---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3732"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3732"
heading: "Requirement for on-site managers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3732"
units:
  - "Chapter 48 — Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction"
  - "Subchapter II — Restrictions and Limitations"
---

# §3732. Requirement for on-site managers

- (a) **On-site manager requirement—** Before obligating any [Cooperative Threat Reduction funds](/usc/50/3701.md?p=2) for a project described in [subsection (b)](#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.
- (b) **Projects covered—** [Subsection (a)](#a) applies to a project—
  - (1) to be located in a state of the former Soviet Union;
  - (2) which involves dismantlement, destruction, or storage facilities, or construction of a facility; and
  - (3) with respect to which the total contribution by the Department of Defense is expected to exceed $50,000,000.
- (c) **Duties of on-site manager—** The on-site manager appointed under [subsection (a)](#a) shall—
  - (1) develop, in cooperation with representatives from governments of states participating in the project, a list of those steps or activities critical to achieving the disarmament or nonproliferation goals of the project;
  - (2) establish a schedule for completing those steps or activities;
  - (3) meet with all participants to seek assurances that those steps or activities are being completed on schedule; and
  - (4) suspend the participation of the United States in a project when a participant other than the United States fails to complete a scheduled step or activity on time, unless the Secretary of Defense directs the on-site manager to resume the participation of the United States.
- (d) **Authority to manage more than one project—**
  - (1) **In general—** Subject to [paragraph (2)](#d-2), an employee of the Federal Government may serve as on-site manager for more than one project, including projects at different locations.
  - (2) **Limitation—** If such an employee serves as on-site manager for more than one project in a fiscal year, the total cost of the projects for that fiscal year may not exceed $150,000,000.
- (e) **Steps or activities—** Steps or activities referred to in [subsection (c)(1)](#c-1) are those steps or activities that, if not completed, will prevent a project from achieving its disarmament or nonproliferation goals, including, at a minimum, the following:
  - (1) Identification and acquisition of permits (as defined in [section 3733 of this title](/usc/50/3733.md)).
  - (2) Verification that the items, substances, or capabilities to be dismantled, secured, or otherwise modified are available for dismantlement, securing, or modification.
  - (3) Timely provision of financial, personnel, management, transportation, and other resources.
- (f) **Notification to Congress—** In any case in which the Secretary directs an on-site manager to resume the participation of the United States in a project under [subsection (c)(4)](#c-4), the Secretary shall notify the [congressional defense committees](/usc/50/3701.md?p=1) of such direction by not later than 30 days after the date of such direction.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1332, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3601.)