§ 601.15 - Office of the General Counsel (GC).

The Office of the General Counsel (GC) is responsible for all matters of domestic and international law relevant to the work of the Agency. It provides advice and assistance in drafting and negotiating arms control treaties and agreements, and on questions regarding their approval by Congress, implementation, interpretation, ratification, and revision. GC lawyers regularly serve as the Legal Advisors to United States arms control negotiating delegations. The Office is also involved in the legal aspects of the nuclear weapons nonproliferation responsibilities of the Agency. It is responsible for legal matters relating to arms control policy formulation and Agency legislation, including drafting of such legislation. It handles the legal aspects of Agency policies and operations in the areas of personnel, security, ethics, equal employment opportunity, contracts, procurement, fiscal, and administrative matters. It also is responsible for responding to requests under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), and for reviewing documents for declassification.