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U.S. Code > Title 22 > Chapter 35 > Subchapter III > § 2573 - Policy formulation

(a) Responsibilities
  The Secretary of State, under the direction of the President,
shall have primary responsibility for the preparation, conduct, and
management of United States participation in all international
negotiations and implementation fora in the field of arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament. In furtherance of these
responsibilities, Special Representatives of the President
appointed pursuant to section 2567 of this title, shall, as
directed by the President, serve as United States Government
representatives to international organizations, conferences, and
activities relating to the field of nonproliferation, such as the
preparations for and conduct of the review relating to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
(b) Authority
  The Secretary of State is authorized - 
    (1) to formulate plans and make preparations for the
  establishment, operation, and funding of inspections and control
  systems which may become part of the United States arms control,
  nonproliferation, and disarmament activities; and
    (2) as authorized by law, to put into effect, direct, or
  otherwise assume United States responsibility for such systems.

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