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PUBLIC LAW 87-196-8EPT. 4, 1961
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SEC. 507. SALES.—(a) The President may furnish defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and defense services to any friendly country or international organization, without reimbursement from funds made available for use under this part, if such country or international or^nization agrees to pa^ the value thereof in United States dollars. Payment shall be made in advance or, as determined by the President to be in the best interests of the United States, within a reasonable period not to exceed three years after the delivery of the defense articles, or the provision of the defense services. For the purposes of this subsection, the value of excess defense articles shall be not less than (1) the value specified in section 644(m)(1) plus the scrap value, or (2) the market value, if ascertainable, whichever is the greater. (b) The President may, without requirement for charge to any appropriation or contract authorization otherwise provided, enter into contracts for the procurement of defense articles or defense services for sale to any friendly country or international organization if such country or international organization provides the United States Government with a dependable undertaking (1) to pay the full amount of such contract which will assure the United States Government against any loss on the contract, and (2) to make funds available in such amounts and at such times as may be required to meet the payments required by the contract, and any damages and costs that may accrue from the cancellation of such contract, in advance of the time such payments, damages, or costs are due. SEC. 508. REIMBURSEMENTS.—Whenever funds made available for use under this part are used to furnish military assistance on cash or credit terms. United States dollar repayments, including dollar proceeds derived from the sale of foreign currency repayments to any agency or program of the United States Government, shall be credited to the current applicable appropriation, and shall be available until expended solely for the purpose of furnishing further military assistance on cash or credit terms, and, notwithstanding any provision of law relating to receipts and credits accruing to the United States Government, repayments in foreign currency may be used to carry out this part. SEC. 509. EXCHANGES.—Defense articles or defense services transferred to the United States Government by a country or international organization as payment for assistance furnished under this part may be used to carry out this part, or may be disposed of or transferred to any agency of the United States Government for stockpiling or other purposes. If such disposal or transfer is made subject to reimbursement, the funds so received shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account funding the cost of the assistance furnished or to any appropriation, fund, or account currently available for the same general purpose. SEC. 510. SPECIAL AUTHORITY.—(a) During the fiscal year 1962, the President may, if he determines it to be vital to the security of the United States, order defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and defense services for the purposes of part II, subject to subsequent reimbursement therefor from subsequent appropriations available for military assistance. The value of such orders under this subsection in the fiscal year 1962 shall not exceed $300,000,000. Prompt notice of action taken under this subsection shall be given to the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Armed Services of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (b) The Department of Defense is authorized to incur, in applicable appropriations, obligations in anticipation of reimbursements in
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