1997 U.S. Code
Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 35 - ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2552 - Definitions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 35 - ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2552 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 2552 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 87-297, title I, §3, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 75 Stat. 631 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 87-297 |
§2552. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(a) The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all kinds under international agreement including the necessary steps taken under such an agreement to establish an effective system of international control, or to create and strengthen international organizations for the maintenance of peace.
(b) The term “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, agency, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of Government.
(c) The term “Agency” means the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title I, §3, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631.)
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