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(5) The military implications for the United States of Soviet violations of offensive arms control agreements that have been determined.

(c) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.-(1) The Chairman shall

(A) include in the report required under subsection (a) the individual views of the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and

(B) submit such report in both classified and unclassified form.

(2) The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than December 19, 1986.

(e) RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.-If the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff fails to submit the report required by subsection (a) before December 20, 1986, no funds may be obligated or expended, directly or indirectly, on or after such date by the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for any study or analysis to be conducted by a civilian contractor until such report is received by Congress.

SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A CENTRAL ROLE FOR NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTERS

(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENTS.-The Congress

(1) has expressed its prior support for the establishment of nuclear risk reduction centers; and

(2) supports the President's willingness to negotiate an agreement with the Soviet Union to establish such centers in each nation.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that if an agreement on nuclear risk reduction centers is signed, the United States center should

(1) be assigned the responsibility to serve as the center of activity for United States risk reduction activities under the agreement; and

(2) make recommendations to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs regarding additional risk reduction arrangements that might be proposed to the Soviet Union.

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j. Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

Partial text of Public Law 99-145 [S. 1160], 99 Stat. 583, approved November 8, 1985; as amended by Public Law 99-190 [Further Continuing Appropriations, 1985; H.J. Res. 465]; 99 Stat. 1185, approved December 19, 1985; and by Public Law 100-456 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989, H.R. 4481], 102 Stat. 1918, approved September 29, 1988

AN ACT To authorize appropriations for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1986, to revise and improve military compensation programs, to improve defense procurement procedures, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1986 for national security programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

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

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TITLE X-MATTERS RELATING TO ARMS CONTROL

SEC. 1001. POLICY ON COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS AGREEMENTS

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that

(1) the United States should vigorously pursue with the Soviet Union the resolution of concerns of the United States over Soviet compliance with existing strategic arms control agreements and should seek corrective actions through confidential diplomatic channels, including, if appropriate, the Standing Consultative Commission and the Nuclear and Space Arms negotiations;

(2) the Soviet Union should take positive steps to resolve the compliance concerns of the United States about existing strategic offensive arms agreements in order to maintain the integrity of those agreements and to strengthen the positive environment necessary for the successful negotiation of a new strategic offensive arms agreement;

(3) the United States should continue, through December 31, 1986, to refrain from undercutting the provisions of existing strategic offensive arms agreements

(A)(i) to the extent that the Soviet Union refrains from undercutting those provisions; and

(ii) if the Soviet Union actively pursues arms reduction agreements in the Nuclear and Space Arms negotiations;

or

(B) until a new strategic offensive arms agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluded:

(4) the President

(A) should carefully consider the impact of any change in the current policy of the United States regarding existing

strategic offensive arms agreements on the long-term security interests of the United States and its allies; and

(B) should consult with Congress before making any change in that policy; and

(5) any decision by the President to continue the existing United States no-undercut policy beyond December 31, 1986, should be a matter for consultation between the President and Congress and for subsequent review and debate by Congress. (b) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.-Not later than February 1, 1986, the President shall submit to Congress a report containing the following:

(1) A range of projections and comparisons, on a year-by-year basis, of United States and Soviet strategic weapons dismantlements that would be required over the next five years if the United States and the Soviet Union were to adhere to a policy of not undercutting existing strategic arms control agreements.

(2) A range of projections and comparisons, on a year-by-year basis, of likely United States and Soviet strategic offensive force inventories over the next five years assuming a termination at the end of 1985 in the current no-undercut policy.

(3) An assessment of the possible Soviet political, military, and negotiating responses to the termination of the United States no-undercut policy.

(4) Recommendations regarding the future of United States interim restraint policy.

(c) PROPOSAL OF MEASURES.-If the President finds and reports to Congress that

(1) the Soviet Union has violated the provisions of any strategic arms agreement; and

(2) such violations impair or threaten the security of the United States,

the President may propose to Congress such measures as he considers necessary to protect the security of the United States.

(d) SCOPE OF POLICY.-Nothing in this section shall be construed

(1) to restrain or inhibit the constitutional powers of the President;

(2) to endorse unilateral United States compliance with existing strategic arms agreements;

(3) as prohibiting the United States from carrying out proportionate responses to Soviet undercutting of strategic arms provisions;

(4) as prohibiting or delaying the development, flight testing, or deployment of the small intercontinental ballistic missile (SICM) as authorized by law; or

(5) as establishing a precedent to continue the no-undercut policy beyond December 31, 1986.

1 Should read "SICBM".

SEC. 1002. ANNUAL REPORT ON SOVIET COMPLIANCE WITH ARMS CONTROL COMMITMENTS

(a) ANNUAL REPORT.-Not later than December 1 of each year, the President shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the President with respect to the compliance of the Soviet Union with its arms control commitments and any additional information necessary to keep Congress currently informed.

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.-The President shall specifically include in each such report the following:

(1) A summary of the current status of all arms control agreements in effect between the United States and the Soviet Union.

(2) An assessment of all violations by the Soviet Union of such agreements and the risks such violations pose to the national security of the United States and its allies.

(3) A net assessment of the aggregate military significance of all such violations.

(4) A statement of the compliance policy of the United States with respect to violations by the Soviet Union of those agree

ments.

(5) What actions, if any, the President has taken or proposes to take to bring the Soviet Union into compliance with its commitments under those agreements.

(c) CONTINGENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.-If the President in any second consecutive report submitted to Congress under this section reports that the Soviet Union is not in full compliance with all arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union, the President shall include in such report an assessment of what actions are necessary to compensate for such violations.

(d) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORTS.-Each report under this section. shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified versions. SEC. 1003. STUDY OF ARMS CONTROL VERIFICATION CAPABILITIES (a) INTERAGENCY STUDY.-The President shall provide for an interagency study with the purpose of determining possible avenues for cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the development of capabilities not subject to national security restrictions for verification of compliance with arms control agreements.

(1) limited exchanges of data and scientific personnel; and

(2) the conduct of a joint technological effort in the area of seismic monitoring.

(b) AGENCIES INCLUDED.-The President shall provide for participation in the interagency study under subsection (a) by

(1) the Secretary of State;

(2) the Secretary of Defense;

2 Sec. 905(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100456; 102 Stat. 2032), amended and restated sec. 1002. It formerly read as follows:

"Not later than December 1, 1985, and not later than December 1 of each following year, the President shall submit to the Congress a report (in both classified and unclassified versions) containing, with respect to the compliance of the Soviet Union with its arms control commitments, the findings of the President and any additional information necessary to keep the Congress currently informed."

As stated by sec. 905(b) of Public Law 100-456, this amendment "shall take effect beginning with the report to be submitted under section 1002 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986, in 1990."

cy;

(3) the Secretary of Energy;

(4) the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agen

(5) the heads of appropriate intelligence agencies;

(6) the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and

(7) such other officers as the President may designate.

(c) REPORT.-(1) The President shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the interagency study.

(2) The report shall be submitted in both a classified and unclassified version.

(3) The report shall be submitted not later than May 1, 1986. SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO UNITED STATES-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS ON REDUCTION IN NUCLEAR ARMS

It is the sense of the Congress

(1) that the President of the United States and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics should be commended for their willingness to meet to discuss major issues in United States-Soviet relations; and

(2) that following thorough preparation, such meetings
should be used to work for the realization of mutual, equitable,
and verifiable reductions in nuclear arms.

SEC. 1005. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN HIGH-RANK-
ING MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITH THE SO-
VIET UNION

(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.-The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for the establishment and operation during fiscal year 1986 of a pilot program for the exchange of visits between

(1) high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the United States and high-ranking civilian officials of the Department of Defense; and

(2) corresponding high-ranking officers and officials of the Soviet Union.

(b) REQUIREMENTS OF PLAN.-Such plan shall include

(1) specific identification of the United States officers and officials selected for participation in the program;

(2) the proposed length of the exchange visits with the Soviet Union;

(3) a description of the specific goals of each exchange visit; (4) an estimate of the cost to the United States of participation in each visit;

(5) a description of any special actions that will be taken to protect classified information of the United States during any visit to the United States by officers or officials of the Soviet Union who are participating in the program; and

(6) any other details of the program that the Secretary considers appropriate.

(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 301(a), the sum of $100,000 shall be available only for costs required for participation by the United States in the pilot. program described in subsection (a), including costs for travel, subsistence, and other support expenses.

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