Arms Export Control Act of 1976

• Title II of Pub.L. 94–329, 90 Stat. 729
•  codified at 22 U.S.C. ch. 39
•  H.R. 13680 legislation was passed by the 94th Congressional session
• enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford
• on June 30, 1976
• requires international governments receiving weapons from the United States to use the armaments for legitimate self-defense
•  places certain restrictions on American arms traders and manufacturers