§ 2573. Policy formulation

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. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–297 title III § 303 · 75 Stat. 631

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2573

   Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 303, formerly § 33, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 634

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 303, formerly § 33, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 634

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 33. policy formulation The Director is authorized and directed to prepare for the President, the Secretary of State, and the heads of such other Government agencies, as the President may determine, recommendations concerning United States arms control and disarmament policy: Provided, however, That no action shall be taken under this or any other law (hat will obligate the United States to disarm or to reduce or to limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States, except pursuant USC prec. title 1. to the treaty making power of the President under the Constitution or unless authorized by further affirmative legislation by the Congress of the United States.

2. 1963

   Pub. L. 88–186 § 3 · 77 Stat. 341

   Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2573

   Pub. L. 88–186 inserted provision precluding construction of this chapter to authorize the regulation of the possession of firearms by an individual

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–186 inserted provision precluding construction of this chapter to authorize the regulation of the possession of firearms by an individual.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 75 Stat. 634. U.S.C. 2573) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.”

3. 1994

   Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–236 title VII § 709 · 108 Stat. 382

   Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2573

   Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Director is authorized and directed to prepare for the President, the Secretary of State, and the heads of such other Government agencies, as the President may determine, recommendations concerning United States arms control and disarmament policy: Provided, however, That no action shall be taken under this chapter or any other law that will obligate the United States to disarm or to reduce or to limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States, except pursuant to the treaty making power of the President under the Constitution or unless authorized by further affirmative legislation by the Congress of the United States. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–236 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Director is authorized and directed to prepare for the President, the Secretary of State, and the heads of such other Government agencies, as the President may determine, recommendations concerning United States arms control and disarmament policy: Provided, however, That no action shall be taken under this chapter or any other law that will obligate the United States to disarm or to reduce or to limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States, except pursuant to the treaty making power of the President under the Constitution or unless authorized by further affirmative legislation by the Congress of the United States. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 709. POLICY FORMULATION. Section 33 (22 U.S.C. 2573) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 33. “policy formulation (a) Formulation.— The Director shall prepare for the President, the Secretary of State, and the heads of such other Government agencies as the President may determine, recommendations and advice concerning United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy. “(b) Prohibition.— No action shall be taken pursuant to this or any other Act that would obligate the United States to reduce or limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United States in a militarily significant manner, except pursuant to the treaty-making power of the President set forth in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution or unless authorized by the enactment of further affirmative legislation by the Congress of the United States.”.

4. 1998

   Pub. L. 105–277 § 1223(8) · 112 Stat. 2681

   1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2573(a)

      Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(8), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director”

   2. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2573(a)

      Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(8), struck out “the Secretary of State,” after “the President,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(8), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director” and struck out “the Secretary of State,” after “the President,”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 1223(8), (21) of Pub. L. 105–277 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.

5. 1998

   Pub. L. 105–277 § 2602 · 112 Stat. 2681

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2573(c)

   Pub. L. 105–277, § 2602, added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 2602, added subsec. (c).

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 1223(8), (21) of Pub. L. 105–277 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.

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