Attachment II - Page 23 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 
P.L 94-141 
contributin'; significantly to tho formulation and execution of U.& 
arms control policies. 
National Security Council 
The legislation strengthens the status of the Agencv, first, by aug- 
menting the status of its Director. It does so by formally establishing 
him as principal adviser to the National Security Council on arms 
control and disarmament matters. Thus, his role in relation to the NSC 
is comparable to that of the Joint Chiefs of Stuff and the Director of 
Central Intelligence Agency. 
The Committee recognizes that many of the issues treated by the 
NSC involve, directly or indirectly, arms control and disarmament 
implications. Therefore, the Committee believes that this enhancement 
of the Director’s relation to the NSC will help to assure fuller con- 
sideration for the arms control aspects of all issues considered by the 
NSC. Presently, the Director attends the NSC only by invitation. 
Arms Control Impact Statement 
Congress has a Constitutional responsibility to share in the formula- 
tion of foreign policy. In order to fulfill that role properly and re- 
sponsibly in the all-important area of proposed defonso programs, it 
needs complete information — especiallv in terms of the impact of such 
proposals on U.S. arms control and disarmament policy and_ negoti- 
ations. 
Thus, one key purpose of the legislation is to have a strengthened 
[page 6] 
and more effective Arms Control and Disarmament Agency partici- 
pate irt a process of generating such information not only for the Con- 
f ress but for certain significant offices of the executive branch as well, 
t would function in. the following staged procedure : 
(1) Any Government agenc}' preparing any legislative or budgetary 
proposal for any program of research, development, testing, engineer- 
ing, construction, deployment, or modernization for armaments, am- 
munition, implements of war or military facilities would be rcauired 
to. provide the Director of ACDA ? on a continuing basis, with full and 
timely access to detailed information on the nature, scope, and purpose 
©f such programs. 
( 2 } On the basis of such information the Director would assess and 
analyze each suck program with respect to its impact on arms control 
and disarmament policy and negotiations. 
(3) On the basis of his assessment and analysis he would adrise and 
make recommendations to the National Security Council, the Office of 
Management and Budget, and the Government agency proposing the 
program. 
(4) Any request to the Congress for authorization or appropriations 
for any program within tho specified funding limits and, in addition, 
any program found by the National Security Council, on the basis 
pf the advice and recommendations from the Director of ACDA, to 
have a significant impact on arms control and disarmament policy 
and negotiations would include a complete statement assessing and 
analyzing such impact. 
(5) Tjpon the request of any appropriate committee of Congress, 
the Director, after informing tho Secretary of State, would advise 
1400 
[ 313 ] 
