No funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty before ratification
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No funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty before ratification
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.”
Section 534. Money in this Act may not be committed or spent to implement the Arms Trade Treaty unless and until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for it.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money here may be used to carry out the Arms Trade Treaty. The Senate would have to approve it first.
What this is about
A treaty is signed first, then the Senate votes. This one had not had that vote. So no money may go to it.
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