Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 35 — Arms Control and Disarmament
§ 2576. Arms control information
Statutory text
In order to assist the Secretary of State in the performance of his duties with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and negotiations, any Government agency preparing any legislative or budgetary proposal for—
any program of research, development, testing, engineering, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to nuclear armaments, nuclear implements of war, military facilities or military vehicles designed or intended primarily for the delivery of nuclear weapons,
any program of research, development, testing, engineering, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities, having—
an estimated total program cost in excess of $250,000,000, or
an estimated annual program cost in excess of $50,000,000, or
any other program involving technology with potential military application or weapons systems which such Government agency or the Secretary of State believes may have a significant impact on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy or negotiations,
shall, on a continuing basis, provide the Secretary of State with full and timely access to detailed information with respect to the nature, scope, and purpose of such proposal.
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.
Pub. L. 87–297 title III § 305 · 75 Stat. 631
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 305, formerly § 36, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 146, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 305, formerly § 36, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 146, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758Pub. L. 95–338 § 1(1) · 92 Stat. 458
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576(a)(3)
Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(1), substituted “technology with potential military application or weapons systems” for “weapons systems or technology”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(1), substituted “technology with potential military application or weapons systems” for “weapons systems or technology”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by striking out in subsection (a)(3) “weapons systems or technology” and inserting in lieu thereof “technology with potential military application or weapons systems”; andPub. L. 95–338 § 1(2) · 92 Stat. 458
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576(b)(2)
Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(2), inserted provisions requiring requests to be transmitted either as an individual program or as an aggregation of related programs, and classification requirements for transmitted statements
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(2), inserted provisions requiring requests to be transmitted either as an individual program or as an aggregation of related programs, and classification requirements for transmitted statements.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by striking out in subsection (a)(3) “weapons systems or technology” and inserting in lieu thereof “technology with potential military application or weapons systems”; andArms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–236 § 719(e) · 108 Stat. 382
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), substituted “information” for “impact information and analysis” in section catchline
Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), redesignated subsec. (a) as entire section
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control” in introductory provisions and par. (3)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), substituted “information” for “impact information and analysis” in section catchline, redesignated subsec. (a) as entire section, and inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control” in introductory provisions and par. (3).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(e) Section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576) is amended— (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: “ARMS CONTROL INFORMATION”; (2) by striking “(a)”; and (3) by inserting “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control” each of the two places it appears.Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–236 § 704(1) · 108 Stat. 382
Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2576(b); 22 U.S.C. § 2576(c)
Pub. L. 103–236, § 704(1), struck out subsec. (b) which required the Director to assess and analyze certain legislative and budgetary proposals with respect to their impact on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations and subsec. (c) which prohibited courts from compelling performance of any requirement under this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 704(1), struck out subsec. (b) which required the Director to assess and analyze certain legislative and budgetary proposals with respect to their impact on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations and subsec. (c) which prohibited courts from compelling performance of any requirement under this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576), relating to arms control impact information and analysis.Pub. L. 105–277 § 1223(10) · 112 Stat. 2681
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(10), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director” wherever appearing and, in concluding provisions
Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2576
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(10), struck out “, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to section 2575 of this title,” after “detailed information”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(10), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director” wherever appearing and, in concluding provisions, struck out “, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to section 2575 of this title,” after “detailed information”.Effective date note
Amendment by 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.
6 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1978–1998 · 3 rounds
1998
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(10), substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director” wherever appearing and, in concluding provisions, struck out “, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to section 2575 of this title,” after “detailed information”.
1994
Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(e), substituted “information” for “impact information and analysis” in section catchline, redesignated subsec. (a) as entire section, and inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control” in introductory provisions and par. (3).
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 704(1), struck out subsec. (b) which required the Director to assess and analyze certain legislative and budgetary proposals with respect to their impact on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations and subsec. (c) which prohibited courts from compelling performance of any requirement under this section.
1978
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(1), substituted “technology with potential military application or weapons systems” for “weapons systems or technology”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95–338, § 1(2), inserted provisions requiring requests to be transmitted either as an individual program or as an aggregation of related programs, and classification requirements for transmitted statements.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective , see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6511 of this title.
Credits
1975–1998 · 4 acts
- 1975Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 305, formerly § 36, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 146, , 89 Stat. 758
- 1978amended Pub. L. 95–338, § 1, , 92 Stat. 458
- 1994Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, §§ 704(1), 719(e), , 108 Stat. 492, 501
- 1998renumbered § 305 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(10), (21), , 112 Stat. 2681–770, 2681–772.
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(Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 305, formerly § 36, as added Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 146, , 89 Stat. 758; amended Pub. L. 95–338, § 1, , 92 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, §§ 704(1), 719(e), , 108 Stat. 492, 501; renumbered § 305 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(10), (21), , 112 Stat. 2681–770, 2681–772.)