Amends the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985.
Establishes a program for visiting arms control and disarmament scholars to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines relevant to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's activities an opportunity to participate in the Agency's activities and to gain for the Agency the perspective and expertise such persons can offer. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1984 and 1985 authorized appropriations for such program.
Requires the Agency's Director to attend all meetings of the National Security Council involving weapons procurement, arms sales, consideration of the defense budget, and all arms control and disarmament matters.
Authorizes the Agency's Director to create up to eight new personnel positions for specialists in the Soviet foreign and military policies, arms control, or strategic affairs who are also fluent in Russian.
Directs the President to report to Congress on the record of Soviet compliance or noncompliance with existing arms control agreements to which the Soviet Union is a party.
Increases the number of Special Representatives for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations from one to two.
Clean Bill H.R.2906 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 608 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Percy; Helms; Lugar; Mathias; Pell; Biden; Cranston.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Zablocki, Fascell, Hamilton, Studds, Mica, Broomfield, Hyde.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-564 Filed in House.
Conference Report 98-564 Filed in House.
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Enacted as Public Law 98-202
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Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 98-202.
Became Public Law No: 98-202.