Bill Clinton: “United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency March 28, 1994 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to…”

“United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency March 28, 1994 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to transmit the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) Annual Report for 1993. As a national security agency, ACDA works in collaboration with the Department of State and with other agencies of the U.S. Government. This report addresses ACDA's part in national security policy development and implementation. On July 3, 1993, after a comprehensive review, I decided to strengthen and revitalize ACDA in order for it to play an active role in meeting the arms control and nonproliferation challenges of the post- Cold War era. This report, although mandated by current law, reflects new priorities for ACDA in pending legislation. This legislation was initially developed under the leadership of the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Claiborne Pell, has received wide bipartisan support in both Houses of Congress, and has now been approved by the Senate. The ACDA's revitalization reaffirms and strengthens the agency's key function in developing and implementing arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policies. A specialized, technically competent, and independent arms control institution remains important to the Nation.…”