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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.

CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS ON COOPERATIVE THREAT

REDUCTION PROGRAMS

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XII, §§1201, 1205, 1206, Feb.

10, 1996, 110 Stat. 469, 470, 471, as amended by Pub. L.

104–201, div. A, title XIV, §1431, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat.

2726, 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 National Security, 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. REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNITED

STATES ASSISTANCE.

‘‘(a) REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on the efforts made

by the United States (including efforts through the use

of audits, examinations, and on-site inspections) to ensure that assistance provided under Cooperative Threat

Reduction programs is fully accounted for and that

such assistance is being used for its intended purposes.

‘‘(2) A report shall be submitted under this section

not later than January 31 of each year until the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are completed.

‘‘(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report

under this section shall include the following:

‘‘(1) A list of cooperative threat reduction assistance that has been provided before the date of the report.

‘‘(2) A description of the current location of the assistance provided and the current condition of such

assistance.

‘‘(3) A determination of whether the assistance has

been used for its intended purpose.

‘‘(4) A description of the activities planned to be

carried out during the next fiscal year to ensure that

cooperative threat reduction assistance provided during that fiscal year is fully accounted for and is used

for its intended purpose.

‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later

than 30 days after the date on which a report of the

Secretary under subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller General of the United States

shall submit to Congress a report giving the Comptroller General’s assessment of the report and making any

recommendations that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.’’

§ 5956. Semiannual report

Not later than April 30 and not later than October 30 of each year, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities carried out under

programs described in section 5952(b) of this

title. Each such report shall set forth, for the

preceding six-month period and cumulatively,

the following:

(1) The amounts obligated and expended for

such activities and the purposes for which

they were obligated and expended.

(2) A description of the participation, if any,

of each department and agency of the United

States Government in such activities.

(3) A description of the activities carried out

and the forms of assistance provided, and a description of the extent to which the private

sector of the United States has participated in

the activities for which amounts were obligated and expended under the programs described in section 5952(b) of this title.

(4) Such other information as the President

considers appropriate to fully inform the Congress concerning the operation of the programs and activities carried out under this

chapter, including, with respect to proposed

demilitarization or conversion projects, additional information on the progress toward demilitarization of facilities and the conversion

of the demilitarized facilities to civilian activities.

(5) A description of how all of the activities

carried out under the authority of this chapter

and other laws providing authority for cooperative threat reduction are coordinated with

similar activities that are carried out under

any other authority, including activities relating to military-to-military contacts, environmental restoration, and housing.

(Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XII, §1207, Nov. 30,

1993, 107 Stat. 1782; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title

XII, §§1202, 1208(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2882,

2887; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1504(a)(7),

Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 513.)

AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–106 made technical corrections to directory language of Pub. L. 103–337, §1202. See 1994

Amendment notes below.
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1994—Pub. L. 103–337, §1202(1), (2), as amended by Pub.

L. 104–106, substituted ‘‘Not later than April 30 and not

later than October 30 of each year,’’ for ‘‘Not later than

April 30, 1994, and not later than October 30, 1994,’’ and

‘‘under programs described in section 5952(b) of this

title’’ for ‘‘under this chapter’’ in introductory provisions.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 103–337, §1202(3), as amended by Pub.

L. 104–106, §1504(a)(7)(A), substituted ‘‘the programs described in section 5952(b) of this title’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’.

Par. (5). Pub. L. 103–337, §1208(b), added par. (5).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT

Section 1504(a) of Pub. L. 104–106 provided that the

amendment made by that section is effective as of Oct.

5, 1994, and as if included in Pub. L. 103–337 as enacted.

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.

§ 5957. ‘‘Appropriate congressional committees’’

defined

In this chapter, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—

(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of

the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs

of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House and

the Senate, wherever the account, budget activity, or program is funded from appropriations made under the international affairs

budget function (150);

(2) the Committees on Armed Services and

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, wherever the account, budget activity, or program

is funded from appropriations made under the

national defense budget function (050); and

(3) the committee to which the specified activities of section 5952 of this title, if the subject of separate legislation, would be referred

under the rules of the respective House of Congress.

(Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XII, §1208, Nov. 30,

1993, 107 Stat. 1782.)

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives and

Committee on Armed Services of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on National Security of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of

Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of

Title 2, The Congress.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 5955 of this title.

§ 5958. Authorization for additional fiscal year

1993 assistance to independent states of the

former Soviet Union

(a) Authorization of appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated

for fiscal year 1993 for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies’’ the additional sum of

$979,000,000, to be available for the purposes of

providing assistance to the independent states

of the former Soviet Union.

(b) Authorization of transfer of funds

The Secretary of Defense may, to the extent

provided in appropriations Acts, transfer from

the account ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies’’ for fiscal year 1993 a sum not to

exceed the amount appropriated pursuant to the

authorization in subsection (a) of this section

to—

(1) other accounts of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing assistance

to the independent states of the former Soviet

Union; or

(2) appropriations available to the Department of State and other agencies of the United

States Government for the purpose of providing assistance to the independent states of the

former Soviet Union for programs that the

President determines will increase the national security of the United States.

(c) Administrative provisions

(1) Amounts transferred under subsection (b)

of this section shall be available subject to the

same terms and conditions as the appropriations

to which transferred.

(2) The authority to make transfers pursuant

to this section is in addition to any other transfer authority of the Department of Defense.

(d) Coordination of programs

The President shall coordinate the programs

described in subsection (b) of this section with

those authorized in the other provisions of this

chapter and in the provisions of the Freedom for

Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and

Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law

102–511) so as to optimize the contribution such

programs make to the national interests of the

United States.

(Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XII, §1209, Nov. 30,

1993, 107 Stat. 1782.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 102–511, Oct. 24, 1992,

106 Stat. 3320. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section

5801 of this title and Tables.

CHAPTER 69—CUBAN DEMOCRACY

Sec.

6001. Findings.

6002. Statement of policy.

6003. International cooperation.

(a) Cuban trading partners.

(b) Sanctions against countries assisting

Cuba.

6004. Support for Cuban people.

(a) Provisions of law affected.

(b) Donations of food.

(c) Exports of medicines and medical supplies.

(d) Requirements for certain exports.

(e) Telecommunications services and facilities.

(f) Direct mail delivery to Cuba.

(g) Assistance to support democracy in

Cuba.

6005. Sanctions.

(a) Prohibition on certain transactions

between certain United States firms

and Cuba.

(b) Prohibitions on vessels.