Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Act 1998

Promote effective implementation of, and compliance with, this Treaty;

Supervise the activities of the Technical Secretariat;

Make recommendations as necessary to the Conference for consideration of further proposals for promoting the object and purpose of this Treaty;

Cooperate with the National Authority of each State Party;

Consider and submit to the Conference the draft annual program and budget of the Organization, the draft report of the Organization on the implementation of this Treaty, the report on the performance of its own activities and such other reports as it deems necessary or that the Conference may request;

Make arrangements for the sessions of the Conference, including the preparation of the draft agenda;

Examine proposals for changes, on matters of an administrative or technical nature, to the Protocol or the Annexes thereto, pursuant to Article VII, and make recommendations to the States Parties regarding their adoption;

Conclude, subject to prior approval of the Conference, agreements or arrangements with States Parties, other States and international organizations on behalf of the Organization and supervise their implementation, with the exception of agreements or arrangements referred to in sub‑paragraph (i);

Approve and supervise the operation of agreements or arrangements relating to the implementation of verification activities with States Parties and other States; and

Approve any new operational manuals and any changes to the existing operational manuals that may be proposed by the Technical Secretariat.