1.Establishment of Commission To Assess the
Nuclear Activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran
(a)There is hereby established a commission to
be known as the Commission To Assess the Nuclear Activities of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
(in this Act referred to as the
Commission
).
(b)The Commission shall be composed of 12
members appointed as follows:
(1)3 members shall be appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate.
(2)3 members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(3)3 members shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate.
(4)3 members shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(c)Members of the Commission shall be
appointed from among private United States citizens with knowledge and
expertise in the political and military aspects of nuclear proliferation and
the military and civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
(d)The Committee shall have two co-chairmen,
of whom—
(1)one shall be designated from among the
members of the Commission by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after
consultation with the majority leader of the Senate; and
(2)one shall be designated from among the
members of the Commission by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, after consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
(e)Period of appointment;
vacanciesMembers shall be
appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(f)All members of the Commission shall hold
appropriate security clearances.
(g)Initial organization requirements
(1)Deadline for initial
appointmentsAll appointments
to the Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2)The Commission shall convene its first
meeting not later than 30 days after the date as of which all members of the
Commission have been appointed, but not earlier than February 1, 2008.
2.The Commission shall assess the
following:
(1)The status of the military nuclear
activities and civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
(2)The relationship between the military
nuclear activities and civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
(3)The intentions behind the military nuclear
activities and civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
3.Not later than six months after its first
meeting, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on its findings and
conclusions as a result of the assessment under section 2.
4.
(a)The Commission or, at its direction, any
panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the
Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
(b)Support of other agencies
(1)The Commission may secure directly from the
Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the
Central Intelligence Agency, and any other department or agency of the United
States Government information that the Commission considers necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its duties under this Act.
(2)Cooperation of government
officialsThe Commission
should receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the
Director of National Intelligence, and other appropriate officials of the
United States Government who should, in providing such cooperation, provide the
Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the
fulfillment of the duties of the Commission.
5.
(a)The Commission shall meet at the call of
the chairman of the Commission.
(b)
(1)Five members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding hearings.
(2)Action by resolution of
majorityThe Commission shall
act by resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the
Commission.
(c)The Commission may establish panels
composed of less than full membership of the Commission for the purpose of
carrying out the duties of the Commission under this Act. The actions of any
such panel shall be subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any
findings and determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the
findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the
Commission.
(d)Authority of individuals To act for
commissionAny member or
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action
which the Commission is authorized to take under this Act.
6.
(a)Members of the
Commission shall serve without pay by reason of their work on the
Commission.
(b)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)
(1)The co-chairmen of the Commission may,
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, jointly appoint a staff director and
such additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to
perform its duties under this Act. The appointment of a staff director shall be
subject to the approval of the Commission.
(2)The co-chairmen of the Commission may
jointly fix the pay of the staff director and other personnel of the Commission
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 fixed under this
paragraph for the staff director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay for
other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS–15 of the
General Schedule.
(d)Detail of government
employeesUpon the joint
request of the co-chairmen of the Commission, the head of any department or
agency of the United States Government may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis,
any personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in
carrying out its duties.
(e)Procurement of temporary and intermittent
servicesThe co-chairmen of
the Commission may jointly 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 payable for
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
7.Miscellaneous administrative
provisions
(a)Postal and printing servicesThe Commission may use the United States
mails and obtain printing and binding services in the same manner and under the
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States
Government.
(b)Miscellaneous administrative and support
servicesThe Director of
Central Intelligence shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, any
administrative and support services requested by the Commission.
8.
(a)Funds for activities of the Commission
under this Act shall be provided from amounts available for the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2008.
(b)Upon receipt of a joint written
certification from the co-chairmen of the Commission specifying the funds
required for the activities of the Commission, the Director of National
Intelligence shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from amounts referred
to in subsection (a), the funds required by the Commission as stated in such
certification.
9.Termination of the commissionThe Commission shall terminate 60 days after
the date of the submittal of its report under section 3.