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—
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
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.
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. 2730Enacted 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.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
- 1996Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1453, , 110 Stat. 2730
- 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.)