Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/742

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105 STAT. 1694 PUBLIC LAW 102-228—DEC. 12, 1991 entities, and (B) to assist in the prevention of weapons proliferation, (b) EXCLUSIONS.— United States assistance in destroying nuclear and other weapons under this title may not be provided to the Soviet Union, any of its republics, or any successor entity unless the President certifies to the Congress that the proposed recipient is committed to— (1) making a substantial investment of its resources for dismantling or destroying such weapons; (2) forgoing any military modernization program that exceeds legitimate defense requirements and forgoing the replacement of destroyed weapons of mass destruction; (3) forgoing any use of fissionable and other components of destroyed nuclear weapons in new nuclear weapons; (4) facilitating United States verification of weapons destruction carried out under section 212; (5) complying with all relevant arms control agreements; and (6) observing internationaly recognized human rights, including the protection of minorities. SEC. 212. AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO FACILITATE SOVIET WEAPONS DESTRUCTION. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, consistent with the findings stated in section 211, may establish a program as authorized in subsection (b) to assist Soviet weapons destruction. Funds for carrying out this program shall be provided as specified in part C. (b) TYPE OF PROGRAM.— The program under this section shall be limited to cooperation among the United States, the Soviet Union, its republics, and any successor entities to (1) destroy nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and other weapons, (2) transport, store, disable, and safeguard weapons in connection with their destruction, and (3) establish verifiable safeguards against the proliferation of such weapons. Such cooperation may involve assistance in planning and in resolving technical problems associated with weapons destruction and proliferation. Such cooperation may also involve the funding of critical short-term requirements related to weapons destruction and should, to the extent feasible, draw upon United States technology and United States technicians. PART C—ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDING AUTHORITIES SEC. 221. ADMINISTRATION OF NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS. (a) FUNDING. — (1) TRANSFER AUTHORITY. — The President may, to the extent provided in an appropriations Act or joint resolution, transfer to the appropriate defense accounts from amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1992 for operation and maintenance or from balances in working capital accounts established under section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, not to exceed $400,000,000 for use in reducing the Soviet military threat under part B. (2) LIMITATION. —Amounts for transfers under paragraph (1) may not be derived from amounts appropriated for any activity of. the Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense