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Public Law 87-297

A N A C T S e p t e m b e r 2 6 , 1961

TH R 91 181

To establish

a

United S tates Arms Control and Disaruiament Agency. ' • ' • ' '

Be

it

enacted

hy the Seiiate mid

House

of

Representatives

of the

United States

of

America

in

Congress

assembled

T I T L E

I—SHORT

T I T L E , P U R P O S E ,

AND

D E F I N I T I O N S

S H O R T TITIÊ

SECTION 1. T h i s Act may be ci ted as the A r m s C o n t r o l and D is - Di^â^^,^°AcT'^

a r m a m e n t Ac t .

P U R P O S E

SEC. 2. An u l t ima te goa l of the U ni te d Sta te s i s a wor ld wh ich is

free

from the scourge of

w ar

and the d a n g e r s and b u r d e n s of a r m a m e n t s ;

in which

the

us e

of

force

has been subord ina ted

to the

ru le

of

l a w ;

and

i n wh ich in t e rna t iona l ad jus tmen t s to a c h a n g i n g wo r l d are achieved

peacefu l ly .

I t is the

p u r p o s e

of

th i s

Act to

p rov ide im pe tus t ow ard

th is goal

by

c rea t ing

a new

agency

of

peace

to

dea l wi th

the

p rob lem

of reduct ion

and

cont ro l

of

a rmamen t s l ook ing toward u l t ima te wor ld

d i s a r m a m e n t .

Arms con t ro l and d i sa rm am en t po l icy , be ing an im por t an t a spec t

of foreign pol icy, must be consis ten t w i th na t iona l secur i ty po l icy as

a whole . T he form ula t ion and imp leme n ta t ion of U n i t ed S t a t e s a rms

con t ro l

and

d i sa rm am en t po li cy

in a

ma nner wh ich wi l l p rom ote

the

nat ional securi ty can best be insured

by a

cent ra l o rganiza t io n c harge d

by s t a tu t e wi th p r imary re spons ib i l i t y

for

this f ield. T hi s org ani za

t ion must have such a posi t ion wi th in the Go v e r n m e n t t h a t it can

p r o v i d e the P r e s i d e n t , the Sec re t a ry of State, other officials of the

execut ive branch , and the Cong ress wi th recomm endat ions concern ing

Uni t ed S t a t e s a rms con t ro l

and

d i sa rm am en t po l icy ,

and can

assess

the effect

of

these recommendat ions upon

our

foreign pol icies,

our

nat ional secur i ty po l ic ies ,

and our

economy.

Th i s o rgan iza t ion mus t have

the

capac i ty

to

p rov ide

the

essential

scient i fic , economic, pol i t ical , mil i tary, psychological , and technologi

ca l in format ion upon which rea l i s t ic a rms cont ro l and d i s a r m a m e n t

pol icy must be based . I t m u s t be able to ca r ry out the fo l lowing pr i

mary func t ions :

( a )

The

conduc t , sup por t ,

and

coord ina t ion

of

research

for

a rms con t ro l and d i sa rm am en t po l icy

f o r m u l a t i o n ;

(b ) The p r e p a r a t i o n for and m a n a g e m e n t of U n i t ed S t a t e s

p a r t i c i p a t i o n

in

in t e rna t iona l nego t i a t i ons

in the

arm s co nt ro l

and d isa rm am ent f ie ld ;

(c ) The d isseminat ion and coord ina t ion of publ ic in form at ion

conce rn ing a rms con t ro l

and

disarmament;

and

( d )

The

p r e p a r a t i o n

for,

ope ra t ion

of, or as

a p p r o p r i a t e ,

d i rec t ion of Un i t ed S t a t e s pa r t i c ipa t ion in such control systems

as may become pa r t of Un i t ed S t a t e s a rms con t ro l and d i s a r m a

ment ac t iv i t ies .

D E F I N I T I O N S

SEC. 3 . As used in th i s Act—

( a )

The

t e r m s a r m s c o n t r o l

and

d i s a r m a m e n t m e a n

the

ident i ficat ion, verificat ion, inspect ion, l imitat ion, control , reduc

t i on , or e l imina t ion , of armed forces and a r m a m e n t s of all k inds

under in terna t ional agreement inc luding the necessary s teps taken

under such an a g r e e m e n t to es tab l i sh an effective sytem of in ter-

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na t iona l con t ro l , o r to c rea te and s t r eng then in te rna t iona l o rgan i

za t ions for the maintenance of peace.

( b ) T h e t e r m G o v e r n m e n t

a g e n c y

mean s any execu t ive de pa r t

men t , commiss ion , agency , indep ende n t es tab l i shment , co rpo ra t ion

whol ly o r pa r t ly owned by the Uni ted S ta tes which i s an ins t ru

me nta l i ty o f the Un i ted S ta tes , o r any board , bureau , d iv i s ion ,

service, off ice, off icer , authority , administration, or other establish

me nt in the execu t ive b ran ch o f Gov ernme nt .

( c ) T h e t e r m A g e n c y m e a n s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m s C o n t r o l

a n d D i s a r m a m e n t A g e n c y .

T I T L E II—ORGANIZATION

UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

a ^^*^*' '' * * ° ' SEC. 2 1 . I here is hereby es tabl ished an agency to be known as the

U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m s C o n t r o l a n d D i s a r m a m e n t A g e n c y .

DIRECTOR

SEC.

22. The Agency shal l be headed by a Director , who shal l serve

as the p r inc ipa l adv i se r to the Secre ta ry o f S ta te and the P res iden t on

arm s con t ro l and d i sa rm am ent ma t te r s . In ca r r y in g ou t h i s du t ies

u n d e r t h i s A c t t h e D i r e c t o r shallj under the d i r ec t ion o f the Secre ta ry

of S ta te , have p r imary r espons ib i l i ty w i th in the Government fo r a rms

contro l an d disa rm am en t m at te rs , as defined in th i s Ac t . H e shal l

be appo in ted by the P res iden t , by and Avith th e advice an d co nsent of

the Sen ate . H e shal l receive com pensat ion a t the ra te of $22,500 pe r

a n n u m .

D E P U T Y

DIRECTOR

SEC.

23 . A Depu ty Di rec to r o f the Agency sha l l be appo in ted by

the Pre s ide nt , by an d w ith the advice and consent of th e Sen ate . H e

shal l receive com pensa t ion a t th e ra te of $21,500 pe r an nu m . T he

Deputy Director shal l per form such dut ies and exercise such powers

as the Direc tor may presc r ibe . H e shal l ac t for , an d exercise th e

powers o f , the D i rec to r dur ing h i s absence o r d i sab i l i ty o r dur ing a

vacancy in said office.

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

SEC.

24. Not to exceed four Ass is tant Directors may be appointed by

the Pres i de nt , by and w ith the advice and consent of the Sen ate . Th ey

shal l receive com pensa t ion a t the ra te of $20,000 pe r an nu m . Th ey

shal l per form such dut ies and exercise such powers as the Director

may prescr ibe .

B U R E A U S ,

OFFICES, AND DIVISIONS

SEC.

25 . T he Di re c to r , un de r the d i r ec t ion of the Secre ta ry o f S ta te ,

may establish within the Agency such bureaus, off ices, and divis ions as

he may d eterm ine to be necessary to d isch arge h is respon s ibi l i t ies un de r

th is A ct, inc lud ing , bu t not l imited to, an Office of the G en era l Co unsel.

GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SEC.

26. The Pres ident , by and with the advice and consent of the

Sena te , may appo in t a Genera l Adv iso ry Commit tee o f no t to exceed

f i f teen members to advise the Director on arms control and disar

ma me nt po licy and ac t iv it i e s . T he P res ide n t sha ll des igna te one o f

the mem bers as Ch a i rm an . Th e mem bers o f the comm it tee may

receive the com pensat ion an d re imb ursem ent for expenses specif ied for

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consul tan ts by sec t ion 41(d) of th i s Act . Tlie Commit tee sha l l meet

at least twice each year.

It

shal l from t ime to t ime advise the

Pres iden t , t he Sec re t a ry o f S t a t e , and the Di sa rm am en t Di rec to r

respect ing mat te rs a ffec t ing arms cont ro l , d i sarmament , and world

peace.

T I T L E

I I I—FUNCTIONS

R E S E A R C H

SEC. 3 1 . T he D irec tor i s au tho r ized and d i rec ted to exerc ise h is

powers in such manner as to insure the acquisi t ion of a fund of

theore t ica l and prac t ica l know ledge concern ing d isar m am ent . To

th is end , the Direc tor i s au thor ized and d i rec ted , under the d i rec t ion

of the Pres ident , (1 ) to insure the conduct of research , development ,

an d o ther s tud ies in the fie ld of a rm s cont ro l and d is arm am en t ; (2)

to make a r rangemen t s ( i nc lud ing con t rac t s , ag reemen t s , and g ran t s )

for the conduct of research, development , and other studies in the

f ie ld of a rms cont ro l and d isarmament by pr iva te or publ ic ins t i tu

t ions or persons; and (3) to coord ina te the research , development , and

other s tud ies conducted in the f ie ld of a rms cont ro l and d isarmament

by or for o ther Government agencies in accordance wi th procedures

es tab l i shed un der sec tion 35 of th i s Act . In c arr y in g out h i s responsi

b i l i t i es under th i s Act , the Direc tor sha l l , to the maximum exten t

feasible, make ful l use of avai lable faci l i t ies, Government and private.

The au thor i ty of the Direc tor wi th respec t to research , development ,

and o ther s tud ies sha l l be l imi ted to par t ic ipa t ion in the fo l lowing

insofar as they re la te to a rms cont ro l and disarmament:

(a ) the de tec t ion , ident i f ica t ion , inspec t ion , moni tor ing, l imi ta

t ion , reduct ion , cont ro l , and e l iminat ion of a rmed forces and

armaments , inc luding thermonuclear , nuclear , miss i le , conven

t ional , bac ter io logica l , chemica l , and rad io logica l weapons;

(b) the techniques and sys tems of de tec t ing , ident i fy ing, in

spec t ing , and moni tor ing of tes t s o f nuclear , thermonuclear , and

o the r weapons ;

(c) the ana lys i s of na t ional budgets , l eve ls of indust r ia l p ro

duct ion , and economic ind ica tors to de termine the amounts spent

by var ious count r ies for a r m a m e n t s ;

(d) the cont ro l , reduct ion , and e l imina t ion of a rm ed forces and

armaments in space , in a reas on and beneath the ear th 's surface ,

and in unde rwa te r reg ions ;

(e) the s t ruc ture and opera t ion of in terna t ional cont ro l and

other organiza t ions usefu l for a rms cont ro l and disarmament;

( f ) the t ra in i ng of sc ien t is t s , t echnic ians , and o ther personn el

for manning the cont ro l sys tems which may be crea ted by in terna

t i ona l a rms con t ro l and d i sa rmamen t ag reemen t s ;

(g) the reduct ion an d e l imin at ion of the da ng er of w ar resu l t ing

from acc ident , misca lcu la t ion , o r poss ib le surpr i se a t tack , inc lud

ing (bu t no t l imi ted to) im prove me nts in the m ethod s of comm uni

ca t ions be tween na t ions;

(h) the economic and pol i t ical consequences of arms control

and d i sa rm am en t , i nc lud ing the p rob lems o f read jus tmen t a r i s ing

in indust ry and the rea l loca t ion of na t ional resources ;

( i ) the a rm s cont ro l and d isarm am ent impl ica t ions of fore ign

and na t ional secur i ty po l ic ies of the Uni ted Sta tes wi th a v iew to

a be t ter und er sta nd in g of the significance of such pol icies for the *

achievement of a rms cont ro l and disarmament;

( j ) the na t ional secur i ty and fore ign pol icy impl ica t ions of

arms cont ro l and d isarmament proposa ls wi th a v iew to a be t te r

unders tanding of the effec t o f such proposa ls upon na t ional

secur i ty and fore ign pol icy;

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S T A T .

(k ) methods for the maintenance of peace and security d uri ng

different stages of arms control and

disarmament;

(1) the scientific, economic, po litical, legal, social, psychological,

military, and technological factors related to the prevention of

war with a view to a better understanding of how the basic

structure of a lasting peace may be

established;

(m) such related problems as the Director may determine to

be in need of research, development, or study in order to carry

out the provisions of this Act.

PATENTS

SEC.

32. A ll research with in the Un ited Sta tes contracted for,

sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this Act,

shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses,

products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from

such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such

exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Director may find to be

necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public.

This subsection shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of

any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may

have thereunder.

POLICY FORMULATION

SEC.

33 . The Director is authorized and d irected to prep are for the

Presiden t, the Secretary of State , and the heads of such other Govern

ment agencies, as the President may determine, recommendations con

cerning United States arms control and disarmam ent p olicy:

Provided^

however.

That no action shall be taken under this or any other law

(hat will obligate the United States to disarm or to reduce or to limit

the Armed Forces or armam ents of the Un ited S tates, except pu rsuan t

use

prec.

title

i. to

the treaty making power of the President under the Constitution

or unless authorized oy further affirmative legislation by the Congress

of the United States.

NEGOTIATIONS AND RELATED FUNC TIONS

SEC.

34. U nd er the direction of the Secretary of

State—

(a) the D irector, for the purpo se of conducting negotiations con

cerning arms control and d isarmamen t or for the purpose of exer

cising any other authority given him by this Act, may (1) consult

and communicate with or direct the consultation and communi

cation with representatives of other nations or of international

organizations and (2) communicate in the name of the Secretary

with diplomatic representatives of the United States in this coun

try and abroad.

(b) the Director shall perform functions pursuant to section

Vv^s^c^\33z-is ^(^) ^^ Reorganization Plan 8 of 1953 with respect to providing

note.

to the Un ited Sta tes Info rm ation Agency official U nited Sta tes

positions and policy on arms control and disarmament matters

for dissemination abroad.

(c) th e Director is authorized (1) to formulate plans and make

preparations for the establishment, operation, and funding of

inspection an d con trol systems which may become p a r t of the

United States arms control and disarmament activities, and (2)

as authorized by law, to put into effect, direct, or otherwise assume

United States responsibility for such systems.

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C O O R D I N A T I O N

SEC. 35 . The Pres iden t i s au thor i zed to establish procedures to (1)

assure cooperat ion, consul ta t ion, and a cont inuing exchange of in

format ion between the Agency and the Depar tment of Def jMise , the ^

Atomic Energy Commiss ion , the Nat iona l Aeronau t i cs stnd Space

A dm inis t ra t ion and othe r af fected Go vern me nt agencies, in a l l signif i

cant aspects of Uni ted Sta tes arms control and disarmament pol icy

and re la ted mat ters , including cur rent and prospect ive pol ic ies , p lans ,

and programs, (2) resolve differences of opinion between the

Director and such other agencies which cannot be resolved through

consu l t a t ion ,

and (3) prov ide for presenta t ion to the Pre s ide nt of

recommendations of the Director with respect to such differences,

when such differences involve major matters of policy and cannot be

resolved through consul ta t ion.

T I T L E IV—GENERAL P R O V I S I O N S

G E N E R A L A U T H O R I T Y

SEC. 41. In the per form anc e of h is funct ions , the Dir ecto r is au tho r

ized to—

(a) u t i l ize or employ the services , personnel , equipment , or

faci l i t ies of any other Government agency, wi th the consent of

the agency concerned, to perform such functions on behalf of the

Age ncy as m ay ap pe ar des i rable . I t is the in ten t of th is sect ion

tha t the Di rec to r r e ly upon the Depar tment o f S ta t e fo r genera l

adminis t ra t ive services in the Ignited States and abroad to the

extent agreed upon between the Secretary of Sta te and the

Di rec to r . A ny Gov ernmen t agency i s au thor i zed , no tw i ths tand

ing any o ther provis ion of law, to transfer to or to receive from the

Di rec to r , wi thou t r e imbursement , supp l i es and equ ipment o ther

than admin i s t r a t ive supp l i es o r equ ipment . T ra ns fe r o r r ece ip t

of excess property shall be in accordance with the provisions of

the Fe dera l P ro pe r ty and A dm in i s t r a t ive Serv ices Ac t o f 1949 , fr^X\iV-

T 1 - •'

' 4 0

u s e

4 7 1 n o t e .

as amended;

(b) appoint off icers and employees, including at torneys, for the

Agency in accordance with the civi l service laws and f ix their

compensation in accordance with the Classif icat ion Act of 1949,

63

stat. 9S4.

as

amended;

s use 1071

note.

(c) enter in to agreements wi th other Government agencies , in

c lud ing the m i l i t a ry depa r tme nt s th roug h the Secre ta ry of De

fense, under which officers or employees of such agencies may be

detai led to the Agency for the per form ance of service pu rsu an t

to th is Act wi thout prejudice to the s ta tus or advancement of

such off icers or employees within their own agencies;

(d) procure services of exper ts and consul tants or organiza

t ions thereof, including s tenographic repor t ing services , as

au tho rize d by sect ion 15 of the Act of Au gu st 2, 1946 (5 U . S . C

5 5 a ) , at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals , and ^°

^*®'- ''^°-

to pay in connect ion therewi th t ravel expenses of individuals , in

c luding t ranspor ta t ion and per d iem in l ieu of subs is tence whi le

away f rom thei r homes or regular p laces of bus iness , as author

ized by sect ion 5 of said A ct, as am end ed (5 TT.S.C. 73 b-2) :

34^ '®'

^^- ^^^

Prov/ded That no such individual shal l be employed for more

than one hundred days in any f iscal year unless tlie Pres iden t

cert if ies that employment of such individual in excess of such

number of days i s necessary in the nat ional interest: And pro-

vided further That such con t r ac t s may be r enewed annua l ly ;

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( e ) employ ind iv idua l s of ou ts tan d in g ab i l i ty w i thou t com

p e n s a t i o n

in

accordance wi th

the

prov is ions

of

sect ion 710(b)

of

the Defense P roduc t ion Act of 1950, as a m e n d e d (50 U . S . C . App.

69

Stat. 582. 2 1 6 0 ), and regu la t io ns is sued t he reu nd er ;

(f ) es tab l ish adv iso ry boards to adv ise w i th and ma ke recom

m e n d a t i o n s

to the

D i r e c t o r

on

U n i t e d S t a t e s a r m s c o n t r o l

and

d i s a r m a m e n t p o l i c y and act iv i t ies . The m e m b e r s of such boards

may receive

the

compensa t ion

and

r e i m b u r s e m e n t

for

expenses

specified for consu l tan t s by sec tion 41 (d ) of t h i s Act;

(g ) de lega te , as a p p r o p r i a t e , to the D e p u t y D i r e c to r or o ther

officers of the A g e n c y , any a u t h o r i t y c o n f e r r e d u p o n the Di rec to r

b y the prov is ions of t h i s Act; and

(h ) make , p romulga te , i s sue , r esc ind ,

and

ame nd such ru les

a n d r e g u l a t i o n s as may be necessary or des i r ab le to the exercise of

an j

au thor i ty confe r red upon the D i r e c t o r by the prov is ions of

this Act.

FOREIGN SERVICE RESERVE AND STAFF OFFICERS

SEC. 42. The S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e m a y a u t h o r i z e the D i r e c t o r to exer

cise,

wi th r espec t to Fo rei gn Service Reserve officers and Fo re ig n Serv

ice Staff officers and employees appo in ted or employed for the Agency ,

t h e f o l l o w i n g a u t h o r i t y : (1) The au tho r i ty av a i l ab le to the Secre ta ry

22 use 80?note. ^^

^^^{^

^^^F ^^ Fo re ign Serv ice Act of 1946, as a m e n d e d , (2) the

a u t h o r i t y a v a i l a b l e to the S e c r e t a r y u n d e r any o ther p rov i s ion of law

per ta in ing specif ical ly , or genera l ly app l icab le , to such officers or em-

})loyees,

and (3) the

a u t h o r i t y

of the

B o a r d

of

F o r e i g n S e r v ic e p u r

s u a n t to the F o r e i g n S e r v ic e Act of 1946, as amended .

C O N T R A C T S

OR EXPENDITURES

SEC. 43. The P r e s i d e n t may, in advance , exempt ac t ions of the

Direc to r f rom the prov is ions of law r e l a t i n g to c o n t r a c t s or e x p e n d i

t u r e s of Government funds whenever he determ ines th at such act ion

is essential in the in te res t of U n i t e d S t a t e s a r m s c o n t r o l and d i s a r m a

m e n t and secu rity policy.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DUAL COMPENSA TION LAWS

SEC. 44. The m e m b e r s of the Gene ra l Ad v iso ry C omm it tee c rea ted

by section

26 of

th i s Ac t ,

and the

members

of the

adv iso ry boards ,

the

consu l tan t s , and the i n d i v i d u a l s of outstanding abi l i ty employed

wi thou t compensa t ion , all of w h i c h are p r o v i d e d in section 41 of th i s

A c t , may serve as such wi tho u t r eg ard to the prov is ions of section

62 Stat. 697. 281, 283 , 284 or 1914 of t i t le 18 of the U n i t e d S t a t e s C o d e , or of sec

t ion 190 of the Rev ised S ta tu tes (5 U . S . C . 99), or of any o ther Fed

e ra l law impos ing res t r i c t ions , r equ i rements , or pena l t i e s in rela t ion

to the e m p l o y m e n t of i n d i v i d u a l s , the p e r f o r m a n c e of services, or the

p a y m e n t or receipt of compensa t ion in connect ion with any cla im,

proceed ing , or m a t t e r i n v o l v in g the Un i ted S ta tes Gove rnmen t , excep t

insofar as such provis ions of law may p r o h i b i t any such ind iv idu a l

f rom receiving compensat ion f rom a source o ther than a nonprof i t

educa t iona l ins t i tu t ion

in

respect

of any

p a r t i c u l a r m a t t e r

in

which

the Agency is direct ly in teres ted . Nor shall such service be con

s idered as e m p l o y m e n t or h o l d i n g of office or pos i tion b r in g in g such

ind iv idua l w i th in the prov is ions of section 13 of the Civi l Service

70 Stat. 757. R e t i r e m e n t Act (5 U.S.C. 2263) , sect ion 212 of the Act of J u n e 30,

47 Stat. 406; 69 1932, as a m e n d e d (5 U . S . C . 5 9 a ) , or any o t h e r F e d e r a l law l im i t ing

Stat. 498. ^^^ r e e m p l o y m e n t of retired officers or employees or governing the

s imul taneous r ece ip t of compensa t ion and re t i r ed pay or an nu i t i es .

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SECURITY

REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 45. (a) The Director shal l es tabl ish such secur i ty and loyal ty

requ i rements , r es t r i c t ions , and safeguards as he deems necessary in the

interes t of the nat ional secur i ty and to car ry out the provis ions of'this

Ac t . Th e Di rec to r sha l l a r r a ng e wi th the Civ i l Serv ice Commiss ion

for

the conduct of

full-field

backg round secur i ty and loya l ty inves t iga

tions of all the Agency 's off icers , employees, consultants , persons de

ta i l ed from o ther Go vern me nt agencies , mem bers of i t s Ge neral A d

visory Com mit tee , advisory boa rds , con tracto rs an d subco ntracto rs ,

an d th ei r officers and employee s, actu al or pros pec tive. I n the event

the inves t iga t ion d i sc loses in fo rmat ion ind ica t ing tha t the per son in

ves tiga ted m ay be or may become a secu rity r isk, or ma y be of dou btfu l

loyal ty , the repor t of the inves t igat ion shal l be turned over to the

Fe de ra l Bu rea u of Inv es t ig at io n for a fu ll -f ie ld inves t igat ion . T he

f inal resul ts of a l l such inves t igat ions shal l be turned over to the

D irect or for final de term inat i on. No person shal l be pe rm it te d to

enter on duty as sucli an officer, employee, consultant, or member of

advisory commit tee or board , or pursuant to any such deta i l , and no

contractor or subcontractor , or off icer or employee thereof shall be

pe rm it te d t o have access to any c lassi fied inform at ion , un t i l he sha l l

have been inves t igated in accordance with th is subsect ion and the

repor t of such inves t igat ions made to the Director , and the Director

shal l have determined that such person is not a secur i ty r isk or of

dou btful loyal ty . S t an da rd s appl icab le wi th respect to the secur i ty

clearance of persons wi th in any category refer red to in th is subsect ion

shal l not be less s t r ingent , and the inves t igat ion of such persons

for such purposes shal l not be less in tens ive or complete , than in the

case of such c learance of persons in a corresponding category under

the secur i ty procedures of the Government agency or agencies having

the h ighes t secur i ty res t r ic t ions witli respect to persons in such

category .

(b ) The Atomic Energy Commiss ion may au thor ize any o f i t s

employees , or employees of any contractor , prospect ive contractor ,

l icensee, or prospect ive l icensee of the Atomic Energy Commiss ion or

any other person author ized to have access to Res tr ic ted Data by the

Atom ic En er gy Com miss ion un de r sect ion 2165 of t i t le 42 , to pe rm it

es

s tat. 942.

the Director or any officer , employee, consultant, person detailed from

o ther Gov ernm ent agenc ies , mem ber of the Genera l Adv iso ry Com mit

tee or of an advisory bo ard es tabl ished pu rsu an t to sect ion 4 1 (f ) ,

contractor , subcontractor , prospect ive contractor , or prospect ive sub

contractor , or off icer or employee of such contractor , subcontractor ,

p rospec t ive con t rac to r , o r p rospec t ive subcon t rac to r ,

to

have access to

Res tr ic ted Data which is required in the performance of h is dut ies and

so certified by the Director , but only i f (1) ^^^ A t o m i c E n e r g y C o m

miss ion has determined, in accordance with the es tabl ished personnel

secur i ty p rocedures and s tan dar ds o f the Commiss ion , th a t pe rm i t t in g

such individual to have access to such Res tr ic ted Data wi l l not endan

ger the common defense and secur i ty , and (2 ) the Atomic Energy

Commiss ion f inds that the es tabl ished personnel and other secur i ty

procedures and s tandards of the Agency are adequate and in reasonable

conformi ty to the s tandards es tab l i shed by the Atomic Energy Com

miss ion un de r section 2165 of t i t le 42 , inc lud ing those for m te r im

clearance in subsect ion (b) thereof. An y ind iv id ua l g ra n te d acces s

to such Res tr ic ted Data pursuant to th is subsect ion may exchange such

data with any individual who (A) is an officer or employee of the

Depar tmen t o f Defense , o r any depar tmen t o r agency thereof, or a

me mb er of the Arm ed Forc es , or an officer or employee of the N at io na l

Aeronau t ics and Space Admin is t r a t ion , o r a con t rac to r o r subcon t rac -

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tor of any such department, agency, or armed force, or an officer or

employee of any such contractor or subcontractor , and (B) has been

author ized to have access to Res tr ic ted Data under the provis ions of

68 Stat. 941; 72 gectious 2163 or 2455 of title 42.

S t a t . 4 3 3 .

COMPTROLLEK

G E N E R A L A U D I T

SEC.

46. No moneys appropr ia ted for the purpose of th is Act shal l

be ava i l ab le fo r payment under any con t rac t w i th the Di rec to r ,

nego t ia ted wi thou t adver t i s ing , excep t con t rac t s w i th any fo re ign

government , in te rna t iona l o rgan iza t ion o r any agency thereof, unless

such con t rac t inchides a c lause to the ef fect that the Comptrol ler

Genera l o f the Un i ted S ta te s o r any of h i s du ly au thor ized r ep resen ta

t ives shal l , un t i l the exp ira t io n of three year s after f inal payment , have

access to and the r ight to examine any direct ly per t inent books ,

documents , papers , and records of the contractor or any of h is subcon

t ractors engaged in the performance of , and involving t ransact ions

rela ted to such contracts or s u b c o n t r a c t s :

Provided^ Iwwever^

T h a t n o

moneys so appropr ia ted sha l l be ava i l ab le fo r payment under such

con t rac t which inc ludes any p rov is ions p rec lud ing an aud i t by the

General Account ing Off ice of any t ransact ion under such contract :

And provided

further^ T ha t no th in g in th i s section shal l prec lude th e

ear l ier d isposal of contractor and subcontractor records in accordance

with records d isposal schedules agreed upon between the Director and

the General Accounting Office.

T R A N S F E R O F A C T I V I T I E S A N D F A C I L I T I E S T O A G E N C Y

SEC.

4 7 . ( a ) T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s a r m a m e n t A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,

together wi th i t s records , proper ty , personnel , and funds , i s hereby

t rans fe r re d to the Agency . Th e app ropr ia t ion s and unexpen ded

ba lances o f app rop r ia t io ns t r ans f e r red pu r sua n t to th i s subsection

shal l be avai lable for expendi ture for any and a l l objects of expendi

t u r e

autliorized

by th is Act , wi thout regard to the requirements of

64 Stat. 765. ap po r t io nm en t un de r sect ion 665 of t i t le 3 1 .

(b ) The President, by Execu t ive o rder , ma y t r ans fe r to the D i rec to r

any act iv i t ies or faci l i t ies of any Government agency which re la te

p r im ar i ly to a rm s con t ro l and d i sa rmam ent . In connec tion wi th any

such t ransfer , the Pres ident may under th is sect ion or o ther appl icable

au thor i ty , p rov ide fo r appropr ia te t r ans fe r s o f r ecords , p roper ty ,

c iv i l ian personn el , an d funds . No t ra nsf er shal l be ma de un de r th is

subsect ion unt i l

(1)

a

full

and comple te r epor t concern ing the na tu re

and ef fect of such proposed t ransfer has been t ransmit ted by the

Pres ident to the Congress , and (2) the f i r s t per iod of s ix ty calendar

days of regular session of the Congress following the date of receipt

of such repor t by the Congress has expired without adopt ion by e i ther

House of the Congress of a resolut ion s ta t ing that such House does

n o t favor such t ran sfe r . T he proce dures prescr ibed in t i t le I I of the

u s e ' 1332-10- Re org an iza tion A ct of 1949 sha ll ap pl y to an y such reso lution .

C o n g r e s s i on a l

a p p r o v a l .

1 3 3 Z - 1 5 .

U S E O F F U N D S

S E C

48 . Appropr ia t ions made to the Di rec to r fo r the purposes o f

th i s Ac t , and transfers of funds to h im by other Government agencies

for such purposes , shal l be avai lable to h im to exercise any author i ty

g ran ted h im by th i s Ac t , inc lud ing , w i thou t l im i ta t ion , expenses o f

p r in t ing and b ind ing wi thou t r egard to the p rov i s ions o f s ec t ion 11

of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. I l l ) ; purchase or h i re of

one passenger motor vehicle for the official use of the Director without

60 Stat. 810. reg ard to the l im ita tio ns con taine d in section 78 (c ) of t i t l e 6 of th e

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United Sta tes Code; enter ta inment and off ic ia l cour tes ies to the extent

a u t h o r i z e d b y a p p r o p r i a t i o n ; e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r t r a i n i n g a n d s t u d y ;

expend i tu res in connec t ion wi th par t i c ipa t ion in in te rna t iona l con

ferences for the purposes of th is

Act;

and expenses in connect ion with

t r av e l o f pe r sonne l ou t s ide th e Uliited S t a t e s , i n c l u d i n g t r a n s p o r t a

t ion expenses of dependents , household goods , and personal ef fects ,

an d expenses autho r ized by the Fo re ig n Service Act of 1946, as

^° fiir ^^^^r

amen ded , no t o therwise p rov ided fo r.

22

use 801

note.

APPROPRIATION

SEC. 49 . ( a ) Th ere a re he reby au thor ized to be ap pro pr ia ted no t to

exceed 10,000,000 to rem ain ava i lable un t i l expe nded , to ca r ry ou t

the purpo ses of th is A ct .

(b ) F un ds app rop r ia te d pu r su an t to th i s s ec tion may be a l loca ted

o r transferred to any agency for ca r ry ing ou t the purposes of th i s A c t .

Such funds shal l be avai lable for obl igat ion and expendi ture in ac

co rdance wi th au tho r i ty g ran ted in th i s Ac t , o r und er au tho r i ty gov

erning the act iv i t ies of the agencies to which such funds are a l located

or t r ans fe r red .

REPORT TO CONGRESS

SEC. 50 . The Di rec to r sha l l submi t to the P res iden t , fo r t r ansmi t t a l

to the Congres s , no t l a te r th an J an u ar y 31 o f each year , a r ep or t

concerning act iv i t ies of the Agency.

Approved Sep tember 26 , 1961 , 12 :45 p .m .

P u b l i c L a w 8 7 - 2 9 8

• ^ •^^ Septemb er 26, 1961

To au tho r i z e t h e use o f f un ds a r i s ing f rom ju dg m en t s i n f avo r of an y o f t he Con- [H . R . 8236]

f e d e r a t e d T r i b e s o f t h e

Oolville

R e s e r v a t i o n .

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou se of Representatives of the

United States of Am erica in Con gress assembled

That the funds on ô/ f; Reser

depos i t in the Treasury o f the Uni ted States to the credi t of the Col- vation.

ville Tr ibe , San Poe i l s -Nespe lem Tr ibe , Okanogan Tr ibe , Methow

T r i b e , a n d L a k e T r i b e (certain cons t i tuen t g roups o f the Confeder

a ted Tr ibes of the Colville Reserva t ion) tha t were ap pro pr ia ted to

pay a judgment o f the Ind ian Cla ims Commiss ion da ted March 1 ,

1960, in docket num bered 181, an d the fun ds wh ich may be depo s i ted

in the Treasury of the Uni ted Sta tes to the credi t of the sa id con

s t i tuen t g roups o r any o ther cons t i tuen t g roups o f the Confedera ted

Tr ibes o f the Co lv i l l e Reserva t ion to pay any judgments a r i s ing ou t

o f p roceed ings p resen t ly pend ing befo re the Ind ian Cla ims Commis

s ion in dockets numbered 161, 1 7 9 , 1 8 1 - A ,

1 8 1 - B ,

1 81-C , 222, an d 224,

and the in te res t on sa id judgments , a f t e r payment o f a t to rney fees

and expenses , shal l be credi ted to the account of the Confederated

Tr ibes of the Colvi l le Reservat ion, and may be advanced or expended

for any pu rpose th a t i s au thor ized by the t r iba l govern in g body o f the

Confedera ted Tr ibes o f the Co lv i l l e Reserva t ion and approved by the

Secre ta ry of the In te r io r . A ny pa r t o f such funds tha t may be

dis t r ibuted per capi ta to the members of the t r ibes shal l not be subject

to Federa l o r S ta te income tax .

Approved Sep tember 26 , 1961 .

C o n f e d e r a t e d

Tr ibes .

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