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[CITE: 22USC5901]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
           CHAPTER 68--DEMILITARIZATION OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--FINDINGS AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY
 
Sec. 5901. Demilitarization of independent states of former 
        Soviet Union
        
    The Congress finds that it is in the national security interest of 
the United States--
        (1) to facilitate, on a priority basis--
            (A) the transportation, storage, safeguarding, and 
        destruction of nuclear and other weapons of the independent 
        states of the former Soviet Union, including the safe and secure 
        storage of fissile materials, dismantlement of missiles and 
        launchers, and the elimination of chemical and biological 
        weapons capabilities;
            (B) the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass 
        destruction and their components and destabilizing conventional 
        weapons of the independent states of the former Soviet Union, 
        and the establishment of verifiable safeguards against the 
        proliferation of such weapons;
            (C) the prevention of diversion of weapons-related 
        scientific expertise of the former Soviet Union to terrorist 
        groups or third countries; and
            (D) other efforts designed to reduce the military threat 
        from the former Soviet Union;

        (2) to support the demilitarization of the massive defense-
    related industry and equipment of the independent states of the 
    former Soviet Union and conversion of such industry and equipment to 
    civilian purposes and uses; and
        (3) to expand military-to-military contacts between the United 
    States and the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

(Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1411, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 
2563.)


                               Short Title

    Section 1401 of title XIV of div. A of Pub. L. 102-484 provided 
that: ``This title [enacting this chapter and amending provisions set 
out as a note under section 2551 of this title] may be cited as the 
`Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992'.''


              Policy on Reduction of Russian Nuclear Forces

    Pub. L. 106-38, Sec. 3, July 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 205, provided that: 
``It is the policy of the United States to seek continued negotiated 
reductions in Russian nuclear forces.''


                        Nuclear Weapons Reduction

    Section 1321 of Pub. L. 102-484 provided that:
    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
        ``(1) On February 1, 1992, the President of the United States 
    and the President of the Russian Federation agreed in a Joint 
    Statement that `Russia and the United States do not regard each 
    other as potential adversaries' and stated further that, `We will 
    work to remove any remnants of cold war hostility, including taking 
    steps to reduce our strategic arsenals'.
        ``(2) In the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 
    in exchange for the non-nuclear-weapon states agreeing not to seek a 
    nuclear weapons capability nor to assist other non-nuclear-weapon 
    states in doing so, the United States agreed to seek the complete 
    elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide, as declared in the 
    preamble to the Treaty, which states that it is a goal of the 
    parties to the Treaty to `facilitate the cessation of the 
    manufacture of nuclear weapons, the liquidation of all their 
    existing stockpiles, and the elimination from national arsenals of 
    nuclear weapons and the means of their delivery' as well as in 
    Article VI of the Treaty, which states that `each of the parties to 
    the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on 
    effective measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms 
    race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament'.
        ``(3) Carrying out a policy of seeking further significant and 
    continuous reductions in the nuclear arsenals of all countries, 
    besides reducing the likelihood of the proliferation of nuclear 
    weapons and increasing the likelihood of a successful extension and 
    possible strengthening of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
    Nuclear Weapons in 1995, when the Treaty is scheduled for review and 
    possible extension, has additional benefits to the national security 
    of the United States, including--
            ``(A) a reduced risk of accidental enablement and launch of 
        a nuclear weapon, and
            ``(B) a defense cost savings which could be reallocated for 
        deficit reduction or other important national needs.
        ``(4) The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) Treaty and the 
    agreement by the President of the United States and the President of 
    the Russian Federation on June 17, 1992, to reduce the strategic 
    nuclear arsenals of each country to a level between 3,000 and 3,500 
    weapons are commendable intermediate stages in the process of 
    achieving the policy goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
        ``(5) The current international era of cooperation provides 
    greater opportunities for achieving worldwide reduction and control 
    of nuclear weapons and material than any time since the emergence of 
    nuclear weapons 50 years ago.
        ``(6) It is in the security interests of both the United States 
    and the world community for the President and the Congress to begin 
    the process of reducing the number of nuclear weapons in every 
    country through multilateral agreements and other appropriate means.
        ``(7) In a 1991 study, a committee of the National Academy of 
    Sciences concluded that: `The appropriate new levels of nuclear 
    weapons cannot be specified at this time, but it seems reasonable to 
    the committee that U.S. strategic forces could in time be reduced to 
    1,000-2,000 nuclear warheads, provided that such a multilateral 
    agreement included appropriate levels and verification measures for 
    the other nations that possess nuclear weapons. This step would 
    require successful implementation of our proposed post-START U.S.-
    Soviet reductions, related confidence-building measures in all the 
    countries involved, and multilateral security cooperation in areas 
    such as conventional force deployments and planning.'.
    ``(b) United States Policy.--It shall be the goal of the United 
States--
        ``(1) to encourage and facilitate the denuclearization of 
    Ukraine, Byelarus, and Kazakhstan, as agreed upon in the Lisbon 
    ministerial meeting of May 23, 1992;
        ``(2) to rapidly complete and submit for ratification by the 
    United States the treaty incorporating the agreement of June 17, 
    1992, between the United States and the Russian Federation to reduce 
    the number of strategic nuclear weapons in each country's arsenal to 
    a level between 3,000 and 3,500;
        ``(3) to facilitate the ability of the Russian Federation, 
    Ukraine, Byelarus, and Kazakhstan to implement agreed mutual 
    reductions under the START Treaty, and under the Joint Understanding 
    of June 16-17, 1992 between the United States and the Russian 
    Federation, on an accelerated timetable, so that all such reductions 
    can be completed by the year 2000;
        ``(4) to build on the agreement reached in the Joint 
    Understanding of June 16-17, 1992, by entering into multilateral 
    negotiations with the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, 
    France, and the People's Republic of China, and, at an appropriate 
    point in that process, enter into negotiations with other nuclear 
    armed states in order to reach subsequent stage-by-stage agreements 
    to achieve further reductions in the number of nuclear weapons in 
    all countries;
        ``(5) to continue and extend cooperative discussions with the 
    appropriate authorities of the former Soviet military on means to 
    maintain and improve secure command and control over nuclear forces;
        ``(6) in consultation with other member countries of the North 
    Atlantic Treaty Organization and other allies, to initiate 
    discussions to bring tactical nuclear weapons into the arms control 
    process; and
        ``(7) to ensure that the United States assistance to securely 
    transport and store, and ultimately dismantle, former Soviet nuclear 
    weapons and missiles for such weapons is being properly and 
    effectively utilized.
    ``(c) Annual Report.--By February 1 of each year, the President 
shall submit to the Congress a report on--
        ``(1) the actions that the United States has taken, and the 
    actions the United States plans to take during the next 12 months, 
    to achieve each of the goals set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) 
    of subsection (b); and
        ``(2) the actions that have been taken by the Russian 
    Federation, by other former Soviet republics, and by other countries 
    to achieve those goals.
Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, with a 
classified appendix if necessary.''
