<Table> Marshall Plan <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Foreign Assistance Act of 1948 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States through economic, financial, and other measures necessary to the maintenance of conditions abroad in which free institutions may survive and consistent with the maintenance of the strength and stability of the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 80th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> June 3, 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 80 - 472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 62 Stat. 137 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the Senate as S. 2202 </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on March 13, 1948 (71 - 19) </Li> <Li> Passed the House on March 31, 1948 (333 - 78) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on April 1, 1948; agreed to by the House on April 2, 1948 (321 - 78) and by the Senate on April 2, 1948 (agreed) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on April 3, 1948 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Foreign Assistance Act of 1948 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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