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In reply to the discussion: Should US keep arming Israel? Poll finds most Americans want weapon shipments to stop [View all]PufPuf23
(8,849 posts)45. "There is no statutory requirement for the executive branch to notify Congress" page 32
Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act
Section 502B(a)(2) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. §2304(a)(2)) stipulates that, absent the exercise of
certain presidential waivers due to extraordinary circumstances, no security assistance may be
provided to any country the government of which engages in a consistent pattern of gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights.
158 For the purposes of Section 502B,
security assistance is defined broadly to include sales of defense articles or services, extensions
of credits, and guaranties of loans under the AECA, licenses for exports to foreign government
military or security forces, and certain categories of assistance authorized under the FAA. The
term gross violations of internationally recognized human rights is defined to include 1)
torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; 2) prolonged detention
without charges and trial; 3) forced disappearance; and 4) other flagrant denial of the right to
life, liberty, or the security of person. Pursuant to this provision, the executive branch may make
a determination that a foreign government has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights and is therefore ineligible for security assistance. As
a general matter, the executive branch appears to have rarely restricted assistance pursuant to this
provision. There is no statutory requirement for the executive branch to notify Congress when it
chooses to unilaterally invoke 502B.
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Section 502B(a)(2) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. §2304(a)(2)) stipulates that, absent the exercise of
certain presidential waivers due to extraordinary circumstances, no security assistance may be
provided to any country the government of which engages in a consistent pattern of gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights.
158 For the purposes of Section 502B,
security assistance is defined broadly to include sales of defense articles or services, extensions
of credits, and guaranties of loans under the AECA, licenses for exports to foreign government
military or security forces, and certain categories of assistance authorized under the FAA. The
term gross violations of internationally recognized human rights is defined to include 1)
torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; 2) prolonged detention
without charges and trial; 3) forced disappearance; and 4) other flagrant denial of the right to
life, liberty, or the security of person. Pursuant to this provision, the executive branch may make
a determination that a foreign government has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights and is therefore ineligible for security assistance. As
a general matter, the executive branch appears to have rarely restricted assistance pursuant to this
provision. There is no statutory requirement for the executive branch to notify Congress when it
chooses to unilaterally invoke 502B.
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Should US keep arming Israel? Poll finds most Americans want weapon shipments to stop [View all]
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 12
OP
A combination of bullets, bombs, artillery fire, and collapsing buildings killed many ...
patphil
Mar 12
#9
NO, Israel did not kill thousands of children with bullets... BIG BOMBS
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 13
#58
Israel may think they are fighting a war with Hamas, and I suppose they are---
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 13
#19
Your reply does nothing to justify the garbage in the phrasing of that poll question.
Beastly Boy
Mar 13
#21
How do you intend to seperate the killers and oppressors from the ordinary folks?
Ping Tung
Mar 13
#49
Our military aid to Israel is a 10 year commitment. It was renewed for FY 2019-2028
LeftInTX
Mar 13
#37