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 103 STAT. 1548 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 (3) In the case of the INF Treaty, the United States and the Soviet Union negotiated, and are currently using, on-site inspec- tion procedures to complement and support monitoring by na- tional technical means. Similar on-site inspection procedures are being negotiated for inclusion in possible future treaties and agreements referred to in paragraph (1). (4) During initial implementation of the provisions of the INF Treaty, the United States was not fully prepared for the person- nel requirements for the conduct of on-site inspections. The Director of Central Intelligence has stated that on-site inspec- tion requirements for any strategic arms reduction treaty or agreement will be far more extensive than those for the INF Treaty. The number of locations within the Soviet Union that would possibly be subject to on-site inspections under a START agreement have been estimated to be approximately 2,500 (com- pared to 120 for the INF Treaty). (5) On-site inspection procedures are likely to be an integral part of any future arms control treaty or agreement. (6) Personnel requirements will be extensive for such on-site inspection procedures, both in terms of numbers of personnel and technical and linguistic skills. Since verification require- ments for the INF Treaty are already placing severe stress on current personnel resources, the requirements for verification under START and other possible future treaties and agree- ments may quickly exceed the current number of verification personnel having necessary technical and language skills. (7) There is a clear need for a database of the names of individuals who are members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the United States Government, or of other citizens and nationals of the United States, who are qualified (by resison of technical or language skills) to participate in on-site inspec- tions under an arms control treaty or agreement. (8) The organization best suited to establish such a database is the On-Site Inspection Agency (OSIA) of the Department of Defense, which was created by the President to implement (for the United States) the on-site inspection provisions of the INF Treaty. (b) STATUS OF THE OSIA. — (1) Congress finds that— (A) the Director of the OSIA (currently a brigadier general of the Army) is appointed by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the approval of the President; (B) the Secretary of Defense provides to the Director appro- priate policy guidance formulated by the interagency arms control mechanism established by the President; (C) most of the personnel of the OSIA are members of the Armed Forces (who are trained and paid by the military depart- ments within the Department of Defense) and include linguists, weapons specialists, and foreign area specialists; (D) the Department of Defense provides the OSIA with substantially all of its administrative and logistic support (including military air transportation for inspections in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe); and (E) the facilities in Europe and the United States at which OSIA personnel escort personnel of the Soviet Union conducting inspections under the on-site inspection terms of the INF Treaty are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (or

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