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 106 STAT. 3338 PUBLIC LAW 102-511—OCT. 24, 1992 (2) the term "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Democracy Corps. TITLE V—NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT PROGRAMS AND AC- TIVITIES 22 USC 5851. SEC. 501. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that it is in the national security interest of the United States— (1) to faciHtate, on a priority basis— (A) the transportation, storage, safeguarding, and destruction of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction of the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (B) the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and destabilizing conventional weapons of the independent states, 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 conversion of the massive defense-related industry and equipment of the independent states of the former Soviet Union for civilian purposes and uses; and (3) to expand military-to-military contacts between the United States and the independent states. 22 USC 5852. SEC. 502. ELIGIBILITY. Funds may be obligated for a fiscal year for assistance or other programs or activities for an independent state of the former Soviet Union under sections 503 and 504 only if the President has certified to the Congress, during that fiscal year, that such independent state is committed to— (1) making a substantial investment of its resources for dismantling or destroying such weapons of mass destruction, if that independent state has an obligation under a treaty or other agreement to destroy or dismantle any such weapons; (2) forgoing any military modernization program that exceeds legitimate defense requirements and forgoing the replacement of destroyed weapons of mass destruction; (3) forgoing any use in new nuclear weapons of fissionable or other components of destroyed nuclear weapons; and (4) facilitating United States verification of any weapons destruction carried out under section 503(a) or 504(a) of this Act or section 212 of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102-228; 22 U.S.C. 2551 note). President. SEC. 503. NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES IN 22 USC 5853. THE INDEPENDENT STATES. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to promote bilateral and multilateral nonproliferation and disarmament activities—

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