22 U.S.C. § 2576: Arms control information

Summary

Federal agencies must give the Secretary of State ongoing, complete, and timely access to detailed information about any legislative or budget proposal that affects weapons or related technology. They must explain what the proposal is, how big it is, and why it is needed. This rule covers three kinds of proposals: ones about nuclear weapons or the tools and delivery systems made mainly for them; ones about weapons, ammunition, war items, or military facilities with a total cost over $250,000,000 or an annual cost over $50,000,000; and any other program with military-usable technology or weapons that the agency or the Secretary thinks could significantly affect arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament talks.

Title 22, §2576

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In order to assist the Secretary of State in the performance of his duties with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and negotiations, any Government agency preparing any legislative or budgetary proposal for— (1)

(2)any program of research, development, testing, engineering, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities, having—

(A)an estimated total program cost in excess of $250,000,000, or

(B)an estimated annual program cost in excess of $50,000,000, or

(3)any other program involving technology with potential military application or weapons systems which such Government agency or the Secretary of State believes may have a significant impact on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy or negotiations,

shall, on a continuing basis, provide the Secretary of State with full and timely access to detailed information with respect to the nature, scope, and purpose of such proposal.

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Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(10), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director” wherever appearing and, in concluding provisions, struck out “, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to section 2575 of this title,” after “detailed information”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), substituted “information” for “impact information and analysis” in section catchline, redesignated subsec. (a) as entire section, and inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control” in introductory provisions and par. (3). Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 704(1), struck out subsec. (b) which required the Director to assess and analyze certain legislative and budgetary proposals with respect to their impact on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations and subsec. (c) which prohibited courts from compelling performance of any requirement under this section. 1978—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(1), substituted “technology with potential military application or weapons systems” for “weapons systems or technology”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(2), inserted provisions requiring requests to be transmitted either as an individual program or as an aggregation of related programs, and classification requirements for transmitted statements.

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of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an

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note under section 6511 of this title.

§2576 Arms Control Information

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Title 22, §2576

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