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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 40 — Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

§ 2363. Sense of Congress concerning assistance to states of former Soviet Union

Statutory text

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and other United States programs authorized in title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.) should be expanded by offering assistance under those programs to other independent states of the former Soviet Union in addition to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan, and Belarus; and

(2)

the President should offer assistance to additional independent states of the former Soviet Union in each case in which the participation of such states would benefit national security interests of the United States by improving border controls and safeguards over materials and technology associated with weapons of mass destruction.

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. Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XIV § 1453 · 110 Stat. 2422

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2363

    Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1453, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1453, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1453. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and other United States programs authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994 should be expanded by offering assistance under those programs to other independent states of the former Soviet Union in addition to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan, and Belarus; and (2) the President should offer assistance to additional independent states of the former Soviet Union in each case in which the participation of such states would benefit national security interests of the United States by improving border controls and safeguards over materials and technology associated with weapons of mass destruction.

  2. Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

    Pub. L. 105–261 div. A title X § 1069(c)(4) · 112 Stat. 1920

    Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 2363(1)

    Pub. L. 105–261 substituted “title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.)” for “the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–261 substituted “title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.)” for “the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 1453(1) (50 U.S.C. 2363(1); 110 Stat. 2730)is amended by striking out “the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994” and inserting in lieu thereof “title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 5901et seq.)”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, referred to in par. (1), is title XIV of div. A of Pub. L. 102–484, , 106 Stat. 2563, known as the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992, which is classified generally to chapter 68 (§ 5901 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Amendments

1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–261 substituted “title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.)” for “the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994”.

Credits

1996–1998 · 2 acts
  1. 1996Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1453, , 110 Stat. 2730
  2. 1998Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, § 1069(c)(4), , 112 Stat. 2136.
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(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1453, , 110 Stat. 2730; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, § 1069(c)(4), , 112 Stat. 2136.)

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