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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006 (6) Actions by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy to consult with the International Atomic Energy Agency with the objective of upgrading the current loose experience-sharing arrangement whereby China engages in some limited exchanges with the organization to a more structured arrangement. (7) Actions by the administration to develop a coordinated, comprehensive national policy and strategy designed to maintain United States scientific and technological leadership and competitiveness, in light of the rise of China and the challenges of globalization. (8) Actions to review laws and regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including exploring whether the definition of national security should include the potential impact on national economic security as a criterion to be reviewed, and whether the chairmanship of CFIUS should be transferred from the Secretary of the Treasury to a more appropriate executive branch agency. (9) Actions by the President and the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to press strongly their counterparts in the European Union and its member states to maintain and strengthen the embargo on selling arms to China. (10) Actions by the administration to discourage foreign defense contractors from selling sensitive military-use technology or weapons systems to China.

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1301. Sec. 1302. Sec. 1303.

Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Funding allocations. Permanent waiver of restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction in states of the former Soviet Union. Sec. 1304. Report on elimination of impediments to threat-reduction and nonproliferation programs in the former Soviet Union. Sec. 1305. Repeal of requirement for annual Comptroller General assessment of annual Department of Defense report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.

(a) SPECIFICATION OF CTR PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note). (b) FISCAL YEAR 2006 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2006 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for three fiscal years.

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