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§3701. Definitions — Inbound Citations

50 U.S.C. § 3701

Cited by 59 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to §3701(1)

Citations to §3701(2)

  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(g)(1)
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    (1) Not less than 15 days before any obligation of any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on that proposed obligation of such funds for that fiscal year (or, in accordance with section 3735(b) of this title, the semiannual period covered by the report).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(g)(3)
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    (3) Except for Cooperative Threat Reduction funds subject to section 3735 of this title, paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a proposed obligation of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds that is covered by a notification previously submitted by the Secretary to the congressional defense committees that includes the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3712(a)
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    (a) For purposes of the Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a fiscal year, and any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a prior fiscal year that remain available for obligation, for a proliferation threat reduction project or activity if the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines each of the following:
    (1) That such project or activity will—
    (A) assist the United States in the resolution of a critical emerging proliferation threat; or
    (B) permit the United States to take advantage of opportunities to achieve long-standing nonproliferation goals.
    (2) That such project or activity will be completed in a period not exceeding five years.
    (3) That the Department of Defense is the entity of the Federal Government that is most capable of carrying out such project or activity.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3713(a)
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    (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), not more than 15 percent of the total amount of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for covered activities.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3714(a)(1)
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    (1) For any fiscal year for which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the Program for that fiscal year, for purposes other than such specified purposes if—
    (A) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
    (B) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees—
    (i) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds; and
    (ii) a complete discussion of the purpose and justification for such obligation or expenditure, including the amount of funds to be obligated or expended; and
    (C) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under subparagraph (B).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3714(b)
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    (b) For any fiscal year for which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the Program, the Secretary may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the Program for that fiscal year, in excess of the specific amount so authorized for that purpose if—
    (1) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
    (2) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees—
    (A) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds in excess of such authorized amount; and
    (B) a complete discussion of the justification for exceeding such specified amounts, including the amount by which the Secretary will exceed such specified amounts; and
    (3) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under paragraph (2).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3731(a)
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    (a) Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may not be obligated or expended for any of the following purposes:
    (1) Conducting any peacekeeping exercise or other peacekeeping-related activity.
    (2) Provision of housing.
    (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental restoration.
    (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
    (5) Provision of assistance to promote defense conversion.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3731(b)
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    (b) Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may not be obligated or expended for the elimination of—
    (1) conventional weapons; or
    (2) delivery vehicles of conventional weapons, unless such delivery vehicles could reasonably be used or adapted to be used for the delivery of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3732(a)
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    (a) Before obligating any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a project described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall appoint one on-site manager for that project. The manager shall be appointed from among employees of the Federal Government.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3733(b)
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    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), with respect to a new construction project to be carried out by the Program, not more than 40 percent of the total costs of the project may be obligated from Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for any fiscal year until the Secretary—
    (1) determines the number and type of permits that may be required for the lifetime of the project in the proposed location or locations of the project; and
    (2) obtains from the state in which the project is to be located any permits that may be required to begin construction.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3734(b)
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    (b) Cooperative Threat Reduction funds made available for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 may not be obligated or expended for activities in the Russian Federation unless such activities in Russia are specifically authorized by law.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3735(a)
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    (a) In carrying out activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of China, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for such activities are obligated in semiannual installments.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3735(b)(1)
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    (1) With respect to carrying out activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of China, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the reports required by section 3711(g) of this title on a semiannual basis by not later than 15 days before any obligation of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for such activities during the covered semiannual period. In addition to the matters required by such section, each such report shall include, in coordination with the Secretary of State—
    (A) whether China has taken material steps to—
    (i) disrupt the proliferation activities of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee, or any other alias known by the United States); and
    (ii) arrest Li Fangwei pursuant the indictment charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 29, 2014;
    (B) whether China has proliferated to any non-nuclear weapons state, or any nuclear weapons state in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, any item that contributes to a ballistic missile or nuclear weapons delivery system; and
    (C) the number, type, and summary of any demarches between the United States and China with respect to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).

Citations to §3701(3)

  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(a)
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    (a) The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program, referred to as the “Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program”, with respect to foreign countries to do the following:
    (1) Facilitate the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of chemical, biological, or other weapons, weapons components, weapons-related materials, and associated delivery vehicles.
    (2) Facilitate—
    (A) the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons-usable or high-threat radiological materials, nuclear weapons components, and associated delivery vehicles; and
    (B) the elimination of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons components, and nuclear weapons delivery vehicles.
    (3) Prevent the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, weapons components, and weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise.
    (4) Prevent the proliferation of biological weapons, weapons components, and weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise, which may include activities that facilitate detection and reporting of highly pathogenic diseases or other diseases that are associated with or that could be used as an early warning mechanism for disease outbreaks that could affect the Armed Forces of the United States or allies of the United States, regardless of whether such diseases are caused by biological weapons.
    (5) Prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-related materials, including materials, equipment, and technology that could be used for the design, development, production, or use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the means of delivery of such weapons.
    (6) Carry out military-to-military and defense contacts for advancing the mission of the Program, subject to subsection (f).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(a)(6)
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    (6) Carry out military-to-military and defense contacts for advancing the mission of the Program, subject to subsection (f).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(b)
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    (b) The authority under subsection (a) to carry out the Program is subject to any concurrence of the Secretary of State or other appropriate agency head required under section 3712 or 3713 of this title (unless such concurrence is otherwise exempted pursuant to section 3751 of this title with respect to activities or determinations carried out or made before December 19, 2014).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(c)
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    (c) The authority to carry out the Program in subsection (a) includes authority to provide equipment, goods, and services, but does not include authority to provide funds directly for a project or activity carried out under the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(d)
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    (d) The Program carried out under subsection (a) may involve assistance in planning and in resolving technical problems associated with weapons destruction and proliferation. The Program may also involve the funding of critical short-term requirements relating to weapons destruction.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(e)
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    (e) The Secretary of Defense may reimburse heads of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government under this section for costs of the participation of the respective departments and agencies in the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(f)(1)
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    (1) are focused and expanded to support specific relationship-building opportunities, which could lead to the development of the Program in new geographic areas and achieve other benefits of the Program;
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3711(f)(2)
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    (2) are directly administered as part of the Program; and
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3712(a)
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    (a) For purposes of the Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a fiscal year, and any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a prior fiscal year that remain available for obligation, for a proliferation threat reduction project or activity if the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines each of the following:
    (1) That such project or activity will—
    (A) assist the United States in the resolution of a critical emerging proliferation threat; or
    (B) permit the United States to take advantage of opportunities to achieve long-standing nonproliferation goals.
    (2) That such project or activity will be completed in a period not exceeding five years.
    (3) That the Department of Defense is the entity of the Federal Government that is most capable of carrying out such project or activity.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3713(d)
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    (d) In this section, the term “covered activity” means an activity under the Program to address a threat arising from the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons or weapons-related materials, technologies, or expertise.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3714(a)(1)
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    (1) For any fiscal year for which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the Program for that fiscal year, for purposes other than such specified purposes if—
    (A) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
    (B) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees—
    (i) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds; and
    (ii) a complete discussion of the purpose and justification for such obligation or expenditure, including the amount of funds to be obligated or expended; and
    (C) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under subparagraph (B).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3714(a)(2)
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    (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to authorize the obligation or expenditure of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited under section 3731 of this title or any other provision of law.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3714(b)
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    (b) For any fiscal year for which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within the Program, the Secretary may obligate or expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the Program for that fiscal year, in excess of the specific amount so authorized for that purpose if—
    (1) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States;
    (2) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees—
    (A) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make such an obligation or expenditure of funds in excess of such authorized amount; and
    (B) a complete discussion of the justification for exceeding such specified amounts, including the amount by which the Secretary will exceed such specified amounts; and
    (3) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion under paragraph (2).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3715(a)(1)
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    (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more agreements with any person (including a foreign government, international organization, multinational entity, or any other entity) that the Secretary considers appropriate under which the person contributes funds for activities conducted under the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3715(b)
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    (b) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31 and subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense may retain and obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the Program. Funds so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be available to be obligated or expended without further appropriation.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3733(a)
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    (a) The Secretary of Defense shall seek to obtain all the permits required to complete each phase of construction of a project under the Program in a state of the former Soviet Union before obligating more than 40 percent of the total costs of that phase of the project.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3733(b)
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    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), with respect to a new construction project to be carried out by the Program, not more than 40 percent of the total costs of the project may be obligated from Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for any fiscal year until the Secretary—
    (1) determines the number and type of permits that may be required for the lifetime of the project in the proposed location or locations of the project; and
    (2) obtains from the state in which the project is to be located any permits that may be required to begin construction.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3733(d)
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    (d) In this section, with respect to a project under the Program:
    (1) The term “new construction project” means a construction project for which no funds have been obligated or expended as of November 24, 2003.
    (2) The term “permit” means any local or national permit for development, general construction, environmental, land use, or other purposes that is required for purposes of major construction.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3734(a)(1)
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    (1) the United States should carry out activities under the Program in the Russian Federation only if those activities are consistent with and in support of the security interests of the United States; and
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3735(a)
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    (a) In carrying out activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of China, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for such activities are obligated in semiannual installments.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3735(b)(1)
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    (1) With respect to carrying out activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of China, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the reports required by section 3711(g) of this title on a semiannual basis by not later than 15 days before any obligation of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for such activities during the covered semiannual period. In addition to the matters required by such section, each such report shall include, in coordination with the Secretary of State—
    (A) whether China has taken material steps to—
    (i) disrupt the proliferation activities of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee, or any other alias known by the United States); and
    (ii) arrest Li Fangwei pursuant the indictment charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 29, 2014;
    (B) whether China has proliferated to any non-nuclear weapons state, or any nuclear weapons state in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, any item that contributes to a ballistic missile or nuclear weapons delivery system; and
    (C) the number, type, and summary of any demarches between the United States and China with respect to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(a)
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    (a) In any year in which the President submits to Congress, under section 1105 of title 31, the budget for a fiscal year that requests funds for the Department of Defense for activities or assistance under the Program, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the activities and assistance carried out under the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(1)
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    (1) An estimate of the total amount that will be required to be expended by the United States during the fiscal year covered by the budget described in subsection (a) in order to achieve the objectives of the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(2)
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    (2) A five-year plan setting forth the amount of funds and other resources proposed to be provided by the United States for the Program during the period covered by the plan, including the purpose for which such funds and resources will be used.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(3)
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    (3) A description of the activities and assistance carried out under the Program during the fiscal year preceding the submission of the report, including—
    (A) the funds notified, obligated, and expended for such activities and assistance and the purposes for which such funds were notified, obligated, and expended for such fiscal year and cumulatively for the Program;
    (B) a description of the participation, if any, of each department and agency of the Federal Government in such activities and assistance;
    (C) a description of such activities and assistance, including the forms of assistance provided;
    (D) a description of the United States private sector participation in the portion of such activities and assistance that were supported by the obligation and expenditure of funds for the Program; and
    (E) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate to fully inform Congress of the operation of activities and assistance carried out under the Program, including, with respect to proposed demilitarization or conversion projects, information on the progress toward demilitarization of facilities and the conversion of the demilitarized facilities to civilian activities.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(3)(A)
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    (A) the funds notified, obligated, and expended for such activities and assistance and the purposes for which such funds were notified, obligated, and expended for such fiscal year and cumulatively for the Program;
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(3)(D)
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    (D) a description of the United States private sector participation in the portion of such activities and assistance that were supported by the obligation and expenditure of funds for the Program; and
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(3)(E)
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    (E) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate to fully inform Congress of the operation of activities and assistance carried out under the Program, including, with respect to proposed demilitarization or conversion projects, information on the progress toward demilitarization of facilities and the conversion of the demilitarized facilities to civilian activities.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(4)
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    (4) A description of the means (including program management, audits, examinations, and other means) used by the United States during the fiscal year preceding the submission of the report to ensure that assistance provided under the Program is fully accounted for, that such assistance is being used for its intended purpose, and that such assistance is being used efficiently and effectively, including—
    (A) if such assistance consisted of equipment, a description of the current location of such equipment and the current condition of such equipment;
    (B) if such assistance consisted of contracts or other services, a description of the status of such contracts or services and the methods used to ensure that such contracts and services are being used for their intended purpose;
    (C) a determination whether the assistance described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) has been used for its intended purpose and an assessment of whether the assistance being provided is being used effectively and efficiently; and
    (D) a description of the efforts planned to be carried out during the fiscal year beginning in the year of the report to ensure that Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction assistance provided during such fiscal year is fully accounted for and is used for its intended purpose.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3743(c)(5)(F)
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    (F) any other information that the Secretary considers relevant to provide a complete description of the operation and success of activities carried out under the Program.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3744
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    The Secretary of Defense shall implement metrics to measure the impact and effectiveness of activities of the Program to address threats arising from the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons and weapons-related materials, technologies, and expertise.
  • 50 U.S.C. § 3751(c)
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    (c) Funds made available for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1632) or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 672) that remain available for obligation as of December 19, 2014, shall be available for the Program.