§ 2576. — Arms control information.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2576]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 35--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--FUNCTIONS
Sec. 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--
(1) 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,
(2) any program of research, development, testing, engineering,
construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to
armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities,
having--
(A) an estimated total program cost in excess of
$250,000,000, or
(B) an estimated annual program cost in excess of
$50,000,000, or
(3) 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, Sec. 305, formerly Sec. 36, as added Pub. L.
94-141, title I, Sec. 146, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758; amended Pub. L.
95-338, Sec. 1, Aug. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 103-236, title VII,
Secs. 704(1), 719(e), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 492, 501; renumbered
Sec. 305 and amended Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII,
Sec. 1223(10), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-770, 2681-772.)
Amendments
1998--Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1223(10), substituted ``Secretary of
State'' for ``Director'' wherever appearing and, in concluding
provisions, struck out ``, in accordance with the procedures established
pursuant to section 2575 of this title,'' after ``detailed
information''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-236, Sec. 719(e), substituted ``information'' for
``impact information and analysis'' in section catchline, redesignated
subsec. (a) as entire section, and inserted ``, nonproliferation,''
after ``arms control'' in introductory provisions and par. (3).
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103-236, Sec. 704(1), struck out subsec.
(b) which required the Director to assess and analyze certain
legislative and budgetary proposals with respect to their impact on arms
control and disarmament policy and negotiations and subsec. (c) which
prohibited courts from compelling performance of any requirement under
this section.
1978--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95-338, Sec. 1(1), substituted
``technology with potential military application or weapons systems''
for ``weapons systems or technology''.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95-338, Sec. 1(2), inserted provisions
requiring requests to be transmitted either as an individual program or
as an aggregation of related programs, and classification requirements
for transmitted statements.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section
1201 of Pub. L. 105-277, set out as an Effective Date note under section
6511 of this title.
