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22 U.S.C. § 6511 — Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

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22 U.S.C. § 6511 — Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is abolished.

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22 U.S.C. § 6601 — Reorganization plan and report

**(a) Submission of plan and report** Not later than 60 days after October 21, 1998, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan and report regarding— (1) the abolition of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the United States International Development Cooperation Agency in accordance with this chapter; (2) with respect to the Agency for International Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency and the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the Department in accordance with [section 6581 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6581&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) the termination of functions of each covered agency as may be necessary to effectuate the reorganization under this chapter, and the termination of the affairs of each agency abolished under this chapter; (4) the transfer to the Department of the functions and personnel of each covered agency consistent with the provisions of this chapter; and (5) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of the Department in connection with the transfer of such functions and personnel in order to carry out such functions. **(b) Covered agencies** The agencies covered by this section are the following: (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (2) The United States Information Agency. (3) The United States International Development Cooperation Agency. (4) The Agency for International Development. **(c) Plan elements** The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this chapter, such elements as the President deems appropriate, including elements that— (1) identify the functions of eac

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2 U.S.C. § 194a — Request by Congressional committees to officers or employees of Federal departments, agencies, etc., concerned with foreign countries or multilateral organizations for expression of views and opinions

Upon the request of a committee of either House of Congress, a joint committee of Congress, or a member of such committee, any officer or employee of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, or any other department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States Government primarily concerned with matters relating to foreign countries or multilateral organizations may express his views and opinions, and make recommendations he considers appropriate, if the request of the committee or member of the committee relates to a subject which is within the jurisdiction of that committee.

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22 U.S.C. § 2321d — Considerations in furnishing military assistance

Decisions to furnish military assistance made under subchapter II of this chapter shall take into account whether such assistance will— (1) contribute to an arms race; (2) increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict; or (3) prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control arrangements.

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22 U.S.C. § 2551 — Congressional statement of purpose

An ultimate goal of the United States is a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide impetus toward this goal by addressing the problem of reduction and control of armaments looking toward ultimate world disarmament.

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22 U.S.C. § 2552 — Definitions

As used in this chapter— **(a)** The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all kinds under international agreement including the necessary steps taken under such an agreement to establish an effective system of international control, or to create and strengthen international organizations for the maintenance of peace. **(b)** The term “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, agency, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of Government.

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22 U.S.C. § 2561 to 2566 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768

### Statutory Notes Section 2561, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 21, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632, related to establishment of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Section 2562, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 22, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(17)(A), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 145, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 96–66, § 1(a), Sept. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 98–202, § 2, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1381; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 705, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 492, related to appointment and duties of Director. Section 2563, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 23, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(17)(B), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 96–66, § 1(b), Sept. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 102, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1853, related to appointment and powers and duties of Deputy Director. Section 2564, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 24, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(17)(C), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 424, related to number, appointment, and powers and duties of Assistant Directors. Section 2565, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 25, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 706, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 492, related to establishment of bureaus, offices, and divisions within Agency. Section 2566, Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 26, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 632; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 707, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 493, related to appointment, function, and term of Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 6511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xh

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22 U.S.C. § 2567 — Presidential Special Representatives

The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Special Representatives of the President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters. Each Presidential Special Representative shall hold the rank of ambassador. Presidential Special Representatives appointed under this section shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State. The Department of State shall be the Government agency responsible for providing administrative support, including funding, staff, and office space, to all Presidential Special Representatives.

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22 U.S.C. § 2568 — Program for visiting scholars

A program for visiting scholars in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament shall be established by the Secretary of State in order to obtain the services of scholars from the faculties of recognized institutions of higher learning. The purpose of the program will be to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines relevant to the Department of State’s activities an opportunity for active participation in the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities of the Department of State and to gain for the Department of State 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.

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22 U.S.C. § 2571 — Research, development and other studies

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to exercise his powers in this subchapter in such manner as to ensure the acquisition of a fund of theoretical and practical knowledge concerning disarmament and nonproliferation. To this end, the Secretary of State is authorized and directed, under the direction of the President, (1) to ensure the conduct of research, development, and other studies in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament; (2) to make arrangements (including contracts, agreements, and grants) for the conduct of research, development, and other studies in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament by private or public institutions or persons; and (3) to coordinate the research, development, and other studies conducted in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament by or for other Government agencies. In carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent feasible, make full use of available facilities, Government and private. The authority of the Secretary under this chapter with respect to research, development, and other studies concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament shall be limited to participation in the following: **(a) Control, reduction and elimination of armed forces and armaments** the detection, identification, inspection, monitoring, limitation, reduction, control, and elimination of armed forces and armaments, including thermonuclear, nuclear, missile, conventional, bacteriological, chemical, and radiological weapons: **(b) Weapon detection and identification tests** the techniques and systems of detecting, identifying, inspecting, and monitoring of tests of nuclear, thermonuclear, and other weapons; **(c)

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22 U.S.C. § 2572 — Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights

All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public. This section shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may have thereunder.

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