“This subtitle may be cited as the ‘International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act of 1999’.
1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(A), in first undesignated par., substituted “addressing” for “creating a new agency of peace to deal with”.
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(B), struck out second undesignated par. which read as follows: “Arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy, being an important aspect of foreign policy, must be consistent with national security policy as a whole. The formulation and implementation of United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy in a manner which will promote the national security can best be insured by a central organization charged by statute with primary responsibility for this field. This organization must have such a position within the Government that it can provide the President, the Secretary of State, other officials of the executive branch, and the Congress with recommendations concerning United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy, and can assess the effect of these recommendations upon our foreign policies, our national security policies, and our economy.”
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(1)(C), in last undesignated par., in introductory provisions, substituted “The Secretary of State” for “This organization”, substituted “The Secretary shall have” for “It shall have”, and struck out “and the Secretary of State” after “the President”, in subpar. (1) inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “arms control”, redesignated subpar. (3) as (2) and struck out former subpar. (2) which read as follows: “When directed by the President, the preparation for, and management of, United States participation in international negotiations and implementation fora in the nonproliferation field.”, redesignated subpar. (4) as (3) and struck out “, as appropriate,” before “direction of”, and redesignated subpar. (5) as (4).
1994—Pub. L. 103–236, § 719(a), inserted “, nonproliferation,” after “Arms control” in second undesignated par. and after “arms control” wherever appearing in second and third undesignated pars.
Pub. L. 103–236, § 703, substituted subpars. (1) to (5) for former subpars. (a) to (d) which read as follows:
“(a) The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control and disarmament policy formulation;
“(b) The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations in the arms control and disarmament field;
“(c) The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control and disarmament; and
“(d) The preparation for, operation of, or as appropriate, direction of United States participation in such control systems as may become part of United States arms control and disarmament activities.”
1975—Pub. L. 94–141 substituted “It shall have the authority, under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State,” for “It must be able”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XII, § 1241,
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XI, § 1101],
Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 701(a),
Pub. L. 101–216, § 1,
Pub. L. 100–213, § 1,
Pub. L. 97–339, § 1,
Pub. L. 95–108, § 1,
Pub. L. 87–297, title I, § 101, formerly § 1,
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XII, subtitle F], “This subtitle may be cited as the ‘International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act of 1999’.“SEC. 1261. SHORT TITLE.“SEC. 1262. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.“(a) The President shall attempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct. The President shall take the necessary steps to begin negotiations within appropriate international fora not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [“(b) The President shall consider the following criteria in the negotiations referred to in subsection (a):“(1) The government of the country—“(A) was chosen by and permits free and fair elections;“(B) promotes civilian control of the military and security forces and has civilian institutions controlling the policy, operation, and spending of all law enforcement and security institutions, as well as the armed forces;“(C) promotes the rule of law and provides its nationals the same rights that they would be afforded under the United States Constitution if they were United States citizens; and“(D) promotes the strengthening of political, legislative, and civil institutions of democracy, as well as autonomous institutions to monitor the conduct of public officials and to combat corruption.“(2) The government of the country—“(A) does not persistently engage in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including—“(i) extrajudicial or arbitrary executions;“(ii) disappearances;“(iii) torture or severe mistreatment;“(iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;“(v) systematic official discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, or political affiliation; and“(vi) grave breaches of international laws of war or equivalent violations of the laws of war in internal armed conflicts;“(B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;“(C) permits access on a regular basis to political prisoners by international humanitarian organizations;“(D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and other official bodies that oversee the protection of human rights;“(E) does not impede the free functioning of domestic and international human rights organizations; and“(F) provides access on a regular basis to humanitarian organizations in situations of conflict or famine.“(3) The government of the country is not engaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of international law.“(4) The government of the country does not provide support for international terrorism.“(5) The government of the country does not contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.“(6) The country is not located in a region in which arms transfers would exacerbate regional arms races or international tensions that present a danger to international peace and stability.“(c) “(1) Not later than 6 months after the commencement of the negotiations under subsection (a), and not later than the end of every 6-month period thereafter until an agreement described in subsection (a) is concluded, the President shall report to the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the progress made during these negotiations.“(2) In the report required in sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(b) and 2304(b)), the Secretary of State shall describe the extent to which the practices of each country evaluated meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (a).”
Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 702,
Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 717(b),
Pub. L. 102–228, title II, “This title may be cited as the ‘Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991’.”“part a—short title“SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
“part b—findings and program authority
“[SEC. 211. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XIII, § 1304(a)(1)(A),
“[SEC. 212. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1351(1),
“part c—administrative and funding authorities
“[SECS. 221, 222. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1351(1),
“SEC. 223. DIRE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
“It is the sense of the Senate that the committee of conference on House Joint Resolution 157 [enacted into law as Pub. L. 102–229] should consider providing the necessary authority in the conference agreement for the President to transfer funds pursuant to this title.
“part d—reporting requirements
“[SEC. 231. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1351(1),
Pub. L. 102–228, title IV, § 401(c),
Pub. L. 93–559, § 51, “(a) It is the sense of the Congress that the recent growth in international transfers of conventional arms to developing nations—“(1) is a cause for grave concern for the United States and other nations in that in particular areas of the world it increases the danger of potential violence among nations, and diverts scarce world resources from more peaceful uses; and“(2) could be controlled progressively through negotiations and agreements among supplier and recipient nations.“(b) Therefore, the President is urged to propose to the Geneva Conference of the Committee on Disarmament that it consider as a high priority agenda item discussions among participating nations of that Conference for the purposes of—“(1) agreeing to workable limitations on conventional arms transfers; and“(2) establishing a mechanism through which such limitations could be effectively monitored.
Ex. Ord. No. 12946,