118 STAT. 2087 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 available for operations and maintenance pursuant to title XV of this Act. (h) PERIOD OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under subsection (a) is in effect during each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. Subtitle B—Counterproliferation Matters SEC. 1211. DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION PRO GRAMS. (a) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM TO PREVENT UNAUTHOR IZED TRANSFER AND TRANSPORTATION OF WMDS.—Subsection (b) of section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b) OTHER COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out programs under subsection (a) in a country other than a country specified in that subsection if the Secretary determines that there exists in that country a significant threat of the unauthorized transfer and transportation of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons or related materials.’’. (b) INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM TO DETER WMD PRO LIFERATION.—Section 1504(e)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2918) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘The training program referred to in para graph (1)(B) is a’’ and inserting ‘The Secretary of Defense may participate in a’’; (2) by inserting ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘acquisition’’; (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘countries,’’; and (4) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and in other countries in which, as determined by the Sec retary of Defense, there exists a significant threat of such proliferation and acquisition’’. SEC. 1212. POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NONPROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) Certain countries are seeking to acquire ballistic mis siles and related technologies that could be used to attack the United States or place at risk United States interests, deployed members of the Armed Forces, and allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. (2) Certain countries continue to actively transfer or sell ballistic missile technologies in contravention of standards of behavior established by the United States and allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries. (3) The spread of ballistic missiles and related technologies worldwide has been slowed by a combination of national and international export controls, forward looking diplomacy, and multilateral interdiction activities to restrict the development and transfer of such missiles and technologies. (b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to develop, support, and strengthen international accords and other cooperative efforts to curtail the proliferation of ballistic missiles and related technologies which could threaten the territory of the United States, allies of the United States and other friendly foreign countries, 22 USC 2797 note.
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