Foreign Assistance Act of 1974

Foreign Assistance Act of 1974
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesForeign Assistance Act Amendments of 1974
Long titleAn Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 93rd United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 30, 1974
Citations
Public law93-559
Statutes at Large88 Stat. 1795
Codification
Acts amendedForeign Assistance Act of 1961
Titles amended22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections amended22 U.S.C. ch. 32 § 2151
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 3394 by John Sparkman (DAL) on April 29, 1974
  • Committee consideration by Senate Foreign Relations
  • Passed the Senate on December 4, 1974 (46–45)
  • Passed the House on December 11, 1974 (201–189, in lieu of H.R. 17234)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on December 17, 1974; agreed to by the Senate on December 17, 1974 (49–43) and by the House on December 18, 1974 (209–189)
  • Signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford on December 30, 1974

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–559) was an Act of the 93rd United States Congress that added several amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.