Pub. L. 103-236, tit. VII, pt. A, sec. 717

REPORTS.

EnactedYear: 1994Length: 692 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 717. REPORTS. (a) In General.— Title IV of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act is amended— (1) by striking sections 49 and 50; (2) by redesignating sections 51 and 53 as sections 49 and 50, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 50 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following new sections: “annual report to congress “Sec. 51. (a) In General.— Not later than January 31 of each year, the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report prepared by the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence, on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Such report shall include— 108 STAT. 499 “(1) a detailed statement concerning the arms control and disarmament objectives of the executive branch of Government for the forthcoming year; “(2) a detailed statement concerning the nonproliferation objectives of the executive branch of Government for the forthcoming year; “(3) a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing arms control 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; “(4) a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing nonproliferation negotiations or other activities, including a comprehensive description of the negotiations or other activities during the preceding year and an appraisal of the status and prospects for the forthcoming year; “(5) 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; and “(6) a detailed assessment of the adherence of other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements 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, and shall include, in the case of each agreement about which compliance questions exist— “(A) a description of each significant issue raised and efforts made and contemplated with the other participating state to seek resolution of the difficulty; “(B) an assessment of damage, if any, to the United States security and other interests; and “(C) recommendations as to any steps that should be considered to redress any damage to United States national security and to reduce compliance problems. “(b) Classification of the Report.— The report required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, with classified annexes, as appropriate. “public annual report on world military expenditures and arms transfers “Sec. 52. Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director shall publish an unclassified report on world military expenditures and arms transfers. Such report shall provide detailed, comprehensive, and statistical information regarding military expenditures, arms transfers, armed forces, and related economic data for each country of the world. In addition, such report shall include pertinent in-depth analyses as well as highlights with respect to arms trans-108 STAT. 500fers and proliferation trends and initiatives affecting such developments.”. (b) Report on Revitalization of ACDA.— Not later than December 31, 1995, the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a detailed report describing the actions that have been taken and that are underway to revitalize the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the provisions of this part and the amendments made by this part.
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