114 STAT. 1654A-344 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (4) A summary of past, current, and planned United States efforts to work cooperatively with Russia to account for, secure, and reduce Russia's stockpile of tactical nuclear warheads and associated fissile material. SEC. 1309. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of Congress that the international community should, when practicable, assist Russia in eliminating its chemical weapons stockpile in accordance with Russia's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and that the level of such assistance should be based on— (1) full and accurate disclosure by Russia of the size of its existing chemical weapons stockpile; (2) a demonstrated annual commitment by Russia to allocate at least $25,000,000 to chemical weapons elimination; (3) development by Russia of a practical plan for destroying its stockpile of nerve agents; (4) enactment of a law by Russia that provides for the elimination of all nerve agents at a single site; and (5) an agreement by Russia to destroy its chemical weapons production facilities at Volgograd and Novocheboksark. (b) REPORT.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that identifies— (1) the amount spent by Russia for chemical weapons elimination during fiscal year 2000; (2) the specific assistance being provided to Russia by the international community for the safe storage and elimination of Russia's stockpile of nerve agents, including those nerve agents located at the Shchuch'ye depot; (3) the countries providing the assistance identified in paragraph (2); and (4) the value of the assistance that the international community has already provided and has committed to provide in future years for the purpose described in paragraph (2). (c) CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION DEFINED. —In this section, the term "Chemical Weapons Convention" means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993. SEC. 1310. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ELIMINATION OF WEAP- ONS GRADE PLUTONIUM PROGRAM. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2001 for the Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program, not more than 50 percent of such amounts may be obligated or expended for the program in fiscal year 2001 until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on an agreement between the United States Government and the Government of the Russian Federation regarding a new option selected for the shut down or conversion of the reactors of the Russian Federation that produce weapons grade plutonium, including— (1) the new date on which such reactors will cease production of weapons grade plutonium under such agreement by reason of the shut down or conversion of such reactors; and
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