Japan–United States Friendship Act of 1975

Japan–United States Friendship Act of 1975
Long title	An Act to provide for the use of certain funds to promote scholarly, cultural, and artistic activities between Japan and the United States, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 94th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	94-118
Statutes at Large	89 Stat. 603
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 44 § 2901 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 824 by Jacob K. Javits (R–NY) on February 25, 1975; Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations; Passed the Senate on June 13, 1975 (Passed); Passed the House on September 26, 1975 (Passed, in lieu of H.R. 9667); Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on October 20, 1975;

The Japan–United States Friendship Act of 1975 seek to establish a cooperative peacetime friendship through the exchange of artistic and cultural endowments. The United States statute is a declaration stating a Japan–United States friendship will provide a global model partnership leading to future peace, prosperity, and security in Asia. The Act of Congress acknowledges the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement relinquishing United States authority of the Okinawa Prefecture better known as the Daitō Islands and Ryukyu Islands. The Act created the Japan–United States Friendship Trust Fund and Japan–United States Friendship Commission developing programs for the artistic and cultural exchanges between America and Japan.

The S. 824 legislation was passed by the 94th United States Congress and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on October 20, 1975.