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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

91 STAT. 871

PUBLIC LAW 95-108—AUG. 17, 1977

Public Law 95-108 95th Congress An Act To amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

Aug. 17, 1977 [H.R. 6179]

of the

Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments of SHORT TITLE 1977. SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the " A r m s Control and Dis- 22 USC 2551 note. armament Act Amendments of 1977". SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

SEC. 2. (a) Title II of the A r m s Control and Disarmament Act is amended by a d d i n g at the end thereof the following new section: u SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE

" SEC. 27. The President may appoint, by and with the advice and Appointment and consent of the Senate, a Special Representative for A r m s Control confirmation. and Disarmament Negotiations who shall perform such duties and 22 USC 2567. exercise such powers (under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, acting through the Director) as the Director may prescribe with respect to international arms control and disarmament negotiations and matters relating thereto.". (b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (49): "(50) Special Representative for A r m s Control and Disarmament Negotiations, United States A r m s Control and Disarmament Agency.". RESEARCH

SEC. 3. Section 31 of the A r m s Control and Disarmament Act is 22 USC 2571. amended by striking out "United States" in clause (2) of the second sentence. VERIFICATION OF ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS

SEC. 4. Title III of the A r m s Control and Disarmament Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: " V E R I F I C A T I O N OF A R M S CONTROL AGREEMENTS

" SEC. 37. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that adequate verification of compliance should be an indispensable part of any international arms control agreement. I n recognition of such policy and in order to assure that arms control proposals made or accepted by the United States can bei adequately verified, the Director shall report to the

22 USC 2577. Report to Congress.