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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2551', '§ 2551', '§ 2551', '§ 102', '§ 2', '§ 144', '§ 703', '§ 102', '§ 1223', '§ 1223', '§ 1223', '§ 1223', '§ 719', '§ 703']

22 U.S. Code § 2551 - Congressional statement of purpose | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 22 › Chapter 35 › Subchapter I › § 2551 22 U.S. Code § 2551 - Congressional statement of purpose
The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations and implementation fora in the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament field.
The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy formulation.
The preparation for, operation of, or direction of, United States participation in such control systems as may become part of United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities.
The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title I, § 102, formerly § 2,Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 144,Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, §§ 703, 719(a),Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 491, 501; renumbered § 102 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(1), (21),Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768, 2681–772.)
1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(A), in first undesignated par., substituted “addressing” for “creating a new agency of peace to deal with”.
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(B), struck out second undesignated par. which read as follows: “Arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy, being an important aspect of foreign policy, must be consistent with national security policy as a whole. The formulation and implementation of United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy in a manner which will promote the national security can best be insured by a central organization charged by statute with primary responsibility for this field. This organization must have such a position within the Government that it can provide the President, the Secretary of State, other officials of the executive branch, and the Congress with recommendations concerning United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy, and can assess the effect of these recommendations upon our foreign policies, our national security policies, and our economy.”
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(C), in last undesignated par., in introductory provisions, substituted “The Secretary of State” for “This organization”, substituted “The Secretary shall have” for “It shall have”, and struck out “and the Secretary of State” after “the President”, in subpar. (1) inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control”, redesignated subpar. (3) as (2) and struck out former subpar. (2) which read as follows: “When directed by the President, the preparation for, and management of, United States participation in international negotiations and implementation fora in the nonproliferation field.”, redesignated subpar. (4) as (3) and struck out “, as appropriate,” before “direction of”, and redesignated subpar. (5) as (4).
1994—Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(a), inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “Arms control” in second undesignated par. and after “arms control” wherever appearing in second and third undesignated pars.
Pub. L. 103–236, § 703, substituted subpars. (1) to (5) for former subpars. (a) to (d) which read as follows:
“(a) The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control and disarmament policy formulation;
“(b) The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations in the arms control and disarmament field;
“(c) The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control and disarmament; and
“(d) The preparation for, operation of, or as appropriate, direction of United States participation in such control systems as may become part of United States arms control and disarmament activities.”