Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

Long title	An Act to establish a United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Nicknames	Arms Control and Disarmament Act
Enacted by	the 87th United States Congress
Effective	September 26, 1961
Citations
Public law	87-297
Statutes at Large	75 Stat. 631
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 2551
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 9118 by Thomas E. Morgan (D-PA) on September 12, 1961 Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations Passed the Senate on September 8, 1961 (73–14, in lieu of S. 2180) Passed the House on September 19, 1961 (290–54) Reported by the joint conference committee on September 23, 1961; agreed to by the House on September 23, 1961 (253–50) and by the Senate on agreed  Signed into law by President John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961

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. The Act provided an important aspect for the Kennedy Administration's foreign policy which was coherent with the United States national security policy.

The H.R. 9118 legislation was passed by the United States 87th Congressional session and signed by the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961.^[1][2]

Provisions of the Act

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act established the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA).^[3] 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.^[4]

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.

Date of Enactment	Public Law Number	U.S. Statute Citation	U.S. Legislative Bill	U.S. Presidential Administration
November 26, 1963	P.L. 88-186	77 Stat. 341	S. 777	Lyndon B. Johnson
May 22, 1965	P.L. 89-27	79 Stat. 117	H.R. 2998	Lyndon B. Johnson
May 23, 1968	P.L. 90-314	82 Stat. 129	H.R. 14940	Lyndon B. Johnson
May 12, 1970	P.L. 91-246	84 Stat. 207	S. 3544	Richard M. Nixon
July 8, 1974	P.L. 93-332	88 Stat. 289	H.R. 12799	Richard M. Nixon
August 17, 1977	P.L. 95-108	91 Stat. 871	H.R. 6179	Jimmy E. Carter
December 2, 1983	P.L. 98-202	97 Stat. 1381	H.R. 2906	Ronald W. Reagan
December 24, 1987	P.L. 100-213	101 Stat. 1444	H.R. 2689	Ronald W. Reagan
December 11, 1989	P.L. 101-216	103 Stat. 1853	H.R. 1495	George H.W. Bush

See also

• Arms Export Control Act
• Atomic Energy Act
• Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968
• Manhattan Project
• Nuclear arms race
• Nuclear disarmament
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
• Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991

References

1. Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "John F. Kennedy: "Remarks in New York City Upon Signing Bill Establishing the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.," September 26, 1961". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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. Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "John F. Kennedy: "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". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
4. 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.

External links

• "Arms Control and International Security". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Continuing the Agency for Arms Control and Disarmament," January 15, 1965". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Remarks at the Signing of the Bill Extending the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.," May 27, 1965". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Statement by the President on the Fifth Anniversary of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.," September 24, 1966". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments of 1977 Statement on Signing H.R. 6179 Into Law.," August 18, 1977". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "George Bush: "Statement on Signing the Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1989," December 11, 1989". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.