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 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2563 (2) any device or material which is designed, constructed, or adapted to kill or injure and which functions unexpectedly when a person disturbs or approaches an apparently harmless object or performs an apparently safe act; (3) any manually-emplaced munition or device designed to kill, injure, or damage and which is actuated by remote control or automatically after a lapse of time. TITLE XIV—DEMILITARIZATION OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION Subtitle A—Short Title SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992". Subtitle B—Findings and Program Authority SEC. 1411. DEMILITARIZATION OF THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. The Congress finds that it is in the national security interest of the United States— (1) to facilitate, on a priority basis— (A) the transportation, storage, safeguarding, and destruction of nuclear and other weapons of the independent states of the former Soviet Union, including the safe and secure storage of fissile materials, dismantlement of missiles and launchers, and the elimination of chemical and biological weapons capabilities; (B) the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their components and destabilizing conventional weapons of the independent states of the former Soviet Union, and the establishment of verifiable safeguards against the proliferation of such weapons; (C) the prevention of diversion of weapons-related scientific expertise of the former Soviet Union to terrorist groups or third countries; and (D) other efforts designed to reduce the military threat from the former Soviet Union; (2) to support the demilitarization of the massive defenserelated industry and equipment of the independent states of the former Soviet Union and conversion of such industry and equipment to civilian purposes and uses; and (3) to expand military-to-military contacts between the United States and the independent states of the former Soviet Union. SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE DEMILI- TARIZATION. (a) IN GENERAL,—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is authorizctd, in accordance with this title, to establish and conduct programs described in subsection (b) to assist the demilitarization of the independent states of the former Soviet Union. (b) TYPES OF PROGRAMS,—The programs referred to in subsection (a) are limited to^ Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992. 22 USC 5901 note. 22 USC 5901. 22 USC 5902. Establishment. 59-194 O—93 25: QL 3 (Pt. 3)

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