(3) Section 24 (22 U.S.C. 2564; relating to As-
sistant Directors).
(4) Section 25 (22 U.S.C. 2565; relating to bu-
reaus, offices, and divisions).
(5) Section 50 (22 U.S.C 2593; relating to the
ACDA Inspector General).
SEC. 244. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS
UNDER THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT ACT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Department’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551) is re-
pealed.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552) is
amended by striking paragraph (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) The term ‘Department’ means the Depart-
ment of State.
‘‘(d) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary
of State.’’.
(d) SCIENTIFIC
AND POLICY ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEE.—Section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2566(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, the Secretary of State, and the Director’’ and
inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of State’’.
(e) PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES.—
Section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2567) is amended by striking ‘‘,
acting through the Director’’.
(f) PROGRAM FOR VISITING SCHOLARS.—Section 28
(22 U.S.C. 2568) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Agen-
cy’s activities’’ and inserting ‘‘Department’s arms
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activi-
ties’’; and
(2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘, and all
former Directors of the Agency’’.
(g) POLICY
FORMULATION.—Section 33(a) (22
U.S.C. 2573(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall prepare for
the President, the Secretary of State,’’ and inserting
‘‘shall prepare for the President’’.
(h) NEGOTIATION MANAGEMENT.—Section 34 (22
U.S.C. 2574) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the President
and the Secretary of State’’ and inserting ‘‘the
President’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(i) VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 37(d)
(22 U.S.C. 2577(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’s
designee’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’s designee’’.
(j) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 41 (22 U.S.C.
2581) is repealed.
(k) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 45(a) (22
U.S.C. 2585(a)) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ‘‘Agency’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Department’s’’.
(l) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 48 (22 U.S.C. 2588)
is repealed.
(m) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 51(a) (22 U.S.C.
2593a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of
State,’’.
(n) REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Section 53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c) is repealed.
(o) ON-SITE INSPECTION AGENCY.—Section 61 (22
U.S.C. 2595) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘Department of State’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
and’’.
SEC. 245. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROVI-
SIONS OF LAW.
(a) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The Arms Ex-
port Control Act is amended—
(1) 
in 
section 
36(b)(1)(D) 
(22 
U.S.C.
2776(b)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘Director of the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency in consultation
with the Secretary of State and’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of State in consultation with’’;
(2) 
in 
section 
38(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C.
2778(a)(2))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, taking into account the
Director’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State,
taking into account the Secretary’s’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘The Director of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency is authorized, whenever the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of State is
authorized, whenever the Secretary’’;
(3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary
of State’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘Director of the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘Director of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency is authorized, whenever
the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State, whenever the Secretary’’;
(4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by
striking ‘‘, the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘, Secretary of
State,’’;
(5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)),
by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(6) 
in 
section 
71(b)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C.
2797(b)(2))—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, or the Director’’;
(7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by
striking ‘‘Director of the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’; and
(8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797(d)), by
striking ‘‘Director of the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’.
(b) UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT.—
Section 1706(b) of the United States Institute of Peace
Act (22 U.S.C. 4605(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (3);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)), by striking ‘‘Eleven’’ and inserting
‘‘Twelve’’.
(c) THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—The Atom-
ic Energy Act of 1954 is amended—
(1) in section 57 b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’, and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘the Director of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency,’’; and
(2) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)—
(A) in subsection a. (in the text after para-
graph (9)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and in consultation
with the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency (‘the Director’)’’,
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and the Director’’
and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of De-
fense’’,
(B) in subsection d., in the first proviso, by
striking ‘‘Director of the Arms Control and Dis-
armament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
Defense’’, and
(C) in the first undesignated paragraph
following subsection d., by striking ‘‘the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency,’’.
(d) THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION ACT
OF
1978.—The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is
amended—
(1) in section 4, by striking paragraph (2);
(2) in section 102, by striking ‘‘the Secretary of
State, and the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of State’’; and
(3) in section 602(c), by striking ‘‘the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency,’’.
(e) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5313, by striking ‘‘Director of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.’’;
(2) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘Deputy Direc-
tor of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency.’’; and
(3) in section 5315, by striking ‘‘Assistant Di-
rectors, United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency (4).’’.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES
INFORMATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this title, and the amendments made by this title, shall
take effect—
(1) March 1, 1997; or
(2) on such earlier date as the President shall
determine to be appropriate and announce by notice
published in the Federal Register, which date may
be not earlier than 60 calendar days (excluding any
day on which either House of Congress is not in ses-
sion because of an adjournment sine die) after the
President has submitted a reorganization plan to the
appropriate congressional committees pursuant to
section 321.
(b) REORGANIZATION PLAN.—Section 321 shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 
2—ABOLITION 
OF 
UNITED
STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SEC-
RETARY OF STATE
SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION
AGENCY.
The United States Information Agency is abolished.
SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF
STATE.
There are transferred to the Secretary of State all
functions of the Director of the United States Information
Agency and all functions of the United States Information
Agency and any officer or component of such agency
under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order,
or other provision of law before the effective date of this
title, except as otherwise provided in this title.
(4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regula-
tions providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings con-
tinued under this subsection to the Department.
(c) NO EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (e)—
(1) the provisions of this Act shall not affect
suits commenced prior to the effective date of this
Act, and
(2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had,
appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and effect as if this Act had not been en-
acted.
(d) NON-ABATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.—No suit,
action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any
officer in the official capacity of such individual as an offi-
cer of any department or agency, functions of which are
transferred by any title of this division, shall abate by rea-
son of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by
or against any department or agency, functions of which
are transferred by any title of this division, or by or
against any officer thereof in the official capacity of such
officer shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.
(e) CONTINUATION OF PROCEEDING WITH SUBSTI-
TUTION OF PARTIES.—If, before the date on which any
title of this division takes effect, any department or agen-