[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1681 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1681

 To establish a commission to improve the policies and programs of the 
Federal Government for combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass 
                  destruction, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 17, 1996

 Mr. Specter (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on 
                              Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a commission to improve the policies and programs of the 
Federal Government for combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass 
                  destruction, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Proliferation of Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996''.

      TITLE I--ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS AND POLICIES FOR COMBATTING 
                             PROLIFERATION

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the 
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members of 
whom--
            (1) 6 shall be appointed by the President;
            (2) 3 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate; 
        and
            (3) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, in consultation with the Minority Leader of 
        the House of Representatives.
    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--No later than 30 days after the date on which 
all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall 
hold its first meeting.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The Commission shall select a 
Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members.
    (g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.

SEC. 102. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out a thorough 
        study of the organization, policies, and programs of the U.S. 
        Government related to combatting the proliferation of weapons 
        of mass destruction.
            (2) Specific requirements.--In carrying out the study, the 
        Commission shall--
                    (A) assess the effectiveness of the policies and 
                programs of all departments and agencies of the Federal 
                Government including the intelligence community in 
                meeting the national security interests of the United 
                States with respect to the proliferation of such 
                weapons; and
                    (B) assess the current structure and organization 
                of all Federal agencies of the intelligence community 
                and the intelligence-gathering services of foreign 
                governments in addressing issues relating to the 
                proliferation of such weapons.
    (b) Recommendations.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall 
develop recommendations on means of improving the effectiveness of the 
organization, policies, programs of the intelligence community, and the 
programs and policies of the other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government, in meeting the national security interests of the 
United States with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report 
containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
Commission, together with its recommendations for such legislation and 
administrative actions as it considers appropriate.

SEC. 103. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the 
purposes of this title.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
title. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such 
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 104. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is 
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
traveltime) during which such member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without 
compensation in addition to that received for their services as 
officers or employees of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairman of the Commission may, 
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
        executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission may fix 
        the compensation of the executive director and other personnel 
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
        III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
        except that the rate of pay for the executive director and 
        other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of 
        the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
status or privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 105. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits its report under section 102(c).

SEC. 106. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this title, the term ``intelligence community'' 
shall have the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Commission for fiscal year 1996 such sums as may be necessary for the 
Commission to carry out its duties under this title.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 
available until the termination of the Commission under section 105.

                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 201. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO WEAPONS OF 
              MASS DESTRUCTION AND ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS.

    (a) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of 
Central Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the acquisition by foreign countries during the 
        preceding 6 months of dual-use and other technology useful for 
        the development or production of weapons of mass destruction 
        (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological 
        weapons) and advanced conventional munitions; and
            (2) trends in the acquisition of such technology by such 
        countries.
    (b) Form of Reports.--The reports submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
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