112 STAT. 2180 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 President. 42 USC 2155 note. 50 USC app. 2404 note. their respective departments and agency the authority to request information under subsection (a). SEC. 1523. NUCLEAR EXPORT REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS. — The President shall notify Congress upon the granting of a license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the export or reexport of any nuclear-related technology or equipment, including source material, special nuclear material, or equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use, or production of special nuclear material. (b) APPLICABILITY,—The requirements of this section shall apply only to an export or reexport to a country that— (1) the President has determined is a country that has detonated a nuclear explosive device; and (2) is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. SEC. 1524. EXECUTION OF OBJECTION AUTHORITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1932) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) DELEGATION OF OBJECTION AUTHORITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. —For the purposes of the Department of Defense, the authority to issue an objection referred to in subsection (a) shall be executed for the Secretary of Defense by an official at the Assistant Secretary level within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. In implementing subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Department of Defense procedures maximize the ability of the Department of Defense to be able to issue an objection within the 10-day period specified in subsection (c).". Subtitle D—Counterproliferation Matters SEC. 1531. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION AUTHORITIES FOR SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS SPE- CIAL COMMISSION ON IRAQ. (a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.—The total amount of assistance for fiscal year 1999 provided by the Secretary of Defense under section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) that is provided for activities of the Department of Defense in support of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq, may not exceed $15,000,000. (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— Subsection (f) of section 1505 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended by striking out "1998" and inserting in lieu thereof "1999". SEC. 1532. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR TESTS IN SOUTH ASIA. The Congress— (1) strongly condemns the decisions by the Governments of India and Pakistan to conduct nuclear tests in May 1998; (2) calls for the Governments of India and Pakistan to commit not to conduct any additional nuclear tests; (3) urges the Governments of India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to reduce tensions between the two countries;
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