Sec. PART 601-STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION 601.1 Definition. Subpart A-Agency Responsibilities and Structure 601.5 Responsibilities. 601.6 Structure. 601.7 General Advisory Committee. Subpart B-Functional Statements 601.10 Office of the Director. 601.11 Bureau of International Security Programs. 601.12 Bureau of Multilateral Affairs. 601.13 Bureau of Non-Proliferation. 601.14 Bureau of Weapons Evaluation and Control. 601.15 Office of the General Counsel. AUTHORITY: Sec. 1, 81 Stat. 54; 5 U.S.C. 552; sec. 41, 75 Stat. 631; 22 U.S.C. 2581, and sec. 501, 65 Stat. 290; 31 U.S.C. 483a. SOURCE: 43 FR 13508, Mar. 31, 1978, unless otherwise noted. § 601.1 Definition. As used throughout this part, the term "Agency" and the acronym "ACDA" stand for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Subpart A―Agency Responsibilities and Structure § 601.5 Responsibilities. (a) The Agency is charged with providing the President, the Secretary of State, other officials of the executive branch, and the Congress with recommendations concerning United States arms control and disarmament policy, and assessing the effect of these recommendations upon our foreign policies, our national security policies, and our economy. (b) The Agency also has the capacity for providing the essential scientific, economic, political, legal, social, psychological, military and technological information on which realistic arms control and disarmament policy must be based, and the authority, under the direction of the President and the Sec retary of State, to carry out the following primary functions: (1) The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control and disarmament policy formulation; (2) The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations in the arms control and disarmament field; (3) The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control and disarmament; and (4) The preparation for, operation of, or as appropriate, direction of United States participation in such control systems as may become part of United States arins control and disarmament activities. (c) The Agency works at the highest level of the U.S. Government, and under the direction of the Secretary of State, conducts U.S. participation in international arms control and disarmament negotiations. It does not normally hand down decisions or engage in regulations affecting the general public, since its functions are principally in the advisory or diplomatic areas, as noted above. Copies of publications resulting from the Agency's activities, such as its Annual Report, may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or requested directly from the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 321 21st Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20451. § 601.6 Structure. (a) The Agency is headed by a Director, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who is responsible for the executive direction of the Agency. He also functions as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State, the National Security Council, and the President on arms control and disarmament matters and, under the direction of the Secretary, has primary responsibility within the Government for such matters. In addition to his duties as head of the Agency, the Director serves as chairman of the U.S. delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the rank of Ambassador and participates in other arms control negotiations on behalf of the President. He is assisted by a Deputy Director, similarly appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who acts for him in his absence. (b) The Director is supported by a personal staff which includes the Counselor of the Agency, the Executive Secretary, and officials who provide military, verification, scientific and intelligence advice. Other senior officials included within the Director's immediate office are the Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations, the U.S. Commissioner on the Standing Consultative Commission (SCC), and the U.S. Representative to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament (CCD). The Office of the Director also supports the General Advisory Committee, and calls upon select consultants to furnish special expertise to the Director. (c) In its deliberations during the establishment of the Agency, Congress made it clear that the Director of ACDA would rank with the Under Secretary (now Deputy Secretary) of State and report directly to the Secretary; the Deputy Director would rank with the Deputy Under Secretary of State. Congress also made it clear that although he has a special and close relationship to the Secretary of State, the Director also has direct access to the President when necessary and that he has sufficient authority and independence to deal directly with the heads of other agencies, such as the Department of Defense, on matters not falling within the competence of the Department of State. (d) The Agency's program responsibilities are primarily discharged through four bureaus, each of which is headed by an Assistant Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. These are the Bureau of International Security Programs, the Bureau of Multilateral Affairs, the Bureau of Non-Proliferation, and the Bureau of Weapons Evaluation and Control. Within the range of its program responsibilities, each bureau is responsible for generating policy proposals, and for working closely with other ACDA bureaus and Government agencies on matters related to its program areas. Other organizational units with staff responsibilities are the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Operations Analysis, and the Office of Administration. § 601.7 General Advisory Committee. The Act creating the Agency authorized the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a General Advisory Committee (GAC) of not to exceed 15 members. This committee must meet at least twice each year. From time to time, it advises the President, the Secretary of State, and the Director of ACDA on matters affecting arms control, disarmament and world peace. Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and Executive Order 11796, as implemented by the General Services Administration (GSA), the Agency exercises significant support functions for the GAC. Subpart B-Functional Statements § 601.10 Office of the Director. (a) The Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is the principal adviser to the Secretary of State, the National Security Council (NSC), and the President on arms control matters. Under the direction of the Secretary of State, he has primary responsibility within the Government for formulation of policy recommendations and for operations in such matters. He is responsible for the executive direction and coordination of all activities of the Agency and the Agency's relations with the Congress. With the rank of Ambassador he serves as Chairman of the U.S. delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) with the rank of Ambassador, and participates in other arms control negotiations on behalf of the President. (b) The Deputy Director assists the Director in carrying out his responsibilities as head of the Agency, and acts for and exercises the powers of the Director during his absence. (c) The Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations, with the rank of Ambassador, serves as Alternate Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to SALT, and acts as Chief SALT negotiator in the absence of the Director of ACDA. He may also represent the Director at other key arms control negotiations as required. (d) The U.S. Commissioner to the SCC, under the President and the Director of ACDA and with the rank of Ambassador, serves as U.S. Commissioner and heads the U.S. component of the Standing Consultative Commission. (e) The U.S. Representative to the CCD, with the rank of Ambassador, serves as U.S. Representative to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, may represent arms control interests on the U.S. delegation to the UN and its constituent bodies, and also represents the Director at other negotiations having arms control significance as required. (f) The Special Assistant to the Director and Executive Secretary, ACDA, directs and coordinates staff work for the Director; conducts interagency and NSC liaison, as well as other White House and high level liaison assigned by the Director; serves as the link between the top Agency decision makers and principal staff; and assists the Director in keeping policy and management aspects of arms control matters in phase. (g) The Counselor is responsible for such special projects essential to the formulation and implementation of arms control policy as may be assigned by the Director. (h) The Senior Military Adviser to the Director is responsible for serving as the principal adviser to the Director on military affairs and is the principal representative of the Director to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He evaluates arms control proposals from a military perspective, and assesses their potential contribution to the national security. He also serves as the Agency's focal point for verification matters, makes policy recommendations on verification issues, and monitors current verification procedures and systems in terms of their capabilities and limitations. (i) The Chief Scientist serves as the principal scientific adviser to the Director and is the principal representative of the Director on all technical matters. He monitors scientific developments on behalf of the Agency, and reviews internal and proposed external research studies to ensure their technical soundness. He also advises the Director and other top officials on the technological aspects of the Agency's verification effort, coordinating his advice with the Senior Military Adviser. (j) The Intelligence Staff briefs the Director and other principal staff on intelligence matters and serves as the official working liaison with the intelligence community. (k) The Executive Director of the GAC provides substantive and administrative support to the General Advisory Committee, including White House and Congressional liaison, in its exercise of broad statutory responsibilities as a Presidential advisory body on arms control and disarmament activities. § 601.11 Bureau of International Security Programs. (a) This bureau has responsibility within ACDA for the diplomatic, political and technical aspects of major strategic bilateral and regional arms control negotiations, including SALT, Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (MBFR) in Europe and Indian Ocean arms control. The bureau develops U.S. proposals and analyzes proposals put forward by other parties to the negotiations. It takes the leading role in formulating ACDA positions bearing on the negotiations for which it has responsibility and on other policy questions, many of which require high level decisions within the Government. (b) The bureau is comprised of the Regional Division and Strategic Affairs Division. § 601.12 Bureau of Multilateral Affairs. (a) This bureau has operational responsibilities within ACDA for arms control negotiations that are or will be |