The Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, shall have primary responsibility for the preparation, conduct, and management of United States participation in all international negotiations and implementation fora in the field of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. In furtherance of these responsibilities, Special Representatives of the President appointed pursuant to section 2567 of this title, shall, as directed by the President, serve as United States Government representatives to international organizations, conferences, and activities relating to the field of nonproliferation, such as the preparations for and conduct of the review relating to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
The Secretary of State is authorized—
(1) to formulate plans and make preparations for the establishment, operation, and funding of inspections and control systems which may become part of the United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities; and
(2) as authorized by law, to put into effect, direct, or otherwise assume United States responsibility for such systems.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 304, formerly § 34, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 710, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 494; renumbered § 304 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(9), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–769, 2681–772.)
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