§ 5955. — Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5955]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 68A--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET
UNION
Sec. 5955. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds
(a) Notice of proposed obligation
Not less than 15 days before obligation of any funds for programs
under section 5952 of this title, the President shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees as defined in section 5957 of this
title a report on the proposed obligation. Each such report shall
specify--
(1) the activities and forms of assistance for which the
President plans to obligate such funds;
(2) the amount of the proposed obligation; and
(3) the projected involvement of the departments and agencies of
the United States Government and the private sector of the United
States.
(b) Reports on demilitarization or conversion projects
Any report under subsection (a) of this section that covers proposed
demilitarization or conversion projects under paragraph (5) or (6) of
section 5952(b) of this title shall contain additional information to
assist the Congress in determining the merits of the proposed projects.
Such information shall include descriptions of--
(1) the facilities to be demilitarized;
(2) the types of activities conducted at those facilities and of
the types of nonmilitary activities planned for those facilities;
(3) the forms of assistance to be provided by the United States
Government and by the private sector of the United States;
(4) the extent to which military activities and production
capability will consequently be eliminated at those facilities; and
(5) the mechanisms to be established for monitoring progress on
those projects.
(Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1206, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1781.)
Delegation of Functions
For delegation of certain authorities and duties of the President
under this section to Secretary of Defense, see Memorandum of President
of the United States, Jan. 29, 1994, 59 F.R. 5929, set out as a note
under section 5952 of this title.
Russian Nonstrategic Nuclear Arms
Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1312, Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 796, as amended by Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XIII,
Sec. 1308(g)(3)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-343, provided
that: ``It is the sense of Congress that--
``(1) it is in the interest of Russia to fully implement the
Presidential Nuclear Initiatives announced in 1991 and 1992 by then-
President of the Soviet Union Gorbachev and then-President of Russia
Yeltsin;
``(2) the President of the United States should call on Russia
to match the unilateral reductions in the United States inventory of
tactical nuclear weapons, which have reduced the inventory by nearly
90 percent; and
``(3) if the re-certification under section 1310 [113 Stat. 795]
is made, the President should emphasize the continued interest of
the United States in working cooperatively with Russia to reduce the
dangers associated with Russia's tactical nuclear arsenal.''
Congressional Reports on Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XII, Secs. 1201, 1205, 1206, Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 469, 470, 471, as amended by Pub. L. 104-201, div. A,
title XIV, Sec. 1431, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2726; Pub. L. 106-65,
div. A, title X, Sec. 1067(6), title XIII, Sec. 1311, Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 774, 796; Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XIII,
Sec. 1308(g)(1)(C)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-343, provided
that:
``SEC. 1201. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 301 [110 Stat. 245] and
other provisions of this Act [see Tables for classification],
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are the programs specified in
subsection (b).
``(b) Specified Programs.--The programs referred to in subsection
(a) are the following programs with respect to states of the former
Soviet Union:
``(1) Programs to facilitate the elimination, and the safe and
secure transportation and storage, of nuclear, chemical, and other
weapons, fissile material suitable for use in nuclear weapons, and
their delivery vehicles.
``(2) Programs to facilitate the safe and secure storage of
fissile materials derived from the elimination of nuclear weapons.
``(3) Programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons
components, and weapons-related technology and expertise.
``(4) Programs to expand military-to-military and defense
contacts.
``SEC. 1205. PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.
``(a) Annual Requirement.--(1) Not less than 15 days before any
obligation of any funds appropriated for any fiscal year for a program
specified under section 1201 as a Cooperative Threat Reduction program,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees
specified in paragraph (2) a report on that proposed obligation for that
program for that fiscal year.
``(2) The congressional committees referred to in paragraph (1) are
the following:
``(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
``(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
``(b) Matters To Be Specified in Reports.--Each such report shall
specify--
``(1) the activities and forms of assistance for which the
Secretary of Defense plans to obligate funds;
``(2) the amount of the proposed obligation; and
``(3) the projected involvement (if any) of any department or
agency of the United States (in addition to the Department of
Defense) and of the private sector of the United States in the
activities and forms of assistance for which the Secretary of
Defense plans to obligate such funds.
``[SEC. 1206. Repealed. Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XIII,
Sec. 1308(g)(1)(C)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-
343.]''
