CHAPTER 35 - ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
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§ 2551 Congressional statement of purpose
An ultimate goal of the United States is a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide impetus toward this goal by addressing the problem of reduction and control of armaments looking toward ultimate world disarmament. The Secretary of State must have the capacity to provide the essential scientific, economic, political, military, psychological, and technological information upon which realistic arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy must be based. The Secretary shall have the authority, under the direction of the President, to carry out the following primary functions: (1) The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations and implementation fora in the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament field. (2) The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy formulation. (3) The preparation for, operation of, or direction of, United States participation in such control systems as may become part of United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities. (4) The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title I, § 102 , formerly § 2, Sept. 26, 1961 , 75 Stat. 631 ; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 144 , Nov. 29, 1975 , 89 Stat. 758 ; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII , §§ 703, 719(a), Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 491 , 501; renumbered § 102 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(1), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–768 , 2681–772.)
“SEC. 1261 SHORT TITLE.
“This subtitle may be cited as the ‘International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act of 1999’.
“SEC. 1262 INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.
(“(a) Negotiations.— The President shall attempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct. The President shall take the necessary steps to begin negotiations within appropriate international fora not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 29, 1999 ]. The purpose of these negotiations shall be to establish an international regime to promote global transparency with respect to arms transfers, including participation by countries in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, and to limit, restrict, or prohibit arms transfers to countries that do not observe certain fundamental values of human liberty, peace, and international stability.
(“(b) Criteria.— The President shall consider the following criteria in the negotiations referred to in subsection (a): The government of the country— was chosen by and permits free and fair elections; promotes civilian control of the military and security forces and has civilian institutions controlling the policy, operation, and spending of all law enforcement and security institutions, as well as the armed forces; promotes the rule of law and provides its nationals the same rights that they would be afforded under the United States Constitution if they were United States citizens; and promotes the strengthening of political, legislative, and civil institutions of democracy, as well as autonomous institutions to monitor the conduct of public officials and to combat corruption. The government of the country— does not persistently engage in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including— extrajudicial or arbitrary executions; disappearances; torture or severe mistreatment; prolonged arbitrary imprisonment; systematic official discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, or political affiliation; and grave breaches of international laws of war or equivalent violations of the laws of war in internal armed conflicts; vigorously investigates, disciplines, and prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; permits access on a regular basis to political prisoners by international humanitarian organizations; promotes the independence of the judiciary and other official bodies that oversee the protection of human rights; does not impede the free functioning of domestic and international human rights organizations; and provides access on a regular basis to humanitarian organizations in situations of conflict or famine. The government of the country is not engaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of international law. The government of the country does not provide support for international terrorism. The government of the country does not contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The country is not located in a region in which arms transfers would exacerbate regional arms races or international tensions that present a danger to international peace and stability.
(“(c) Reports to Congress.— Not later than 6 months after the commencement of the negotiations under subsection (a), and not later than the end of every 6-month period thereafter until an agreement described in subsection (a) is concluded, the President shall report to the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the progress made during these negotiations. In the report required in sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(b) and 2304(b)), the Secretary of State shall describe the extent to which the practices of each country evaluated meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (a).”
“SEC. 201 SHORT TITLE.
“This title may be cited as the ‘Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991’.”
§ 2552 Definitions
(a) The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all kinds under international agreement including the necessary steps taken under such an agreement to establish an effective system of international control, or to create and strengthen international organizations for the maintenance of peace.
(b) The term “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, agency, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of Government.
§§ 2561 to 2566 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2567 Presidential Special Representatives
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Special Representatives of the President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters. Each Presidential Special Representative shall hold the rank of ambassador. Presidential Special Representatives appointed under this section shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State. The Department of State shall be the Government agency responsible for providing administrative support, including funding, staff, and office space, to all Presidential Special Representatives. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 201 , formerly § 27, as added Pub. L. 95–108, § 2(a) , Aug. 17, 1977 , 91 Stat. 871 ; amended Pub. L. 98–202, § 6(a) , Dec. 2, 1983 , 97 Stat. 1382 ; Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 103(a) , Dec. 11, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1853 ; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 708(a) , Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 493 ; renumbered § 201 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(4), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–769 , 2681–772.)
§ 2568 Program for visiting scholars
A program for visiting scholars in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament shall be established by the Secretary of State in order to obtain the services of scholars from the faculties of recognized institutions of higher learning. The purpose of the program will be to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines relevant to the Department of State’s activities an opportunity for active participation in the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities of the Department of State and to gain for the Department of State the perspective and expertise such persons can offer. Each fellow in the program shall be appointed for a term of one year, except that such term may be extended for a 1-year period. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 202 , formerly § 28, as added Pub. L. 98–202, § 3 , Dec. 2, 1983 , 97 Stat. 1381 ; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 719(b) , Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 501 ; renumbered § 202 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(5), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–769 , 2681–772.)
§ 2571 Research, development and other studies
(a) Control, reduction and elimination of armed forces and armaments the detection, identification, inspection, monitoring, limitation, reduction, control, and elimination of armed forces and armaments, including thermonuclear, nuclear, missile, conventional, bacteriological, chemical, and radiological weapons:
(b) Weapon detection and identification tests the techniques and systems of detecting, identifying, inspecting, and monitoring of tests of nuclear, thermonuclear, and other weapons;
(c) Analysis of national budgets and economic indicators the analysis of national budgets, levels of industrial production, and economic indicators to determine the amounts spent by various countries for armaments 1 and of all aspects of anti-satellite activities;
(d) Space, earth’s surface and underwater regions the control, reduction, and elimination of armed forces and armaments in space, in areas on and beneath the earth’s surface, and in underwater regions;
(e) Structure and operation of international control the structure and operation of international control and other organizations useful for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament;
(f) Training of control system personnel the training of scientists, technicians, and other personnel for manning the control systems which may be created by international arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements;
(g) Danger of war from accident, miscalculation, or surprise attack the reduction and elimination of the danger of war resulting from accident, miscalculation, or possible surprise attack, including (but not limited to) improvements in the methods of communications between nations;
(h) Economic and political consequences of disarmament the economic and political consequences of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament, including the problems of readjustment arising in industry and the reallocation of national resources;
(i) Disarmament implications of foreign and national security policies of United States the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament implications of foreign and national security policies of the United States with a view to a better understanding of the significance of such policies for the achievement of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament;
(j) National security and foreign policy implications of disarmament the national security and foreign policy implications of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament proposals with a view to a better understanding of the effect of such proposals upon national security and foreign policy;
(k) Methods for maintenance of peace and security during stages of disarmament methods for the maintenance of peace and security during different stages of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament;
(l) War prevention factors the scientific, economic, political, legal, social, psychological, military, and technological factors related to the prevention of war with a view to a better understanding of how the basic structure of a lasting peace may be established; and
(m) Other related problems such related problems as the Secretary of State may determine to be in need of research, development, or study in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
§ 2572 Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights
All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public. This section shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may have thereunder. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 302 , formerly § 32, Sept. 26, 1961 , 75 Stat. 634 ; renumbered § 302 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(7), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–769 , 2681–772.)
§ 2573 Policy formulation
(a) Formulation The Secretary of State shall prepare for the President, and the heads of such other Government agencies as the President may determine, recommendations and advice concerning United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy.
(b) Prohibition No action shall be taken pursuant to this chapter or any other Act that would obligate the United States to reduce or limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States in a militarily significant manner, except pursuant to the treaty-making power of the President set forth in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution or unless authorized by the enactment of further affirmative legislation by the Congress of the United States.
(c) Statutory construction Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.
§ 2574 Negotiation management
(a) Responsibilities The Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, shall have primary responsibility for the preparation, conduct, and management of United States participation in all international negotiations and implementation fora in the field of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. In furtherance of these responsibilities, Special Representatives of the President appointed pursuant to section 2567 of this title , shall, as directed by the President, serve as United States Government representatives to international organizations, conferences, and activities relating to the field of nonproliferation, such as the preparations for and conduct of the review relating to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
(b) Authority The Secretary of State is authorized— to formulate plans and make preparations for the establishment, operation, and funding of inspections and control systems which may become part of the United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities; and as authorized by law, to put into effect, direct, or otherwise assume United States responsibility for such systems.
§ 2575 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2576 Arms control information
In order to assist the Secretary of State in the performance of his duties with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and negotiations, any Government agency preparing any legislative or budgetary proposal for— any program of research, development, testing, engineering, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to nuclear armaments, nuclear implements of war, military facilities or military vehicles designed or intended primarily for the delivery of nuclear weapons, any program of research, development, testing, engineering, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities, having— an estimated total program cost in excess of 50,000,000, or any other program involving technology with potential military application or weapons systems which such Government agency or the Secretary of State believes may have a significant impact on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy or negotiations, shall, on a continuing basis, provide the Secretary of State with full and timely access to detailed information with respect to the nature, scope, and purpose of such proposal. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 305 , formerly § 36, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 146 , Nov. 29, 1975 , 89 Stat. 758 ; amended Pub. L. 95–338, § 1 , Aug. 8, 1978 , 92 Stat. 458 ; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII , §§ 704(1), 719(e), Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 492 , 501; renumbered § 305 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(10), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–770 , 2681–772.)
§ 2577 Verification of compliance
(a) In general In order to ensure that arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements can be verified, the Secretary of State shall report to Congress, on a timely basis, or upon request by an appropriate committee of the Congress— in the case of any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement that has been concluded by the United States, the determination of the Secretary of State as to the degree to which the components of such agreement can be verified; in the case of any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement that has entered into force, any significant degradation or alteration in the capacity of the United States to verify compliance of the components of such agreement; the amount and percentage of research funds expended by the Department of State for the purpose of analyzing issues relating to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament verification; and the number of professional personnel assigned to arms control verification on a full-time basis by each Government agency.
(b) Assessments upon request Upon the request of the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, in case of an arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament proposal presented to a foreign country by the United States or presented to the United States by a foreign country, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on the degree to which elements of the proposal are capable of being verified.
(c) Standard for verification of compliance In making determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall assume that all measures of concealment not expressly prohibited could be employed and that standard practices could be altered so as to impede verification.
(d) Rule of construction Except as otherwise provided for by law, nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the disclosure of sensitive information relating to intelligence sources or methods or persons employed in the verification of compliance with arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements.
§ 2577a Arms control verification
(a) Establishment of working group The President should establish a working group— to examine verification approaches to a strategic arms reduction agreement and other arms control agreements; and to assess the relevance for such agreements of the verification provisions of the Treaty Between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (signed at Washington, December 8, 1987 ).
(b) Information and data base The Agency shall allocate sufficient resources to develop and maintain a comprehensive information and data base on verification concepts, research, technologies, and systems. The Agency shall collect, maintain, analyze, and disseminate information pertaining to arms control verification and monitoring, including information regarding— all current United States bilateral and multilateral arms treaties; and proposed, prospective, and potential bilateral or multilateral arms treaties in the areas of nuclear, conventional, chemical, and space weapons. The Agency shall seek to improve United States verification and monitoring activities through the monitoring and support of relevant research and analysis. The Agency shall provide detailed information on the activities pursuant to this section in its annual report to the Congress.
§ 2578 Negotiating records
(a) Preparation of records The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain records for each arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party and which was under negotiation or in force on or after January 1, 1990 , which shall include classified and unclassified materials such as instructions and guidance, position papers, reporting cables and memoranda of conversation, working papers, draft texts of the agreement, diplomatic notes, notes verbal, and other internal and external correspondence.
(b) Negotiating and implementation records In particular, the Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a negotiating and implementation record for each such agreement, which shall be comprehensive and detailed, and shall document all communications between the parties with respect to such agreement. Such records shall be maintained both in hard copy and magnetic media.
§ 2579 Omitted
§ 2581 General authority of Secretary of State
(a) Utilization of other Federal agencies; transfers of supplies, equipment, and surplus property utilize or employ the services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of any other Government agency, with the consent of the agency concerned, to perform such functions on behalf of the Department of State as may appear desirable. Any Government agency is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to transfer to or to receive from the Secretary of State, without reimbursement, supplies and equipment other than administrative supplies or equipment. Transfer or receipt of excess property shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41;
(b) Employment of personnel appoint and fix the compensation of employees possessing specialized technical expertise without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, if the Secretary of State ensures that— any employee who is appointed under this subsection is not paid at a rate— in excess of the rate payable for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility, or exceeding the maximum rate payable for grade 15 of the General Schedule; and the number of employees appointed under this subsection shall not exceed 10 percent of the Department of State’s full-time-equivalent positions allocated to carry out the purpose of this chapter. 1
(c) Detail of other agency personnel without prejudice to status or advancement enter into agreements with other Government agencies, including the military departments through the Secretary of Defense, under which officers or employees of such agencies may be detailed to the Department of State for the performance of service pursuant to this chapter without prejudice to the status or advancement of such officers or employees within their own agencies;
(d) Experts and consultants; stenographic reporting services; compensation and travel expenses; limitation on period of employment; renewal of employment contracts procure services of experts and consultants or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, as authorized by section 3109 of title 5 and to pay in connection therewith travel expenses of individuals, including transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from their homes or regular places of business, as authorized by section 5703 of such title: Provided , That no such individual shall be employed for more than 130 days in any fiscal year unless the President certifies that employment of such individual in excess of such number of days is necessary in the national interest: And provided further , That such contracts may be renewed annually;
(e) Employment of outstanding personnel employ individuals of outstanding ability without compensation in accordance with the provisions of section 4560(b) of title 50 and regulations issued thereunder;
(f) Establishment of scientific and policy advisory board; compensation and expenses establish a scientific and policy advisory board to advise with and make recommendations to the Secretary of State on United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and activities. A majority of the board shall be composed of individuals who have a demonstrated knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters and who have distinguished themselves in any of the fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or engineering, including weapons engineering. The members of the board may receive the compensation and reimbursement for expenses specified for consultants by subsection (d) of this section;
(g) Oaths and sworn statements administer oaths and take sworn statements in the course of an investigation made pursuant to the Secretary of State’s responsibilities under this chapter;
(h) Delegation of functions delegate, as appropriate, to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security or other officers of the Department of State, any authority conferred upon the Secretary of State by the provisions of this chapter; and
(i) Rules and regulations make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to the exercise of any authority conferred upon the Secretary of State by the provisions of this chapter.
§§ 2582, 2583 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2584 Dual compensation exemption
Members of advisory boards and consultants may serve as such without regard to any Federal law limiting the reemployment of retired officers or employees or governing the simultaneous receipt of compensation and retired pay or annuities, subject to section 5532 1 of title 5. This section shall apply only to individuals carrying out activities related to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 402 , formerly § 44, Sept. 26, 1961 , 75 Stat. 636 ; Pub. L. 88–448, title IV, § 401(d) , Aug. 19, 1964 , 78 Stat. 490 ; renumbered § 402 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(14), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–771 , 2681–772.)
§§ 2585 to 2588 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§§ 2589, 2590 Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498
§ 2591 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2592 Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 704(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 492
§§ 2592a, 2592b Repealed. Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 403(a)(1), (b)(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2325
§ 2593 Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2593a Annual report to Congress
(a) In general Not later than April 15 of each year, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report prepared by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Such report shall include— a detailed statement concerning the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament objectives of the executive branch of Government for the forthcoming year; a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament negotiations, including a comprehensive description of negotiations or other activities during the preceding year and an appraisal of the status and prospects for the forthcoming year; a detailed assessment of adherence of the United States to obligations undertaken in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements, including information on the policies and organization of each relevant agency or department of the United States to ensure adherence to such obligations, a description of national security programs with a direct bearing on questions of adherence to such obligations and of steps being taken to ensure adherence, and a compilation of any substantive questions raised during the preceding year and any corrective action taken; a detailed assessment of the adherence of other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments, including the Missile Technology Control Regime, to which the United States is a participating state, including information on actions taken by each nation with regard to the size, structure, and disposition of its military forces in order to comply with arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreements or commitments, and shall include, in the case of each agreement or commitment about which compliance questions exist— a description of each significant issue raised and efforts made and contemplated with the other participating state to seek resolution of the difficulty; an assessment of damage, if any, to the United States security and other interests; and recommendations as to any steps that should be considered to redress any damage to United States national security and to reduce compliance problems; a discussion of any material noncompliance by foreign governments with their binding commitments to the United States with respect to the prevention of the spread of nuclear explosive devices (as defined in section 6305(4) of this title ) by non-nuclear-weapon states (as defined in section 6305(5) of this title ) or the acquisition by such states of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in section 6305(8) of this title ), including— a net assessment of the aggregate military significance of all such violations; a statement of the compliance policy of the United States with respect to violations of those commitments; and what actions, if any, the President has taken or proposes to take to bring any nation committing such a violation into compliance with those commitments; and a specific identification, to the maximum extent practicable in unclassified form, of each and every question that exists with respect to compliance by other countries with arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements with the United States.
(b) Classification of report The report required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, with classified annexes, as appropriate. The portions of this report described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall summarize in detail, at least in classified annexes, the information, analysis, and conclusions relevant to possible noncompliance by other nations that are provided by United States intelligence agencies.
(c) Reporting consecutive noncompliance If the President in consecutive reports submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under this section reports that any designated nation is not in full compliance with its binding nonproliferation commitments to the United States, then the President shall include in the second such report an assessment of what actions are necessary to compensate for such violations.
(d) Additional requirement Each report required by this section shall include a discussion of each significant issue described in subsection (a)(6) that was contained in a previous report issued under this section during 1995, or after December 31, 1995 , until the question or concern has been resolved and such resolution has been reported in detail to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined in section 1102(1) of the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Security Assistance Act of 1999).
(e) Annual report Not later than June 15 of each year described in paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed assessment, consistent with the provision of classified information and intelligence sources and methods, of the adherence of other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a party, including information of cases in which any such nation has behaved inconsistently with respect to its obligations undertaken in such agreements or commitments. A year described in this paragraph is a year in which the President fails to submit the report required by subsection (a) by not later than April 15 of such year. The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
(f) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
§ 2593b Repealed. Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LI, § 5114(b)(4), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2352
§§ 2593c, 2593d Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2593e Measures against persons involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States
(a) Reports on persons that violate treaties or agreements Not later than 30 days after the submittal to Congress of an annual report on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament pursuant to section 2593a of this title , the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, identifying every person with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that— the person— is an individual who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a country described in paragraph (2); or is an entity organized under the laws of a country described in paragraph (2); and has engaged in any activity that contributed to or is a significant factor in the President’s or the Secretary of State’s determination that such country is not in full compliance with its obligations as further described in paragraph (2); or the person has provided material support for such non-compliance to a person described in subparagraph (A). A country described in this paragraph is a country (other than a country described in paragraph (3)) that the President or the Secretary of State has determined, in the most recent annual report described in paragraph (1), to be not in full compliance with its obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a participating state. The following countries are not described for purposes of paragraph (2): The United States. Any country determined by the Director of National Intelligence to be closely cooperating in intelligence matters with the United States in the period covered by the most recent annual report described in paragraph (1), regardless of the extent of the compliance of such country with the obligations described in paragraph (2) during such period.
(b) Imposition of measures Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f), the President shall impose the measures described in subsection (c) with respect to each person identified in a report under subsection (a).
(c) Measures described The measures to be imposed with respect to a person under subsection (b) are the head of any executive agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41 ) may not enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the procurement of goods or services with the person. The requirement to impose measures under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any contract for the procurement of goods or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation. Not later than 90 days after December 23, 2016 , the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to implement paragraph (1). The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subparagraph (A) shall include a requirement for a certification from each person that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person owned or controlled by the person, does not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii). If the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification under subparagraph (B) on or after the date on which the applicable revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this paragraph becomes effective— the head of that executive agency shall terminate a contract with such person or debar or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for a period of not less than 2 years; any such debarment or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations; and the Administrator of General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false certification under subparagraph (B).
(d) Waiver for lack of knowing violation The President may waive the application of measures on a case-by-case basis under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President— determines that— in the case of a person described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the person did not knowingly engage in any activity described in such subsection; in the case of a person described in subsection (a)(1)(B), the person conducted or facilitated a transaction or transactions with, or provided financial services to, a person described in subsection (a)(1)(A) that did not knowingly engage in any activity described in such subsection; and in the case of a person described in subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B), the person has terminated the activity for which otherwise covered by such subsection or has provided verifiable assurances that the person will terminate such activity; and the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the determination and the reasons for the determination. The report required by paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(e) Waiver to prevent disclosure of intelligence sources and methods The President may waive the application of measures on a case-by-case basis under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President— determines that the waiver is necessary to prevent the disclosure of intelligence sources or methods; and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, on the determination and the reasons for the determination.
(f) Timing of imposition Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President shall immediately impose measures under subsection (b) against a person described in subsection (a)(1) upon the submittal to Congress of the report identifying the person pursuant to subsection (a)(1) unless the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of the country concerned has taken specific and effective actions, including, as appropriate, the imposition of appropriate penalties, to terminate the involvement of the person in the activities that resulted in the identification of the person in the report. The President may delay the imposition of measures against a person for up to 120 days after the date of the submittal to Congress of the report identifying the person pursuant to subsection (a)(1) if the President initiates consultations with the government concerned with respect to the taking of actions described in paragraph (1). The President may delay the imposition of measures for up to an additional 120 days after the delay authorized by subparagraph (A) if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government concerned is in the process of taking the actions described in paragraph (1). Not later than 60 days after the submittal to Congress of the report identifying a person pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of consultations, if any, with the government concerned under this subsection, and the basis for any determination under paragraph (1).
(g) Termination The measures imposed with respect to a person under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date on which the President submits to Congress a subsequent annual report pursuant to section 2593a of this title that does not contain a determination of the President that the country described in subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the measures were imposed with respect to the person is a country that is not in full compliance with its obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a participating state. In addition to termination provided for by paragraph (1), the measures imposed with respect to a person under subsection (b) in connection with a particular activity shall terminate upon a determination of the President that the person has ceased such activity. The termination of measures imposed with respect to a person in connection with a particular activity pursuant to this paragraph shall not result in the termination of any measures imposed with respect to the person in connection with any other activity for which measures were imposed under subsection (b).
(h) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
§ 2595 Findings
The Congress finds that— under this chapter, the Department of State is charged with the “formulation and implementation of United States arms control and disarmament policy in a manner which will promote the national security”; the On-Site Inspection Agency was established in 1988 pursuant to the INF Treaty to implement, on behalf of the United States, the inspection provisions of the INF Treaty; on-site inspection activities under the INF Treaty include— inspections in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the Czech Republic, and Germany, escort duties for teams visiting the United States and the Basing Countries, establishment and operation of the Portal Monitoring Facility in Russia, and support for the inspectors at the Portal Monitoring Facility in Utah; the On-Site Inspection Agency has additional responsibilities to those specified in paragraph (3), including the monitoring of nuclear tests pursuant to the Threshold Test Ban Treaty and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty and the monitoring of the inspection provisions of such additional arms control agreements as the President may direct; the personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency include civilian technical experts, civilian support personnel, and members of the Armed Forces; and the senior officials of the On-Site Inspection Agency include representatives from the Department of State. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title V, § 501 , formerly § 61, as added Pub. L. 101–216, title II, § 201 , Dec. 11, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1855 ; amended Pub. L. 102–228, title IV, § 402(a)(1) , Dec. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1699 ; Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 401(d) , Dec. 17, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2324 ; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(17), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–772 .)
§ 2595a Policy coordination concerning implementation of on-site inspection provisions
(a) Interagency coordination OSIA should receive policy guidance which is formulated through an interagency mechanism established by the President.
(b) Role of Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense should provide to OSIA appropriate policy guidance formulated through the interagency mechanism described in subsection (a) and operational direction, consistent with section 113(b) of title 10 .
(c) Role of Secretary of State The Secretary of State should provide to the interagency mechanism described in subsection (a) appropriate recommendations for policy guidance to OSIA consistent with sections 2551(3) and 2574(b) of this title.
§ 2595b Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768
§ 2595b–1 Review of certain reprogramming notifications
Any notification submitted to the Congress with respect to a proposed transfer, reprogramming, or reallocation of funds from or within the budget of OSIA shall also be submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and shall be subject to review by those committees. ( Pub. L. 87–297, title V, § 503 , formerly § 64, as added Pub. L. 102–228, title IV, § 402(b)(2) , Dec. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1699 ; renumbered § 503 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(19), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–772 .)
§ 2595c Definitions
As used in this subchapter— the term “INF Treaty” means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (signed at Washington, December 8, 1987 ); the term “OSIA” means the On-Site Inspection Agency established by the President, or such other agency as may be designated by the President to carry out the on-site inspection provisions of the INF Treaty; the term “Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty” means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes (signed at Washington and Moscow, May 28, 1976 ); and the term “Threshold Test Ban Treaty” means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests (signed at Moscow, July 3, 1974 ). ( Pub. L. 87–297, title V, § 504 , formerly § 64, as added Pub. L. 101–216, title II, § 201 , Dec. 11, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1856 ; renumbered § 65 and amended Pub. L. 102–228, title IV, § 402(a)(2) , (b)(1), Dec. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1699 ; renumbered § 504 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(20), (21), Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–772 .)
§ 2595d Annual report on comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty sensors
(a) Requirement Not later than 90 days after December 27, 2021 , and not later than September 1 of each subsequent year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the sensors used in the international monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. Each such report shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report— the number of incidents where such sensors are disabled, turned off, or experience “technical difficulties”; and with respect to each such incident— the location of the sensor; the duration of the incident; and whether the Secretary determines there is reason to believe that the incident was a deliberate act on the part of the host nation.
(b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.