§ 3261. — Congressional declaration of policy; Presidential report to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3261]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 47--NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
SUBCHAPTER III--UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Sec. 3261. Congressional declaration of policy; Presidential
report to Congress
The United States shall endeavor to cooperate with other nations,
international institutions, and private organizations in establishing
programs to assist in the development of non-nuclear energy resources,
to cooperate with both developing and industrialized nations in
protecting the international environment from contamination arising from
both nuclear and non-nuclear energy activities, and shall seek to
cooperate with and aid developing countries in meeting their energy
needs through the development of such resources and the application of
non-nuclear technologies consistent with the economic factors, the
material resources of those countries, and environmental protection. The
United States shall additionally seek to encourage other industrialized
nations and groups of nations to make commitments for similar
cooperation and aid to developing countries. The President shall report
annually to Congress on the level of other nations' and groups of
nations' commitments under such program and the relation of any such
commitments to United States efforts under this title. In cooperating
with and providing such assistance to developing countries, the United
States shall give priority to parties to the Treaty.
(Pub. L. 95-242, title V, Sec. 501, Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 148.)
Effective Date
Subchapter effective Mar. 10, 1978, except as otherwise provided and
regardless of any requirements for the promulgation of implementing
regulations, see section 603(c) of Pub. L. 95-242, set out as a note
under section 3201 of this title.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in this
section requiring the President to report annually to Congress, see
section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 126 of House
Document No. 103-7.
Delegation of Functions
Secretary of State responsible for performing functions vested in
President under this section, see section 2(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12058,
May 11, 1978, 43 F.R. 20947, set out as a note under section 3201 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3262 of this title; title 12
section 635.
