Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 3.djvu/980

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110 STAT. 2710 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 (A) adopt export controls that are the same or similar to the export controls imposed by the United States on items on the Commerce Control List; (B) strengthen enforcement of their export controls; and (C) explore the use of unilateral export controls where the possibility exists that an export could contribute to the enhancement of military capabilities or proliferation described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (a). SEC. 1309. COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.—Subsection (a) of section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs shall serve as executive secretary to the committee.". (b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE.—Subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by inserting "and efforts, including efforts to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to negate paramilitary and terrorist threats involving weapons of mass destruction" after "counterproliferation policy". (c) FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE COMMITTEE.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking out "September 30, 1996" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 2000". (d) REPORTS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES AND PRO- GRAMS.—Section 1503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) Not later than May 1, 1995 and May 1, 1996, the Secretary" and inserting in lieu thereof "ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary"; and (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(d) REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term 'Review Committee charter' means section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note). "(e) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.— The final report required under subsection (a) is the report for the year following the year in which the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee established under the Review Committee Charter ceases to exist.". SEC. 1310. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSISTING OTHER COUNTRIES TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIAL. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds the following: (1) With the end of the Cold War, the world is faced with the need to manage the dismantling of vast numbers of nuclear weapons and the disposition of the fissile materials that they contain. (2) If recently agreed reductions in nuclear weapons are fully implemented, tens of thousands of nuclear weapons, containing a hundred tons or more of plutonium and many hundreds of tons of highly enriched uranium, will no longer be needed for military purposes.