2013 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 91 - ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PAKISTAN (§§ 8401 - 8442)
Subchapter II - SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN (§§ 8421 - 8425)
Section 8421 - Purposes of assistance

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 91 - ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PAKISTAN
SUBCHAPTER II - SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN
Sec. 8421 - Purposes of assistance
Containssection 8421
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-73, title II, §201, Oct. 15, 2009, 123 Stat. 2069.
Statutes at Large Reference123 Stat. 2069
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 111-73

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Purposes of assistance - 22 U.S.C. § 8421 (2013)
§8421. Purposes of assistance

The purposes of assistance under this subchapter are—

(1) to support Pakistan's paramount national security need to fight and win the ongoing counterinsurgency within its borders in accordance with its national security interests;

(2) to work with the Government of Pakistan to improve Pakistan's border security and control and help prevent any Pakistani territory from being used as a base or conduit for terrorist attacks in Pakistan, or elsewhere;

(3) to work in close cooperation with the Government of Pakistan to coordinate action against extremist and terrorist targets; and

(4) to help strengthen the institutions of democratic governance and promote control of military institutions by a democratically elected civilian government.

(Pub. L. 111–73, title II, §201, Oct. 15, 2009, 123 Stat. 2069.)

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