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 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1853 Annex, and any other unmanned delivery system of similar capability, as well as the specially designed production facilities for these systems". (6) There is strong evidence that emerging national space launch programs in the Third World are not economically val. (7) The United States has been successful in dissuading other countries from pursuing space launch vehicle programs in part by offering to cooperate with those countries in other areas of space science and technology. (8) The United States has successfully dissuaded other MTCR adherents, and countries who have agreed to abide by MTCR guidelines, from providing assistance to emerging national space launch programs in the Third World. (b) STRICT INTERPRETATION OF MTCR. —The Congress supports the strict interpretation by the United States of the Missile Technology Control Regime concerning— (1) the inability to distinguish space laimch vehicle technology from missile technology under the regime; and (2) the inability to safeguard space laimch vehicle technolo^ in a manner that would provide timely warning of the diversion of such technology to military purposes. (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government and the governments of other nations adhering to the Missile Technology Control Regime should be recognized by the international community for— (1) the success of those governments in restricting the export of space laimch vehicle technology and of missile technolo^; and (2) the significant contribution made by the imposition of such restrictions to reducing the proliferation of missile technology capable of being used to deliver weapons of mass destruction. (d) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this section, the term 'fissile Technology Control Regime" or '^TCR" means the policy statement, between the United States, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto. TITLE XVII—CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS DEFENSE SEC. 1701. CONDUCT OF THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 50 USC 1522. PROGRAM. (a) GENERAL.— The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the chemical and biological defense program of the United States in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT.—In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall do the following: (1) Assign responsibility for overall coordination and integration of the chemical and biological warfare defense program and the chemical and biological medical defense program to a single office within the Office of the Secretary of De^nse.

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