§2561. International cooperative stockpile stewardship

(a) Funding prohibition

No funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Energy for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended to conduct any activities associated with international cooperative stockpile stewardship.

(b) Exceptions

Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:

(1) Activities conducted between the United States and the United Kingdom.

(2) Activities conducted between the United States and France.

(3) Activities carried out under title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85) relating to cooperative threat reduction with states of the former Soviet Union.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIII, §4301, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, §3133, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2036 ; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1069(b)(3), div. C, title XXXI, §3131, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2136 , 2246; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIII, §4301, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(f)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1762 .)

References in Text

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 105–85, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1629 , as amended. Several sections of title XIV of Pub. L. 105–85 are classified as notes under section 5952 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of title XIV to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 7273c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Similar Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior authorization act:

Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, §3138, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830 .

Amendments

2003-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–136, §3141(f)(2)(D), substituted "the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85)" for "this Act".

1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–261, §3131, substituted "for any fiscal year" for "for fiscal year 1998".

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105–261, §1069(b)(3), substituted "XIV" for "III".

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1069(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2136 , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of Nov. 18, 1997, and as if included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, Pub. L. 105–85, as enacted.