[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 2981 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2981

 To provide for the elimination and safeguarding of conventional arms.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2004

   Mr. Lugar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the elimination and safeguarding of conventional arms.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Conventional Arms Threat Reduction 
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The global proliferation of man-portable air defense 
        systems (MANPADS), other small arms and light weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems poses a direct threat to the national 
        security of the United States.
            (2) The use of MANPADS and other small arms and light 
        weapons by terrorists and insurgent groups continues to hamper 
        United States efforts to achieve peace and security in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan.
            (3) The proliferation of tactical missile systems provides 
        many regimes with a means of income and threatens international 
        peace and security.
            (4) The Government Accountability Office has estimated that 
        there are between 500,000 and 750,000 MANPADS in the world.
            (5) Many countries that possess stocks of MANPADS, other 
        conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems no longer 
        require such weapons for their own security or self defense, 
        but do not possess the means for the elimination or 
        safeguarding of such systems.
            (6) There is currently no single United States program 
        designed to promote efforts in other countries related to 
        conventional arms threat reduction and the elimination of 
        tactical missiles.
            (7) The Department of State has not used the 
        Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund for any activity to 
        eliminate any tactical missile systems since 2002.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) where appropriate, the United States Government should 
        provide assistance to countries seeking to secure, remove, or 
        eliminate stocks of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems that pose a proliferation threat; and
            (2) given the clear links between global networks of 
        terrorism and networks of the illicit trade in small arms and 
        light weapons, the United States Government should place 
        consistent, broad, and continued emphasis on combating the 
        proliferation of MANPADS, other small arms and light weapons, 
        and tactical missile systems within the broader 
        nonproliferation strategy of the United States.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to assist the governments of 
other countries in safeguarding or eliminating stocks of MANPADS, other 
conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems that pose a 
proliferation threat.

SEC. 4. GLOBAL PROGRAM FOR THE SAFEGUARDING AND ELIMINATION OF 
              CONVENTIONAL ARMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to carry out 
an accelerated global program to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of 
MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems, as 
well as related equipment and facilities, that are determined by the 
Secretary to pose a proliferation threat.
    (b) Program Elements.--The program authorized under subsection (a) 
may include the following activities:
            (1) Humanitarian demining activities.
            (2) Small arms and light weapons destruction activities.
            (3) Programs for the elimination or securing of tactical 
        missile systems.
            (4) Programs for the elimination or securing of MANPADS.
            (5) Programs to assist countries in the safe handling and 
        proper storage of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems.
            (6) Cooperative programs with the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization and other international organizations to assist 
        countries in the safe handling and proper storage or 
        elimination of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems.
            (7) The utilization of funds for the elimination or 
        safeguarding of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems.
            (8) The management of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, 
        and tactical missile systems at locations where United States 
        funds have been used to provide for the security of such 
        weapons.
            (9) Actions to ensure that equipment and funds, including 
        security upgrades at locations for the storage or disposition 
        of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, tactical missile 
        systems, and related equipment that are determined by the 
        Secretary of State to pose a proliferation threat, continue to 
        be used for authorized purposes.

SEC. 5. OFFICE OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS THREAT REDUCTION.

    There is established within the Department of State an Office of 
Conventional Arms Threat Reduction. The principal duties of the head of 
such office are to formulate policy on conventional arms threat 
reduction and to plan and administer programs for carrying out 
activities under section 4.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS THREAT REDUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on conventional arms 
threat reduction.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following information:
            (1) A description of prior efforts of the Department of 
        State regarding conventional arms threat reduction.
            (2) A description of the progress made in initiating the 
        operations of the Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction 
        established under section 5.
            (3) A description, on a country-by-country basis, of the 
        implementation of a global strategy for the elimination or 
        safeguarding of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and 
        tactical missile systems, including, to the extent possible, a 
        prioritization of such elimination and safeguarding efforts 
        with respect to the proliferation sensitivity of such weapons 
        in each country.
            (4) An evaluation of the extent to which activities under 
        this Act and other United States Government programs are 
        integrated to ensure that the conventional arms threat 
        reduction efforts of the United States are consistent with 
        United States policy and goals in countries receiving 
        assistance through such activities.
            (5) A description of the scope and nature of United States 
        programs related to the elimination of tactical missile 
        systems.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be in 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In addition to sums already authorized to be 
appropriated, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for carrying out activities under this 
Act.
    (b) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), not more than $10,000,000 may be obligated until the 
Secretary of State submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
the report required under section 6.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
        Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) The term ``Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund'' 
        means the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund established 
        under section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5854).
            (3) The term ``small arms and light weapons'' means 
        revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, 
        submachine guns, assault rifles, light machine guns, heavy 
        machine guns, hand-held under barrel and mounted grenade 
        launchers, portable antiaircraft guns, portable antitank guns, 
        recoilless rifles, portable antitank and antiaircraft missiles 
        and rocket systems (including launch tubes, gripstocks, and 
        thermal batteries), mortars of calibers of less than 100 
        millimeters, ammunition and explosives, cartridges and rounds 
        for small arms and light weapons, antipersonnel and antitank 
        hand grenades, landmines, and explosives.
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