To make permanent the authority to waive restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction in States of the former Soviet Union and for a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia.

January 7, 2003

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. SPRATT, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. HARMAN, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To make permanent the authority to waive restrictions on use of funds for threat reduction in States of the former Soviet Union and for a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Threat Reduction Implementation Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THREAT REDUCTION IN STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

Section 1306 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) is amended--

(1) in subsection (c), by striking `only with respect to fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005' and inserting `with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter';

(2) by striking subsection (d); and

(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

SEC. 3. PERMANENT WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION.

Section 8144 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248; 116 Stat. 1571) is amended--

(1) by inserting `and any fiscal year thereafter' after `2003';

(2) by striking subsection (b); and

(3) by striking `(a)'.

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