110 STAT. 2730 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 50 USC 2354. SEC. 1444. TERMINATION. After September 30, 1999, the President— (1) is not required to maintain a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters under section 1341; and (2) may terminate the Committee on Nonproliferation established under section 1342. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 50 USC 2361. SEC. 1451. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING CONTRACTING POLICY. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, to the extent authorized by law, should— (1) contract directly with suppliers in independent states of the former Soviet Union when such action would— (A) result in significant savings of the programs referred to in subtitle C; and (B) substantially expedite completion of the programs referred to in subtitle C; and (2) seek means to use innovative contracting approaches to avoid delay and increase the effectiveness of such programs and of the exercise of such authorities. 50 USC 2362. SEC. 1452. TRANSFERS OF ALLOCATIONS AMONG COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS. Congress finds that— (1) the various Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are being carried out at different rates in the various countries covered by such programs; and (2) it is necessary to authorize transfers of funding allocations among the various programs in order to maximize the effectiveness of United States efforts under such programs. 50 USC 2363. SEC. 1453. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and other United States programs authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994 should be expanded by offering assistance under those programs to other independent states of the former Soviet Union in addition to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan, and Belarus; and (2) the President should offer assistance to additional independent states of the former Soviet Union in each case in which the participation of such states would benefit national security interests of the United States by improving border controls and safeguards over materials and technology associated with weapons of mass destruction. 50 USC 2364. SEC. 1454. PURCHASE OF LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM DERIVED FROM RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—I t is the sense of Congress that the allies of the United States and other nations should participate in efforts to ensure that stockpiles of weapons-grade nuclear material are reduced. (b) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. —Congress urges the Secretary of State to encourage, in consultation with the Sec-
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