22 U.S.C. § 2593a — Annual report to Congress

Page 1034 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE §§ 2589, 2590 Section 2588, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 48, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2204(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159; Pub. L. 99–550, § 2(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3070; Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 106, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1854, related to use of funds by Director. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 sec- tion 6511 of this title. §§ 2589, 2590. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498 Section 2589, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 49, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 639; Pub. L. 88–186, §§ 1, 4, Nov. 26, 1963, 77 Stat. 341, 342; Pub. L. 89–27, May 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 118; Pub. L. 90–314, May 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 129; Pub. L. 91–246, May 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 207; Pub. L. 92–352, title III, § 301, July 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 93–332, § 1(b), July 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 289; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, §§ 141, 148, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 757, 760; Pub. L. 95–108, § 6, Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 873; Pub. L. 95–338, §§ 2, 3, Aug. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 458, 459; Pub. L. 96–66, § 2(a), Sept. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 97–339, § 2(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1635; Pub. L. 98–202, § 1, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1381; Pub. L. 99–93, title VII, §§ 701, 702, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 444; Pub. L. 100–213, § 2, Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1444; Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 101, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1853; Pub. L. 102–228, title IV, § 401(a), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1698; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 106(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 391, authorized ap- propriations to carry out purposes of this chapter. Section 2590, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 50, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 639; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 149, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 760, required submission of reports to Con- gress on Agency activities. § 2591. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768 Section, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 49, formerly § 51, as added Pub. L. 98–202, § 4, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1382; amended Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 401(b), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2324; renumbered § 49 and amended Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, §§ 717(a)(2), 719(g), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498, 502, related to specialists fluent in Russian or other languages of the independent states of the former Soviet Union. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 sec- tion 6511 of this title. § 2592. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 704(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 492 Section, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 52, as added Pub. L. 99–93, title VII, § 703, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 444; amended Pub. L. 100–213, § 5, Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 401(c), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2324, re- lated to reports on adherence to and compliance with arms control agreements. §§ 2592a, 2592b. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 403(a)(1), (b)(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2325 Section 2592a, Pub. L. 99–145, title X, § 1002, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title IX, § 905(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2032, related to submis- sion by President of annual report to Congress on So- viet compliance with arms control commitments. Section 2592b, Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title IX, § 906, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2033, related to submission by President of annual report to Congress on arms control strategy of the United States. § 2593. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768 Section, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 50, formerly § 53, as added Pub. L. 100–213, § 6(a), Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1446; renumbered § 50 Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(a)(2), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498, related to Inspector General of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 sec- tion 6511 of this title. § 2593a. Annual report to Congress (a) In general Not later than April 15 of each year, the Presi- dent shall submit to the appropriate congres- sional committees a report prepared by the Sec- retary of State with the concurrence of the Di- rector of Central Intelligence and in consulta- tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec- retary of Energy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Such report shall include— (1) a detailed statement concerning the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament objectives of the executive branch of Govern- ment for the forthcoming year; (2) a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing arms control, nonproliferation, or dis- armament negotiations, including a com- prehensive description of negotiations or other activities during the preceding year and an ap- praisal of the status and prospects for the forthcoming year; (3) a detailed assessment of adherence of the United States to obligations undertaken in arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament agreements, including information on the policies and organization of each relevant agency or department of the United States to ensure adherence to such obligations, a de- scription of national security programs with a direct bearing on questions of adherence to such obligations and of steps being taken to ensure adherence, and a compilation of any substantive questions raised during the pre- ceding year and any corrective action taken; (4) a detailed assessment of the adherence of other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament agreements or commitments, includ- ing the Missile Technology Control Regime, to which the United States is a participating state, including information on actions taken by each nation with regard to the size, struc- ture, and disposition of its military forces in order to comply with arms control, non- proliferation, or disarmament agreements or commitments, and shall include, in the case of each agreement or commitment about which compliance questions exist— (A) a description of each significant issue raised and efforts made and contemplated Page 1035 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2593a with the other participating state to seek resolution of the difficulty; (B) an assessment of damage, if any, to the United States security and other interests; and (C) recommendations as to any steps that should be considered to redress any damage to United States national security and to re- duce compliance problems; (5) a discussion of any material noncompli- ance by foreign governments with their bind- ing commitments to the United States with respect to the prevention of the spread of nu- clear explosive devices (as defined in section 6305(4) of this title) by non-nuclear-weapon states (as defined in section 6305(5) of this title) or the acquisition by such states of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as de- fined in section 6305(8) of this title), includ- ing— (A) a net assessment of the aggregate mili- tary significance of all such violations; (B) a statement of the compliance policy of the United States with respect to viola- tions of those commitments; and (C) what actions, if any, the President has taken or proposes to take to bring any na- tion committing such a violation into com- pliance with those commitments; and (6) a specific identification, to the maximum extent practicable in unclassified form, of each and every question that exists with re- spect to compliance by other countries with arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament agreements with the United States. (b) Classification of report The report required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, with classified annexes, as appropriate. The portions of this re- port described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of sub- section (a) shall summarize in detail, at least in classified annexes, the information, analysis, and conclusions relevant to possible noncompli- ance by other nations that are provided by United States intelligence agencies. (c) Reporting consecutive noncompliance If the President in consecutive reports sub- mitted to the appropriate congressional com- mittees under this section reports that any des- ignated nation is not in full compliance with its binding nonproliferation commitments to the United States, then the President shall include in the second such report an assessment of what actions are necessary to compensate for such violations. (d) Additional requirement Each report required by this section shall in- clude a discussion of each significant issue de- scribed in subsection (a)(6) that was contained in a previous report issued under this section during 1995, or after December 31, 1995, until the question or concern has been resolved and such resolution has been reported in detail to the ap- propriate committees of Congress (as defined in section 1102(1) of the Arms Control, Non-Pro- liferation, and Security Assistance Act of 1999). (e) Annual report (1) In general Not later than June 15 of each year described in paragraph (2), the Director of National In- telligence shall submit to the appropriate con- gressional committees a report that contains a detailed assessment, consistent with the pro- vision of classified information and intel- ligence sources and methods, of the adherence of other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a party, including infor- mation of cases in which any such nation has behaved inconsistently with respect to its ob- ligations undertaken in such agreements or commitments. (2) Covered year A year described in this paragraph is a year in which the President fails to submit the re- port required by subsection (a) by not later than April 15 of such year. (3) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. (f) Appropriate congressional committees de- fined In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- sional committees’’ means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Per- manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 403, formerly § 51, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(a)(3), title VIII, § 828(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 498, 520; renumbered § 403 and amended, Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(15), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–771, 2681–772; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XI, § 1113], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–487; Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XI, § 1103, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XII, § 1247, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 924; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XII, § 1272, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1076.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1102(1) of the Arms Control, Non-Prolifera- tion, and Security Assistance Act of 1999, referred to in subsec. (d), is section 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XI, § 1102(1)] of Pub. L. 106–113, which is set out as a note under sec- tion 2652c of this title. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–92 amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than May 15 of each year, the President shall provide to the appropriate congressional commit- tees a briefing on the most-recent report required by this section.’’ 2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1247(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘the appropriate congressional committees’’ Page 1036 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2593a for ‘‘the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions of the Senate’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1247(a)(2), substituted ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ for ‘‘Con- gress’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1247(b)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1247(a)(3), added subsec. (e). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1247(b)(1), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f). 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–228 substituted ‘‘April 15’’ for ‘‘January 31’’ in introductory provisions. 1999—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [title XI, § 1113(a)(1)(A)–(C)], in introductory provisions, in- serted ‘‘or commitments, including the Missile Tech- nology Control Regime,’’ before ‘‘to which’’, ‘‘or com- mitments’’ before ‘‘, and shall’’, and ‘‘or commitment’’ before ‘‘about which’’. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [title XI, § 1113(a)(1)(D), (2), (3)], added par. (6). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [title XI, § 1113(b)], added subsec. (d). 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(ii), (iii), in introductory provisions, substituted ‘‘Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and in consultation with’’ for ‘‘Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State,’’ and ‘‘and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’ for ‘‘the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence’’. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(i), inserted ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms control’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(iv), (v), re- designated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ‘‘a detailed statement con- cerning the nonproliferation objectives of the executive branch of Government for the forthcoming year;’’. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(v), redesig- nated par. (5) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (2). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(i), inserted ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms control’’. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(iv), (v), re- designated par. (6) as (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: ‘‘a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing nonproliferation negotiations or other activities, including a comprehensive description of the negotiations or other activities during the pre- ceding year and an appraisal of the status and pros- pects for the forthcoming year;’’. Subsec. (a)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(A)(v), redesignated pars. (5) to (7) as (3) to (5), respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(15)(B), inserted at end ‘‘The portions of this report described in para- graphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall summarize in detail, at least in classified annexes, the information, analysis, and conclusions relevant to possible non- compliance by other nations that are provided by United States intelligence agencies.’’ 1994—Subsec. (a)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 103–236, § 828(a)(1)–(3), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of par. (5), sub- stituted ‘‘; and’’ for period at end of par. (6), and added par. (7). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 828(a)(4), added subsec. (c). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence com- munity deemed to be a reference to the Director of Na- tional Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Cen- tral Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a ref- erence to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agen- cy. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 50, War and National Defense. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 6511 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 828(a) of Pub. L. 103–236 effec- tive 60 days after Apr. 30, 1994, see section 831 of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 6301 of this title. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN OPEN SKIES TREATY Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a), (d), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1648, 1649, provided that: ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days before the provision of notice of intent to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty to either treaty depository pursuant to Article XV of the Treaty, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the congressional defense com- mittees [Committees on Armed Services and Appro- priations of the Senate and the House of Representa- tives], the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Re- lations of the Senate a notification that— ‘‘(1) such withdrawal is in the best interests of the United States national security; and ‘‘(2) the other state parties to the Treaty have been consulted with respect to such withdrawal. ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF OPEN SKIES TREATY; TREATY.—In this section [enacting this note], the term ‘Open Skies Treaty’ or ‘Treaty’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002.’’ NOTIFICATION OF BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XII, §§ 1244(a), 1246, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1673, 1675, as amended by Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XII, § 1235(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1650, provided that: SEC. 1244. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATED TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT OF NONCOMPLIANT SYSTEMS AND UNITED STATES ACTIONS REGARDING MATERIAL BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL- LIGENCE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel- ligence shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any development, deployment, or test of a system by the Russian Federation that the Di- rector determines is inconsistent with the INF Trea- ty. ‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—A notification under this sub- section shall be made not later than 15 days after the date on which the Director makes the determination under this subsection with respect to which the noti- fication is required. ‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The notification requirement under paragraph (1) shall be in effect so long as the INF Treaty remains in force. SEC. 1246. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘In this subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 1241–1246) of title XII of div. A of Pub. L. 115–91, enacting this note and provi- sions set out as a note under section 2551 of this title]: ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appro- priations of the Senate; and ‘‘(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- ligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Page 1037 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2593a Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘INF Treaty’ means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimi- nation of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. ‘‘(3) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘intel- ligence community’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). ‘‘(4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘New START Treaty’ means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Stra- tegic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011. ‘‘(5) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘Open Skies Treaty’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Hel- sinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002.’’ REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERA- TION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XII, § 1244, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3564, as amended by Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XII, § 1235(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1649, provided that: ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find- ings: ‘‘(1) It was the object and purpose of the INF Treaty to eliminate the production or deployment of ground launched ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, which was accom- plished in 1992. ‘‘(2) The July 2014 Department of State annual re- port on ‘Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agree- ments and Commitments’ stated that ‘The United States has determined that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground- launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a range capa- bility of 500km to 5,500km, or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles.’. ‘‘(3) In a letter to the Senate Armed Services Com- mittee dated October 23, 2014, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote ‘these violations are a serious challenge to the security of the United States and our allies. These ac- tions, particularly when placed in the broader con- text of Russian regional aggression, must be met with a strategic response.’. ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— ‘‘(1) the Russian Federation’s actions in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty adversely affect the national security of the United States and its al- lies, including the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and those in East Asia; ‘‘(2) the Government of the Russian Federation is responsible for this violation and also for returning to compliance with the INF Treaty; ‘‘(3) it is in the national security interests of the United States and its allies for the INF Treaty to re- main in effect and for the Russian Federation to re- turn to full and verifiable compliance with all its ob- ligations under the INF Treaty; and ‘‘(4) as identified in section 1061 of the National De- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 865), the President should take appropriate actions to resolve the issues relating to noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. ‘‘(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2014], the President shall submit to the appropriate congres- sional committees a report on noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under para- graph (1) shall include the following: ‘‘(A) An assessment of the effect of Russian non- compliance on the national security interests of the United States and its allies, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and those in East Asia. ‘‘(B) A description of the President’s plan to re- solve issues related to Russian noncompliance, in- cluding— ‘‘(i) actions that have been taken, and what fur- ther actions are planned or warranted by the United States; ‘‘(ii) plans to address Russian noncompliance diplomatically with the Russian Federation to re- solve concerns about such noncompliance and bring Russia back into full compliance with the INF Treaty; ‘‘(iii) an assessment of possible steps (including verification measures) that would permit con- fidence that the Russian Federation has returned to full compliance; and ‘‘(iv) the status of any United States efforts to develop coordinated or cooperative responses with allies. ‘‘(C) An assessment of whether Russian non- compliance threatens the viability of the INF Trea- ty, whether such noncompliance constitutes a ma- terial breach of the INF Treaty, and whether it is in the interests of the United States to remain a party to the INF Treaty if such noncompliance con- tinues. ‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in- clude a classified annex. ‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the time of the submission of the report required under subsection (c), and every six months thereafter until the date on which the Russian Federation is in compliance with its obliga- tions under the INF Treaty, the Secretary of State, jointly with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other departments or agencies as appropriate, shall provide to the appropriate congressional com- mittees a briefing on the status of United States ef- forts to resolve its concerns relating to noncompli- ance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. ‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The briefing requirement under para- graph (1) shall be in effect so long as the INF Treaty remains in force. ‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION.—In the event the President deter- mines that the Russian Federation has deployed, or in- tends to deploy, systems that violate the INF Treaty, the President shall promptly notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination and any plans to respond to such deployments. ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees [Com- mittees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives]; ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘INF Treaty’ means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimi- nation of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the Inter- mediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.’’ NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ARMS CONTROL NONCOMPLIANCE Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XII, § 1267, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3584, provided that: Page 1038 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2593b ‘‘(a) NOTICE TO PRESIDENT.—If the Secretary of De- fense, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, has substan- tial reason to believe that there is a case of foreign ac- tivity that would pose a significant threat to United States national security interests and that may be in- consistent with an arms control treaty to which the United States is a party, and such case is not included in, or is significantly different from a case included in, the most-recent annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disar- mament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the President of such belief of the Sec- retary. ‘‘(b) REFERRAL TO SECRETARY OF STATE.—If the Presi- dent receives a notification from the Secretary of De- fense under subsection (a), the President shall prompt- ly refer the matter to the Secretary of State to arrange for an inter-agency review of the case in order to pro- vide for an assessment of whether the case constitutes a significant case of non-compliance with an arms con- trol treaty to which the United States is a party. ‘‘(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President makes a referral under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall sub- mit to the appropriate committees of Congress the re- sults of the assessment of the case with respect to which the referral was made under subsection (b). ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro- priate congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com- mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent- atives.’’ REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSMITTAL OF SUMMARIES Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XI, § 1118], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–489, provided that: ‘‘Whenever a United States delegation engaging in negotiations on arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament submits to the Secretary of State a sum- mary of the activities of the delegation or the status of those negotiations, a copy of each such summary shall be further transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and to the Committee on International Relations [now Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representa- tives promptly.’’ TRANSMISSION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTS PRO- VIDING CONGRESS WITH CLASSIFIED SUMMARIES OF ARMS CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title XV, § 1502, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2171, as amended by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774, provided that: ‘‘(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (or the Sec- retary of State, if the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency becomes an element of the Department of State) shall transmit to the Committee on Armed Serv- ices of the House of Representatives on a periodic basis reports containing classified summaries of arms con- trol developments. ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—The reports required by subsection (a) shall include information reflecting the activities of forums established to consider issues re- lating to treaty implementation and treaty compli- ance.’’ Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation of congressional reporting functions of President under this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13313, July 31, 2003, 68 F.R. 46073, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President. § 2593b. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LI, § 5114(b)(4), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2352 Section, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 404, formerly § 52, as added Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(a)(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 499; renumbered § 404 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(16), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–772, related to public annual re- port on world military expenditures and arms trans- fers. §§ 2593c, 2593d. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1222, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–768 Section 2953c, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 53, as added Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 718(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 500, related to requirement for authorization of appro- priations. Section 2593d, Pub. L. 87–297, title IV, § 54, as added Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 718(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 500, related to transfers and reprogrammings of funds. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 sec- tion 6511 of this title. § 2593e. Measures against persons involved in ac- tivities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States (a) Reports on persons that violate treaties or agreements (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the submittal to Congress of an annual report on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament pursuant to section 2593a of this title, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, consistent with the protection of intel- ligence sources and methods, identifying every person with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that— (A) the person— (i)(I) is an individual who is a citizen, na- tional, or permanent resident of a country described in paragraph (2); or (II) is an entity organized under the laws of a country described in paragraph (2); and (ii) has engaged in any activity that con- tributed to or is a significant factor in the President’s or the Secretary of State’s de- termination that such country is not in full compliance with its obligations as fur- ther described in paragraph (2); or (B) the person has provided material sup- port for such non-compliance to a person de- scribed in subparagraph (A). (2) Country described A country described in this paragraph is a country (other than a country described in paragraph (3)) that the President or the Sec- retary of State has determined, in the most recent annual report described in paragraph (1), to be not in full compliance with its obli- gations undertaken in all arms control, non- proliferation, and disarmament agreements or