A bill to amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act in order to extend the authorization for appropriations.
PL 98-202 (H.R.2906), enacted 12/02/1983

PUBLIC LAW 98-202—DEC. 2, 1983 
97 STAT. 1381 
Public Law 98-202 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act in order to extend the 
authorization for appropriations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4d{a) 
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C 2589(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 49. (a) To carry out the purposes of this Act, there are 
authorized to be appropriated— 
"(1) for the fiscal year 1984, $20,888,000; 
"(2) for the fiscal year 1985, $21,932,000; and 
"(3) such additional amounts as may be necessary, for each 
such fiscal year, for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other 
employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretion-
ary costs, and to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency 
exchange rates. 
Of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal years 1984 
and 1985, not less than $200,000 shall be available in each such 
fiscal year only for the program for visiting scholars in the field of 
arms control and disarmament established under section 28 of this 
Act. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to 
remain available until expended.". 
SEC. 2. Section 22 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2562) is amended by striking out "He" in the third sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Director shall 
attend all meetings of the National Security Council involving 
weapons procurement, arms sales, consideration of the defense 
budget, and all arms control and disarmament matters. The 
Director". 
SEC. 3. Title II of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2561 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section: 
Dec. 2, 1983 
[H.R. 2906] 
Arms Control 
and Disarma-
ment Act, 
amendment. 
Appropriations 
authorization. 
Infra. 
PROGRAM FOR VISITING SCHOLARS 
"SEC, 28. A program for visiting scholars in the field of arms 
control and disarmament shall be established by the Director in 
order to obtain the services of scholars from the faculties of recog-
nized institutions of higher learning. The purpose of the program 
will be to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disci-
plines relevant to the Agency's activities an opportunity for active 
participation in the arms control and disarmament activities of the 
Agency and to gain for the Agency the perspective and expertise 
such persons can offer. Each fellow in the program shall be 
appointed for a term of one year, except that such term may be 
extended for a 1-year period. Fellows shall be chosen by a board 
consisting of the Director, who shall be the chairperson, and all 
former Directors of the Agency.". 
22 u s e 2568. 
97 STAT. 1382 
PUBLIC LAW 98-202—DEC. 2, 1983 
SEC. 4. The Arms Control and Disarmgiment Act is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SPECIAUSTS FLUENT IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 
22 use 2591. 
"SEC. 51. The Director is authorized to create up to eight 
additional permanent personnel positions at both junior and more 
senior levels for specialists in Soviet foreign and military policies, 
arms control, or strategic affairs, who also demonstrate fluency in 
the Russian language.". 
REPORT TO CONGRESS ON SOVIET COMPUANCE WITH ARMS CONTROL 
AGREEMENTS 
Transmittal to 
SEC. 5. The President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a 
Congress. 
report on the record of the compliance or noncompliance of the 
Soviet Union with existing arms control agreements to which the 
Soviet Union is a party. 
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
NEGOTIATIONS 
SEC. 6. (a) Section 27 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2567) is amended by striking out "a Special Representa-
tive" and inserting in lieu thereof "two Special Representatives". 
(b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out 
"Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament 
Negotiations, United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency."; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Special Representatives for Arms Control and Disarmament 
Negotiations, United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency (2).". 
Approved December 2, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2906 (S. 608): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-180 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) and No. 98-564 (Comm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-144 accompanying S. 608 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
May 23, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 608. 
Nov. 17, House agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 18, Senate agreed to conference report.