Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992
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Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992, 22 U.S.C. ch. 68 §§ 5901-5931, is a United States Federal law created to coordinate disarmament efforts with the former Soviet Union. The Act, better known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, provided legislative authority for the United States Department of Defense supporting armament retooling, chemical demilitarization, and nonproliferation initiatives.
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Long title | An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to provide for defense conversion, and for other purposes. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | FSUMA |
Nicknames | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 |
Enacted by | the 102nd United States Congress |
Effective | October 23, 1992 |
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Public law | 102-484 |
Statutes at Large | 106 Stat. 2315 aka 106 Stat. 2563 |
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Titles amended | 22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse |
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The H.R. 5006 Act of Congress acknowledged the current geopolitical events of the early 1990s with respect to the collapse of communism, dissolution of the Soviet Union, fall of the Berlin Wall, and the Gulf War. Title XIV — Demilitarization of the Former Soviet Union was passed by the 102nd U.S. Congressional session and enacted by George H. W. Bush on October 23, 1992.[1]