Effective December 30, 1974 Statutes at Large 88 Stat. 1795 | Public law 93-559 | |
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Other short titles Foreign Assistance Act Amendments of 1974 Long title An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. Enacted by the 93rd United States Congress | ||
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 (Public law 93-559) , was an act of the 93rd United States Congress that added several amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Perhaps most famously, the act introduced an amendment that effectively eliminated aid and military funding for South Vietnam. Direct US involvement in Vietnam was already prohibited under the Case–Church Amendment, and the termination of US funding and indirect support for South Vietnam was a significant factor leading up to the Fall of Saigon.
The act also included the Hughes–Ryan Amendment, which required the President to report all covert operations of the CIA to congress within a set time limit, and placed limits on the funding of such operations. The act also included other amendments, including, among others, appropriation of funds to Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and the suspension of funds to Turkey due to the conflict in Cyprus.