, 1953. AN ACT To maintain the security and promote the foreign policy and provide for the general welfare of the United States by furnishing assistance to friendly nations in the interest of international peace and security. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Mutual Security Act of 1951". Act. SEC. 2.1 (a) The Congress declares it to be the purpose Purpose of of this Act to maintain the security and to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing military, economic, and technical assistance to friendly countries to strengthen the mutual security and individual and collective defenses of the free world, to develop their resources in the interest of their security and independence and the national interest of the United States and to facilitate the effective participation of those countries in the United Nations system for collective security. The purposes of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1571-1604), the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 15011522), and the Act for International Development (22 U. S. C. 1557) shall hereafter be deemed to include this purpose. (b) The Congress welcomes the recent progress in political federation, military integration, and economic unification in Europe and reaffirms its belief in the necessity of further vigorous efforts toward these ends as a means of building strength, establishing security, and preserv 22 U. S. C. § 1651. 2 This subsection was added by sec. 2 of the Mutual Security Act of 1952. Europe appropriations authorized. Military assistance to NATO countries. Other countries. ing peace in the North Atlantic area. In order to pro- 8 SEC. 101 (a) In order to support the freedom of Europe through assistance which will further the carrying out of the plans for defense of the North Atlantic area, while at the same time maintaining the economic stability of the countries of the area so that they may meet their responsibilities for defense, and to further encourage the economic unification and the political federation of Europe, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1952 for carrying out the provisions and accomplishing the policies and purpose of this Act 4 (1) not to exceed $5,028,000,000 for assistance pursuant to the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1571-1604), for countries which are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty,5 for Spain, and for any country of Europe (other than a country covered by another title of this Act), which the President determines to be of direct importance to the defense of the North Atlantic area and whose increased ability to defend itself the President determines is important to the preservation of the peace and security of the North Atlantic area and to the security of the United States (any such determination to be reported forthwith to the Committee on Foreign Rela 22 U. S. C. § 1681. Text on p. 90. Text on p. 167. The words "for Spain" were added by sec. 3 (a) of the Mutual Security Act of 1952. Maximum escapees, etc. tions of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Af The portion of this subparagraph beginning with "and not to exceed $100,000,000* * *" was revised by sec. 703 of the Mutual Security Act of 1953. The changes made are shown as follows: "and not to exceed $100,000,000 of such appropriation for any selected persons who are residing in or escapees from the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, or the Communist-dominated or Communist-occupied areas of Germany and Austria, or any Communist-dominated or Communist-occupied areas of Asia and any other countries absorbed by the Soviet Union either to form such persons into elements of the military forces supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or for other purposes, when it is [similarly] determined by the President that such assistance will contribute to the defense of the North Atlantic area [and] or to the security of the United States. * • 99 This last sentence was added by sec. 3 (b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1952. See sec. 540 for fiscal year 1954 authorization. 9 (2) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1953 not to exceed $1,282,433,000 to provide assistance to any country covered by paragraph (1) of this subsection and to any other country covered by section 503 of this Act in accordance with the provisions of such section; and in addition unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made pursuant to this paragraph are authorized to be continued available for their original purposes through June 30, 1953, and to be consolidated with the appropriation hereby authorized.10 (b) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the total of the appropriations made available under this section may be transferred, when determined by the President to be necessary for the purpose of this Act, between appropriations made available under either paragraph of subNotification to section (a): Provided, That whenever the President makes any such determination, he shall forthwith notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. Transfer of funds. congressional committees. Spain. 11 (c) 12 Not less than $25,000,000 of the funds made available under authority of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be used for economic, technical, and military assistance to Spain in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Unexpended balances of appropriations made This subsection was revised by sec. 3 (c) of the Mutual Security Act of 1952. It formerly read as follows: "(2) not to exceed $1,022,000,000 for assistance pursuant to the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1501-1522) (including assistance to further European military production), for any country of Europe covered by paragraph (1) of this subsection and for any other country covered by section 103 (a) of the said Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended. In addition, unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made for carrying out the purposes of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, are hereby authorized to be continued available through June 30, 1952, and to be consolidated with the appropriation authorized by this paragraph: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant to this paragraph may be utilized to effectuate the principles set forth in section 115 (e) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended." The text of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended by the Mutual Security Act of 1952 and the Mutual Security Act of 1953, is on p. 52. 10 See sec. 541 for fiscal year 1954 authorization, p. 38. 11 This subsection was revised by sec. 701 (a) of the Mutual Security Act of 1953. The changes made are shown as follows: "(b) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the total of the appropriations [granted pursuant to] made available under this section may be transferred, when determined by the President to be necessary for the purpose of this Act, between appropriations granted pursuant to either paragraph of subsec tion (a): Provided, That the amount herein authorized to be transferred shall be determined without reference to any balances of prior appropriations continued available pursuant to this section:] Provided [further], That, whenever the President makes any such determination, he shall forthwith notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives." 12 This subsection was added by sec. 3 (d) of the Mutual Security Act of 1952. Public Law 249, 82d Cong., the Mutual Security Appropriation Act, 1952, appropriated $100,000,000 for assistance to Spain: "For economic, technical, and military assistance, in the discretion of the President under the general objectives set forth in the declaration of policy contained in the titles of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 and the Mutual Security Act of 1951, for Spain, $100,000,000." |