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116 STAT. 1442 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 appropriate congressional committees a 3-year international arms control and nonproliferation strategy. The strategy shall contain the following: (1) A 3-year plan for the reduction of existing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and ballistic missiles and for controlling the proliferation of these weapons. (2) Identification of the goals and objectives of the United States with respect to arms control and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. (3) A description of the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of State intended to accomplish goals and objectives described in paragraph (2). Russian Subtltle B—Russlaii Federation Debt Federation Debt •• -» i ^» _*• ik.T !•_ <• ^' for Reduction for Nonproliferation Nonproliferation Act of 2002. 22 USC 5952 SEC. 1311. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the "Russian Federation Debt for Nonproliferation Act of 2002". 22 USC 5952 SEC. 1312. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds the following: (1) It is in the vital security interests of the United States to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to additional states or to terrorist organizations, and to ensure that other nations' obligations to modify their stockpiles of such arms in accordance with treaties, executive agreements, or political commitments are fulfilled. (2) In particular, it is in the vital national security interests of the United States to ensure that— (A) all stocks of nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear material in the Russian Federation are secure and accounted for; (B) stocks of nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear material that are excess to military needs in the Russian Federation are monitored and reduced; (C) any chemical or biological weapons, related materials, and facilities in the Russian Federation are destroyed; (D) the Russian Federation's nuclear weapons complex is reduced to a size appropriate to its post-Cold War missions, and its experts in weapons of mass destruction technologies are shifted to gainful and sustainable civilian employment; (E) the Russian Federation's export control system blocks any proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the means of delivering such weapons, and materials, equipment, know-how, or technology that would be used to develop, produce, or deliver such weapons; and (F) these objectives are accomplished with sufficient monitoring and transparency to provide confidence that they have in fact been accomplished and that the funds provided to accomplish these objectives have been spent efficiently and effectively. (3) United States programs should be designed to accomplish these vital objectives in the Russian Federation as rapidly