Prohibition on Aid in United States
Waived: Prohibition on Aid in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China
Note: the date of this economic sanction is: DECEMBER 11, 1985
Legislation was proposed, but did not become law, in 1982, 1983, and 1984, to allow the President to waive the prohibition on aid to the list of communist countries in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act.
Some Observations
Section 1202 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 amended section 620(f) to allow the temporary removal of a country from the prohibitions of that section if the President “finds and promptly reports to Congress that: (A) such assistance is vital to the security of the United States; (B) the recipient country is not controlled by the international Communist conspiracy; and (C) such assistance will further promote the independence of the recipient country from international communism.”
Developments
On December 11, 1985, Secretary of State George Shultz determined that the removal of China and Tibet from the application of section 620(f) was important to the national interest.
Sanctions by Authority:
Sec. 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [P.L. 87-195], as amended by the Sec. 1202 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 [P.L. 99-83] [22 U.S.C. 2370]; U.S. Department of State Public Notice 953 (51 F.R. 1890)
Occasion(s) Detailed
See August 1, 1962, for original sanction
Note: Based on the China: U.S. Economic Sanctions Report.
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