1 PROLCLAMATION OF A STATE OF A WAR BETWEEN FOREIGN
2 STATES
3 SECTION 1. (A) That whenever the President or Con-
4 gress by concurrent resolution shall find that there exists a
5 state of war between foreign states, and that it is necessary
6 to promote the security or preserve the peace of the United
7 States or to protect the lives of citizens of the United States,
8 the President shall issue a proclamation naming the states
9 involved; and he shall, from time to time, by proclamation,
10 name other states as and when they may become involved
11 in the war.
12 (b) Whenever the conditions which have caused the
13 President to issue any proclamation under the authority of
14 this section have ceased to exist, he shall revoke the same.
15 SEC. 2. Whenever the President shall have issued a
16 proclamation under the authority of section 1 (a) it shall
17 thereafter be unlawful to export, or attempt to export, or
18 cause to be exported, arms or ammunition from any place in
19 the United States to any belligerent states named in such
20 proclamation.
21 TRAVEL ON VESSELS OF BELLIGERENT STATES
22 SEC. 3. (a) Whenever the President shah have issued
23 a proclamation under the authority of section 1 (a), no citi-
24 zen of the United States shah travel except at his own risk
25 on any vessel of the state or states named in such proclama-
1 tion, raftess in accordance with such rules and regulations
2 as the Presidentt shall prescribe.
3 (b) Whenever the President shall have revoked any
4 proclamation issued trader the authority of section 1 (a),
5 the provisions of this section and of any regulations issued
6 by the President hereunder shall thereupon cease to apply
7 with respect to the state or states named in such procla-
8 mation, except with respect to offenses committed prior to
9 such revocation.
10 FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSFER OF TITLE
11 SEC. 4. (a) Whenever the President shall have issued
12 a proclamation under the authority of section 1 (a), it shall
13 thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United
14 States to purchase, sell, or exchange bonds, securities, or
15 other obligations of the government of any state named
16 in such proclamation, or of any political subdivision of
17 any such state, or of any person acting for or on behalf
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18 of the government of any such state, issued after the date
19 of such proclamation, or to make any lo~n or extend any
20 credit to any such government, political subdivision, or
21 person: Provided, That if the President shah find that such
22 action will serve to protect the commercial or other interests
23 of the United States or its citizens, he may, in his discretion,
24 and to such extent and trader such regulations as he may
25 prescribe, except from the operation of this section for a