FAA
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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and governs most American foreign aid and development assistance programs.
Aliases (1)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
→
foreign aid legislation → |
| abbreviation | FAA → |
| administeredBy |
United States Agency for International Development
→
United States Department of State → |
| amendedBy |
Foreign Assistance Act of 1973
→
International Development Cooperation Act of 1979 → Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 →
surface form: "International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975"
International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 → |
| codifiedIn | Title 22 of the United States Code → |
| containsProvisionOn |
development loans
→
economic support → human rights conditions on aid → military aid → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| dateSigned | 1961-09-04 → |
| enactedBy | United States Congress → |
| established | United States Agency for International Development → |
| frameworkFor |
U.S. bilateral economic assistance
→
U.S. development assistance policy → U.S. military assistance programs → |
| includesProvision |
authority for the President to furnish economic assistance
→
authority for the President to furnish military assistance → prohibition on assistance to communist countries under certain conditions → |
| includesTitle |
Title I – General Provisions
→
Title II – Development Assistance → U.S. Foreign Military Sales →
surface form: "Title III – Military Assistance and Sales"
Title IV – Supporting Assistance → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
→
surface form: "federal government of the United States"
|
| languageOfDocument | English → |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended → |
| policyGoal |
promote economic development in less developed countries
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promote political stability in recipient countries → support U.S. foreign policy objectives → |
| primaryPurpose |
govern United States foreign assistance programs
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reorganize U.S. foreign aid and development assistance → |
| regionCovered | worldwide → |
| regulates |
United States development assistance programs
→
United States Agency for International Development →
surface form: "United States foreign aid"
|
| reorganized | previous U.S. foreign aid programs → |
| replaced |
Mutual Security Act extensions
→
surface form: "Mutual Security Act of 1954"
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| shortName | FAA → |
| signedBy | John F. Kennedy → |
| subjectMatter |
economic development
→
foreign assistance → military assistance → security assistance → technical assistance → |
| title | Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 → |
| yearEnacted | 1961 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Foreign Assistance Act of 1961"