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,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national &       
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,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,national & ,nucle>   
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,c5t] 7,,nnrrc71 :o %all report directly
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,int]national ,security4  7b7           
,responsibilities ,! ,,nnrrc %all c>ry  
out ! foll[+ responsibilities3  7#a7    
,op]ate a #bd-;h\r basis                
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c\nt]p>ts z requir$ by-- 7,a7 bilat]al &
 multilat]al arms control agreem5ts or  
arrangem5ts2 &  7,b7 confid5ce-build+   
agreem5ts betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 =eign 

gov]nm5ts1 & int]national organizations4
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outgo+ notifications & messages to & f  
appropriate ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t dep>tm5ts &
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necess>y1 op]ational al]ts or           
"t-s5sitive notifications requir+       
imm$iate att5tion4  7#c7 ,advise        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate policy & op]ational   
(fices on communication or te*nical     
issues f new arms control & int]national
 security agreem5ts4  7#d7 ,provide     
te*nical assi/ance to =eign gov]nm5ts on
 ,,nnrrc-relat$ requirem5ts on !        
op]ation ( national communication sy/ems
 = arms control agreem5ts & o!r         
confid5ce-build+ agreem5ts4  7#e7       
,ensure ! ,,nnrrc ma9ta9s n few] ?an "o 
l+ui/ on duty at all "t :o-- 7,a7 c     
provide ,m&>9 ,*9ese & ,russian language
 translation s]vices2  7,b7 is pr(ici5t 
) te*nical arms control matt]s2 &  7,c7 
c facilitate communications relat$ to   
notifications & ex*anges ) =eign        
gov]nm5ts involv+ arms control agreem5ts

 & arrangem5ts4  7#f7 ,e/abli% a        
protocol = coord9ation betwe5 ! ,,nnrrc 
& int]ag5cy /akehold]s1 includ+ liaison 
roles4  7#g7 ,p]=m su* o!r duties z !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,arms ,control &        
,int]national ,security may f "t to "t  
designate4