Arms_Control_and_Disarmament_Act_of_1961

Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

US federal legislation

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war.

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The Act was passed by the 87th Congress and signed by the President John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961.[1][2][3]

Provisions of the Act

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act established the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA).[4] The U.S. federal organization developed the formulation and implementation of the United States arms control and disarmament policy. The agency provided information and recommendations with regards to U.S. economic, foreign, and national security policies to executive and legislative officials of the United States government.[5]

The Act established several core functions for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency;

  • Conduct, coordinate, and support the research of the formulation for the arms control and disarmament policy.
  • Management and preparation of the United States participation in international negotiations for the arms control and disarmament peace process.
  • Coordination and dissemination of United States public information concerning arms control and disarmament policy.
  • Operation and preparation, as appropriate, for the United States participation in control systems of domestic and international arms control and disarmament activities.

Titles of the Act

The federal statute was penned as four titles created as Chapter 35 within Title 22 which defines the United States foreign policies for international relations and intercourse records.

Title I — Short Title, Purpose, and Definitions

22 U.S.C. § 2551 ~ Purpose of Act
22 U.S.C. § 2552 ~ Definitions of Act

Title II — Organization

22 U.S.C. § 2561 ~ Establishment of agency
22 U.S.C. § 2562 ~ Director
22 U.S.C. § 2563 ~ Deputy Director
22 U.S.C. § 2564 ~ Assistant Directors
22 U.S.C. § 2565 ~ Bureaus, Offices, and Divisions
22 U.S.C. § 2566 ~ General Advisory Committee

Title III — Functions

22 U.S.C. § 2571 ~ Research
22 U.S.C. § 2572 ~ Patents
22 U.S.C. § 2573 ~ Policy formulation
22 U.S.C. § 2574 ~ Negotiations and related functions
22 U.S.C. § 2575 ~ Coordination

Title IV — General Provisions

22 U.S.C. § 2581 ~ General authority
22 U.S.C. § 2582 ~ Foreign Service Reserve and staff officers
22 U.S.C. § 2583 ~ Contracts or expenditures
22 U.S.C. § 2584 ~ Conflict of interest and dual compensation laws
22 U.S.C. § 2585 ~ Security requirements
22 U.S.C. § 2586 ~ Comptroller General audit
22 U.S.C. § 2587 ~ Transfer of activities and facilities to agency
22 U.S.C. § 2588 ~ Use of funds
22 U.S.C. § 2589 ~ Appropriation
22 U.S.C. § 2590 ~ Report to Congress

Amendments to 1961 Act

Chronological timeline of authorizations for U.S. Congressional legislation related to United States arms control and disarmament provisions.

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See also

Armed Forces Special Weapons ProjectNuclear disarmament
Arms Export Control ActNuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
Atomic Energy Act of 1954Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991
Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of 1939
Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971Symington Amendment
Nuclear arms raceUranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act

References

  1. [1]
    Kennedy, John F. (September 26, 1961). "Remarks in New York City Upon Signing Bill Establishing the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency - September 26, 1961". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 626–627.
  2. [2]
    "Trip to New York City: Bill signing - HR 9118 Public Law 87-297, Arms Control and Disarmament Act, 11:30AM". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
  3. [3]
    "H.R. 9118 - Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961". P.L. 87-297 ~ 75 Stat. 631. Congress.gov. 26 September 1961.
  4. [4]
    Kennedy, John F. (June 29, 1961). "Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Proposing the Establishment of a United States Disarmament Agency - June 29, 1961". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 486–488.
  5. [5]
    Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "John F. Kennedy: "Executive Order 11044 - Interagency Coordination of Arms Control and Disarmament Matters," August 20, 1962". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

Historical Video Archive

"71972 1983 Nuclear Arms Control Regime Film / Nuclear Safeguards". Periscope Film. U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. 1983.
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