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

Page 1025 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2571 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. § 2567. Presidential Special Representatives The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Special Rep- resentatives of the President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters. Each Presidential Special Representative shall hold the rank of ambassador. Presidential Spe- cial Representatives appointed under this sec- tion shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the direction of the Presi- dent and the Secretary of State. The Depart- ment of State shall be the Government agency responsible for providing administrative sup- port, including funding, staff, and office space, to all Presidential Special Representatives. (Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 201, formerly § 27, as added Pub. L. 95–108, § 2(a), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 871; amended Pub. L. 98–202, § 6(a), Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1382; Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1853; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 708(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 493; renumbered § 201 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(4), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–769, 2681–772.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(4), struck out ‘‘One such Representative may serve in the Agency as Chief Science Advisor.’’ after ‘‘rank of ambassador.’’ and ‘‘, acting through the Director’’ after ‘‘Secretary of State’’, and substituted ‘‘Department of State’’ for ‘‘Agency’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Special Representatives for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations, one of whom should serve as special representative for conventional arms control negotiations, and the other should serve as spe- cial representative and chief science advisor to the Di- rector. The two Special Representatives shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the direc- tion of the President and the Secretary of State, acting through the Director.’’ 1989—Pub. L. 101–216 substituted ‘‘, one of whom should serve as special representative for conventional arms control negotiations, and the other should serve as special representative and chief science advisor to the Director. The two Special Representatives shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, acting through the Director’’ for ‘‘who shall per- form such duties and exercise such powers (under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, acting through the Director) as the Director may pre- scribe with respect to international arms control and disarmament negotiations and matters relating there- to’’. 1983—Pub. L. 98–202 substituted ‘‘two Special Rep- resentatives’’ for ‘‘a Special Representative’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 1989 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101–216, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1853, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to individuals who are appointed as Special Rep- resentatives on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 11, 1989].’’ § 2568. Program for visiting scholars A program for visiting scholars in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament 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 Depart- ment of State’s activities an opportunity for ac- tive participation in the arms control, non- proliferation, and disarmament activities of the Department of State and to gain for the Depart- ment 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 pe- riod. (Pub. L. 87–297, title II, § 202, formerly § 28, as added Pub. L. 98–202, § 3, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1381; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 719(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 501; renumbered § 202 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(5), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–769, 2681–772.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(5), substituted ‘‘Secretary of State’’ for ‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘Department of State’s’’ for ‘‘Agency’s’’, substituted ‘‘Department of State’’ for ‘‘Agency’’ in two places, and struck out at end ‘‘Fel- lows shall be chosen by a board consisting of the Direc- tor, who shall be the chairperson, and all former Direc- tors of the Agency.’’ 1994—Pub. L. 103–236 substituted ‘‘fields of arms con- trol, nonproliferation, and disarmament’’ for ‘‘field of arms control and disarmament’’ in first sentence and inserted ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘participation in the arms control’’ in second sentence. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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. SUBCHAPTER III—FUNCTIONS § 2571. Research, development and other studies The Secretary of State is authorized and di- rected to exercise his powers in this subchapter in such manner as to ensure the acquisition of a fund of theoretical and practical knowledge con- cerning disarmament and nonproliferation. To this end, the Secretary of State is authorized and directed, under the direction of the Presi- dent, (1) to ensure the conduct of research, de- velopment, and other studies in the fields of arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- mament; (2) to make arrangements (including contracts, agreements, and grants) for the con-