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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 152 — Issue of Supplies, Services, and Facilities

§ 2565. Nuclear test monitoring equipment: furnishing to foreign governments

Statutory text

(a)

Authority To Transfer Title to or Otherwise Provide Nuclear Test Monitoring Equipment.—

Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may—

(1)

transfer title or otherwise provide to a foreign government (A) equipment for the monitoring of nuclear test explosions, and (B) associated equipment;

(2)

as part of any such conveyance or provision of equipment, install such equipment on foreign territory or in international waters; and

(3)

inspect, test, maintain, repair, or replace any such equipment.

(b)

Agreement Required.—

Nuclear test explosion monitoring equipment may be provided to a foreign government under subsection (a) only pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the United States and the foreign government receiving the equipment in which the recipient foreign government agrees—

(1)

to provide the United States with timely access to the data produced, collected, or generated by the equipment; and

(2)

to permit the Secretary of Defense to take such measures as the Secretary considers necessary to inspect, test, maintain, repair, or replace that equipment, including access for purposes of such measures.

(c)

Report.—

Promptly after entering into any agreement under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the agreement. The report shall identify the country with which the agreement was made, the anticipated costs to the United States to be incurred under the agreement, and the national interest of the United States that is furthered by the agreement.

(d)

Limitation on Delegation.—

The Secretary of Defense may delegate the authority of the Secretary to carry out this section only to the Secretary of the Air Force. Such a delegation may be redelegated.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565

    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XII, § 1203(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–324, § 2555

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XII, § 1203(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–324, § 2555

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(a)(1) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 2565

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(a)(1), renumbered section 2555 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(a)(1), renumbered section 2555 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) The second section 2555 of title 10, United States Code, added by section 1203(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A-324), is redesignated as section 2565.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(1)(A) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(a)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(A), substituted “Transfer Title to or Otherwise” for “Convey or” in heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(A), substituted “Transfer Title to or Otherwise” for “Convey or” in heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking “Convey or” in the subsection heading and inserting “Transfer Title to or Otherwise”;

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(1)(B) · 115 Stat. 1012

    1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(B), substituted “transfer title” for “convey”

    2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(B), struck out “and” after semicolon at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(B), substituted “transfer title” for “convey” and struck out “and” after semicolon at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “convey” and inserting “transfer title”; and (ii) by striking “and” at the end;

  5. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(1)(C) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(C), (D), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(C), (D), added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”; and

  6. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(2)(A) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(b)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(A), substituted “provided to a foreign government” for “conveyed or otherwise provided” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(A), substituted “provided to a foreign government” for “conveyed or otherwise provided” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking “conveyed or otherwise provided” and inserting “provided to a foreign government”;

  7. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(2)(B) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(B), inserted “and” after semicolon at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(B), inserted “and” after semicolon at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by inserting “and” at the end of paragraph (1);

  8. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(2)(C) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(b)(2)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(C), substituted a period for “; and” at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(C), substituted a period for “; and” at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by striking “; and” at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and

  9. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1201(b)(2)(D) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2565(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(D), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “to return such equipment to the United States (or allow the United States to recover such equipment) if either party determines that the agreement no longer serves its interests.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(D), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “to return such equipment to the United States (or allow the United States to recover such equipment) if either party determines that the agreement no longer serves its interests.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (D) by striking paragraph (3).

10 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(a)(1), renumbered section 2555 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(A), substituted “Transfer Title to or Otherwise” for “Convey or” in heading.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(B), substituted “transfer title” for “convey” and struck out “and” after semicolon at end.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(1)(C), (D), added par. (3).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(A), substituted “provided to a foreign government” for “conveyed or otherwise provided” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(B), inserted “and” after semicolon at end.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(C), substituted a period for “; and” at end.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1201(b)(2)(D), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “to return such equipment to the United States (or allow the United States to recover such equipment) if either party determines that the agreement no longer serves its interests.”

Credits

2000–2001 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XII, § 1203(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–324, § 2555
  2. 2001renumbered § 2565 and amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XII, § 1201(a)(1), (b), , 115 Stat. 1245.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XII, § 1203(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–324, § 2555; renumbered § 2565 and amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XII, § 1201(a)(1), (b), , 115 Stat. 1245.)

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