Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961

Long title	An Act to establish a United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Nicknames	Arms Control and Disarmament Act
Enacted by	the 87th United States Congress
Effective	September 26, 1961
Citations
Public law	87-297
Statutes at Large	75 Stat. 631
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 2551
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 9118 by Thomas E. Morgan (D-PA) on September 12, 1961 Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations Passed the Senate on September 8, 1961 (73–14, in lieu of S. 2180) Passed the House on September 19, 1961 (290–54) Reported by the joint conference committee on September 23, 1961; agreed to by the House on September 23, 1961 (253–50) and by the Senate on agreed  Signed into law by President John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war. The Act provided an important aspect for the Kennedy Administration's foreign policy which was coherent with the United States national security policy.

The H.R. 9118 legislation was passed by the United States 87th Congressional session and signed by the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1961.

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act established the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). The U.S. federal organization developed the formulation and implementation of the United States arms control and disarmament policy. The agency provided information and recommendations with regards to U.S. economic, foreign, and national security policies to executive and legislative officials of the United States government.

The Act established several core functions for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency;

The federal statute was penned as four titles created as Chapter 35 within Title 22 which defines the United States foreign policies for international relations and intercourse records.

Chronological timeline of authorizations for U.S. Congressional legislation related to United States arms control and disarmament provisions.

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