110 STAT. 2700
PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
Sec. 1322. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 1323. Report.
Sec. 1324. Powers.
Sec. 1325. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1326. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1327. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1328. Funding.
Sec. 1329. Termination of the Commission.
Subtitle A—Arms Control, Counterproliferation Activities, and Related
Matters
SEC. 1301. EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION AUTHORITIES.
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.— Section 1505 of the
Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (title XV of
Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by striking out "or" after "fiscal
year 1995," and by inserting ", or $15,000,000 for fiscal year
1997" before the period at the end; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking out "1996" and inserting
in lieu thereof "1997".
(b) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—Subsection (d) of such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
"(4)(A) In the event of a significant unforeseen development
related to the activities of the United Nations Special Commission
on Iraq for which the Secretary of Defense determines that financial
assistance under this section is required at a level which would
result in the total amount of assistance provided under this section
during the then-current fiscal year exceeding the amount specified
with respect to that year under paragraph (3), the Secretary of
Defense may provide such assistance notwithstanding the limitation
with respect to that fiscal year under paragraph (3). Funds for
such purpose may be derived from any funds available to the
Department of Defense for that fiscal year.
"(B) Financial assistance may be provided under subparagraph
(A) only after the Secretary of Defense provides notice in writing
to the committees of Congress named in subsection (e)(2) of the
significant unforeseen development and of the Secretary's intent
to provide assistance in excess of the limitation for that fiscal
year under paragraph (3). However, if the Secretary determines
in any case that under the specific circumstances of that case
advance notice is not possible, such notice shall be provided as
soon as possible and not later than 15 days after the date on
which the assistance is provided. Any notice under this subparagraph shall include a description of the development, the amount
of assistance provided or to be provided, and the source of the
funds for that assistance.".
SEC. 1302. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF
STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
(a) FUNDING LIMITATION. —Funds available to the Department
of Defense may not be obligated or expended during fiscal year
1997 for retiring or dismantling, or for preparing to retire or
dismantle, any of the following strategic nuclear delivery systems:
(1) B-52H bomber aircraft.
(2) Trident ballistic missile submarines.
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