Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961
# Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war.

The Act was passed by the 87th Congress and signed by the President John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961.

## Provisions of the Act

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act established the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). The U.S. federal organization developed the formulation and implementation of the United States arms control and disarmament policy. The agency provided information and recommendations with regards to U.S. economic, foreign, and national security policies to executive and legislative officials of the United States government.

The Act established several core functions for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency;

* Conduct, coordinate, and support the research of the formulation for the arms control and disarmament policy.
* Management and preparation of the United States participation in international negotiations for the arms control and disarmament peace process.
* Coordination and dissemination of United States public information concerning arms control and disarmament policy.
* Operation and preparation, as appropriate, for the United States participation in control systems of domestic and international arms control and disarmament activities.

## Titles of the Act

The federal statute was penned as four titles created as Chapter 35 within Title 22 which defines the United States foreign policies for international relations and intercourse records.

### Title I — Short Title, Purpose, and Definitions

    22 U.S.C. § 2551 ~ Purpose of Act
    22 U.S.C. § 2552 ~ Definitions of Act

### Title II — Organization

    22 U.S.C. § 2561 ~ Establishment of agency
    22 U.S.C. § 2562 ~ Director
    22 U.S.C. § 2563 ~ Deputy Director
    22 U.S.C. § 2564 ~ Assistant Directors
    22 U.S.C. § 2565 ~ Bureaus, Offices, and Divisions
    22 U.S.C. § 2566 ~ General Advisory Committee

### Title III — Functions

    22 U.S.C. § 2571 ~ Research
    22 U.S.C. § 2572 ~ Patents
    22 U.S.C. § 2573 ~ Policy formulation
    22 U.S.C. § 2574 ~ Negotiations and related functions
    22 U.S.C. § 2575 ~ Coordination

### Title IV — General Provisions

    22 U.S.C. § 2581 ~ General authority
    22 U.S.C. § 2582 ~ Foreign Service Reserve and staff officers
    22 U.S.C. § 2583 ~ Contracts or expenditures
    22 U.S.C. § 2584 ~ Conflict of interest and dual compensation laws
    22 U.S.C. § 2585 ~ Security requirements
    22 U.S.C. § 2586 ~ Comptroller General audit
    22 U.S.C. § 2587 ~ Transfer of activities and facilities to agency
    22 U.S.C. § 2588 ~ Use of funds
    22 U.S.C. § 2589 ~ Appropriation
    22 U.S.C. § 2590 ~ Report to Congress

## Amendments to 1961 Act

Chronological timeline of authorizations for U.S. Congressional legislation related to United States arms control and disarmament provisions.

| Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| November 26, 1963 | P.L. 88-186 | 77 Stat. 341 | S. 777 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| May 22, 1965 | P.L. 89-27 | 79 Stat. 117 | H.R. 2998 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| May 23, 1968 | P.L. 90-314 | 82 Stat. 129 | H.R. 14940 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| May 12, 1970 | P.L. 91-246 | 84 Stat. 207 | S. 3544 | Richard M. Nixon |
| July 8, 1974 | P.L. 93-332 | 88 Stat. 289 | H.R. 12799 | Richard M. Nixon |
| August 17, 1977 | P.L. 95-108 | 91 Stat. 871 | H.R. 6179 | Jimmy E. Carter |
| December 2, 1983 | P.L. 98-202 | 97 Stat. 1381 | H.R. 2906 | Ronald W. Reagan |
| December 24, 1987 | P.L. 100-213 | 101 Stat. 1444 | H.R. 2689 | Ronald W. Reagan |
| December 11, 1989 | P.L. 101-216 | 103 Stat. 1853 | H.R. 1495 | George H.W. Bush |
