§ 2578. — Negotiating records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2578]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 35--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--FUNCTIONS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 87-297, title III, Sec. 307, formerly Sec. 38, as added Pub. L.
103-236, title VII, Sec. 713(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 496;
renumbered Sec. 307 and amended Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A,
title XII, Sec. 1223(12), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-770, 2681-
772.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2578, Pub. L. 87-297, title III, Sec. 38, as added
Pub. L. 100-213, Sec. 3(b), Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1445; amended Pub.
L. 103-199, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2324,
related to reports on activities of Standing Consultative Commission,
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-236, title VII, Sec. 704(2), Apr. 30,
1994, 108 Stat. 492.
Amendments
1998--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1223(12)(A),
substituted ``Secretary of State'' for ``Director''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1223(12)(B), struck out heading
and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: ``In order to implement
effectively this section, the Director shall ensure that Agency
personnel participate throughout the negotiation and implementation
phases of all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament
agreements.''
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.
