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§ 2911. Proliferation Security Initiative improvements and authorities
(a) Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress, consistent with the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations, that the President should strive to expand and strengthen the Proliferation Security Initiative (in this subchapter referred to as “PSI”) announced by the President on May 31, 2003, with a particular emphasis on the following:
(1) Issuing a presidential directive to the relevant United States Government agencies and departments that directs such agencies and departments to—
(A) establish clear PSI authorities, responsibilities, and structures;
(B) include in the budget request for each such agency or department for each fiscal year, a request for funds necessary for United States PSI-related activities; and
(C) provide other necessary resources to achieve more efficient and effective performance of United States PSI-related activities.
(2) Increasing PSI cooperation with all countries.
(3) Implementing the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the September 2006 report titled “Better Controls Needed to Plan and Manage Proliferation Security Initiative Activities” (GAO–06–937C) regarding the following:
(A) The Department of Defense and the Department of State should establish clear PSI roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, interagency communication mechanisms, documentation requirements, and indicators to measure program results.
(B) The Department of Defense and the Department of State should develop a strategy to work with PSI-participating countries to resolve issues that are impediments to conducting successful PSI interdictions.
(4) Establishing a multilateral mechanism to increase coordination, cooperation, and compliance among PSI-participating countries.
(b) Budget submission
(c) Implementation reportNot later than 180 days after August 3, 2007, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the implementation of this section. The report shall include—
(1) the steps taken to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a); and
(2) the progress made toward implementing the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a).
(d) GAO reports
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XVIII, § 1821, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 493; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1067, formerly § 1067(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1589, renumbered § 1067, Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(20)(B), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1076(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 998.)
§ 2912. Authority to provide assistance to cooperative countries
(a) In general
(b) Types of assistance
The assistance authorized under subsection (a) consists of the following:
(1) Assistance under section 2763 of title 22.
(2) Assistance under chapters 4 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) and 5 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(3) Drawdown of defense 1
1 So in original. The word “defense” probably should not appear before “excess”.
excess defense articles and services under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).(c) Congressional notification
(d) Limitation
(e) Use of assistance
(f) Limitation on ship or aircraft transfers
(1) Limitation
(2) Exception
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XVIII, § 1822, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 495.)