Combating Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

esource management, and to improve military justice systems and proceduresin accordance with internationally recognized human rights.Department of State EffortsDepartment of State/U.S. Customs Service—Georgia Border Security and LawEnforcement ProgramThis program is designed to help the Georgian Border Guards and CustomsService gain and maintain control over Georgia’s borders as Russian borderguards pull out.Science Centers (ISTC, STCU)Partners ProgramThis program allows private industry, foundations, academic and scientificinstitutions and other inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations inScience Center activities.New Biotechnology InitiativesThis program is designed to counter the threat of Soviet biological weaponsfacilities that could contribute, directly or indirectly, to bio-terrorism or attemptsto build biological weapons.International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)This program funds projects employing scientists and engineers at hundreds ofNIS scientific institutes.Science and Technology Center (STCU)This is a similar project located in UkraineCivilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)Science Collaboration/Redirection of Biotechnical Activities (USDA/HHS)This project is aimed at redirecting scientists in former Soviet biological weaponsrelated facilities to civilian, commercial, agricultural and public health activities.USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)—Biotechnical ScienceCollaborationThis program draws on the expertise in USDA in animal and plantpathogens and its network of Agricultural Research Service (ARS)laboratories and related facilities to establish agricultural researchcollaboration with Russian institutes.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—Biotechnical ScienceCollaboration37