Preparation of records
The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain records for each arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party and which was under negotiation or in force on or after , which shall include classified and unclassified materials such as instructions and guidance, position papers, reporting cables and memoranda of conversation, working papers, draft texts of the agreement, diplomatic notes, notes verbal, and other internal and external correspondence.
Negotiating and implementation records
In particular, the Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a negotiating and implementation record for each such agreement, which shall be comprehensive and detailed, and shall document all communications between the parties with respect to such agreement. Such records shall be maintained both in hard copy and magnetic media.
Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 307Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 713(a)108 Stat. 496Pub. L. 105–277, div. G112 Stat. 2681–770(, formerly § 38, as added , , ; renumbered § 307 and amended , subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(12), (21), , , 2681–772.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 38Pub. L. 100–213, § 3(b)101 Stat. 1445Pub. L. 103–199, title IV, § 401(a)107 Stat. 2324Pub. L. 103–236, title VII, § 704(2)108 Stat. 492A prior section 2578, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to reports on activities of Standing Consultative Commission, prior to repeal by , , .
Amendments
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(12)(A)1998—Subsecs. (a), (b). , substituted “Secretary of State” for “Director”.
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(12)(B)Subsec. (c). , struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “In order to implement effectively this section, the Director shall ensure that Agency personnel participate throughout the negotiation and implementation phases of all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–277section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277section 6511 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .