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uranium from facilities, and international par-
ticipation in these efforts); 
(D) efforts to strengthen cooperation with 
Russia; 
(E) implementation of Second Line of De-
fense Megaports agreements; 
(F) implementation of Department of En-
ergy actions under the Security and Account-
ability for Every Port Act of 2006 (also known 
as the SAFE Port Act; Public Law 109–347); 
and 
(G) promoting and facilitating worldwide 
the promulgation of best practices for security 
of weapons usable and other nuclear materials. 
(4) To accelerate, expand, and strengthen the 
Research and Development program, with a par-
ticular emphasis on— 
(A) improvement of United States govern-
ment capability for both short and long-term, 
and innovative, research and development that 
addresses emerging WMD proliferation and ter-
rorism concerns and will maintain United 
States technological advantage, including the 
capacity to detect nuclear material origin, ura-
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nium enrichment, and plutonium reprocessing; 
and 
(B) efforts to significantly expand the sci-
entific research and development skills and re-
sources available to the Department of Energy’s 
programs to prevent WMD proliferation and 
terrorism. 
Subtitle D—Office of the United 
States Coordinator for the Pre-
vention of Weapons of Mass De-
struction Proliferation and Ter-
rorism 
SEC. 1241. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COORDINATOR 
FOR THE PREVENTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TER-
RORISM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Executive Office of the President an office to be known 
as the ‘‘Office of the United States Coordinator for the 
Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation 
and Terrorism’’ (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Of-
fice’’). 
(b) OFFICERS.— 
(1) UNITED STATES COORDINATOR.—The head 
of the Office shall be the United States Coordinator 
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of the Office (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Co-
ordinator’’). 
(2) DEPUTY UNITED STATES COORDINATOR.— 
There shall be a Deputy United States Coordinator 
of the Office (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Deputy Coordinator’’), who shall— 
(A) assist the Coordinator in carrying out 
the responsibilities of the Coordinator under 
this subtitle; and 
(B) serve as Acting Coordinator in the ab-
sence of the Coordinator and during any va-
cancy in the office of Coordinator. 
(3) APPOINTMENT.—The Coordinator and Dep-
uty Coordinator shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
and shall be responsible on a full-time basis for the 
duties and responsibilities described in this section. 
(4) LIMITATION.—No person shall serve as Co-
ordinator or Deputy Coordinator while serving in 
any other position in the Federal Government. 
(c) DUTIES.—The responsibilities of the Coordinator 
shall include the following: 
(1) Serving as the advisor to the President on 
all matters relating to the prevention of weapons of 
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mass destruction (WMD) proliferation and ter-
rorism. 
(2) Formulating a comprehensive and well-co-
ordinated United States strategy and policies for 
preventing WMD proliferation and terrorism, includ-
ing— 
(A) measurable milestones and targets to 
which departments and agencies can be held ac-
countable; 
(B) identification of gaps, duplication, and 
other inefficiencies in existing activities, initia-
tives, and programs and the steps necessary to 
overcome these obstacles; 
(C) plans for preserving the nuclear secu-
rity investment the United States has made in 
Russia, the former Soviet Union, and other 
countries; 
(D) 
prioritized 
plans 
to 
accelerate, 
strengthen, and expand the scope of existing 
initiatives and programs, which include identi-
fication of vulnerable sites and material and the 
corresponding actions necessary to eliminate 
such vulnerabilities; 
(E) new and innovative initiatives and pro-
grams to address emerging challenges and 
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strengthen United States capabilities, including 
programs to attract and retain top scientists 
and engineers and strengthen the capabilities of 
United States national laboratories; 
(F) plans to coordinate United States ac-
tivities, initiatives, and programs relating to the 
prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism, 
including those of the Department of Energy, 
Department of Defense, Department of State, 
and Department of Homeland Security, and in-
cluding the Proliferation Security Initiative, the 
G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of 
Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1540, and the Global Initiative to Combat Nu-
clear Terrorism; 
(G) plans to strengthen United States 
commitments to international regimes and sig-
nificantly improve cooperation with other coun-
tries relating to the prevention of WMD pro-
liferation and terrorism, with particular empha-
sis on work with the international community to 
develop laws and an international legal regime 
with universal jurisdiction to enable any state 
in the world to interdict and prosecute smug-
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glers of WMD material, as recommended by the 
9/11 Commission; and 
(H) identification of actions necessary to 
implement the recommendations of the Com-
mission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism estab-
lished under subtitle E of this title. 
(3) Leading inter-agency coordination of United 
States efforts to implement the strategy and policies 
described in this section. 
(4) Conducting oversight and evaluation of ac-
celerated and strengthened implementation of initia-
tives and programs to prevent WMD proliferation 
and terrorism by relevant government departments 
and agencies. 
(5) Overseeing the development of a comprehen-
sive and coordinated budget for programs and initia-
tives to prevent WMD proliferation and terrorism, 
ensuring that such budget adequately reflects the 
priority of the challenges and is effectively executed, 
and carrying out other appropriate budgetary au-
thorities. 
(d) STAFF.—The Coordinator may appoint and ter-
minate such personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Coordinator to perform his or her duties. 
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(e) CONSULTATION WITH COMMISSION.—The Office 
and the Coordinator shall regularly consult with and strive 
to implement the recommendations of the Commission on 
the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Prolifera-
tion and Terrorism, established under subtitle E of this 
title. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON STRATEGIC PLAN.—For fis-
cal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Coordi-
nator shall submit to Congress, at the same time as the 
submission of the budget for that fiscal year under title 
31, United States Code, a report on the strategy and poli-
cies developed pursuant to subsection (c)(2), together with 
any recommendations of the Coordinator for legislative 
changes that the Coordinator considers appropriate with 
respect to such strategy and policies and their implemen-
tation or the Office of the Coordinator. 
SEC. 1242. REQUEST FOR CORRESPONDING RUSSIAN COOR-
DINATOR. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, as soon as prac-
tical, the President should personally request the Presi-
dent of the Russian Federation to designate an official of 
the Russian Federation having authorities and responsibil-
ities for preventing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 
proliferation and terrorism commensurate with those of 
the Coordinator, and with whom the Coordinator should 
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coordinate planning and implementation of activities in 
the Russian Federation having the purpose of preventing 
WMD proliferation and terrorism. 
Subtitle 
E—Commission 
on 
the 
Prevention of Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferation and 
Terrorism 
SEC. 1251. COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF WEAPONS 
OF 
MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
PROLIFERATION 
AND TERRORISM. 
There is established the Commission on the Preven-
tion of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and 
Terrorism (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
SEC. 1252. PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the Commission 
are to— 
(1) assess current activities, initiatives, and 
programs to prevent WMD proliferation and ter-
rorism; and 
(2) provide a clear and comprehensive strategy 
and concrete recommendations for such activities, 
initiatives, and programs. 
(b) IN PARTICULAR.—The Commission shall give 
particular attention to activities, initiatives, and programs 
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to secure all nuclear weapons-usable material around the 
world and to significantly accelerate, expand, and 
strengthen, on an urgent basis, United States and inter-
national efforts to prevent, stop, and counter the spread 
of nuclear weapons capabilities and related equipment, 
material, and technology to terrorists and states of con-
cern. 
SEC. 1253. COMPOSITION. 
(a) MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be composed 
of 9 members, of whom— 
(1) 3 members shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent; 
(2) 2 members shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate; 
(3) 1 member shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate; 
(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; and 
(5) 1 member shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
(b) CO-CHAIRMEN.—The Commission shall have two 
co-chairmen designated from among the members of the 
Commission. Of the co-chairmen— 
(1) 1 shall be designated by the President; and 
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(2) 1 shall be designated jointly by the majority 
leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of 
the Commission shall be appointed within 90 days of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall meet 
and begin the operations of the Commission as soon as 
practicable. 
(e) QUORUM; VACANCIES.—After its initial meeting, 
the Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chair-
men or a majority of its members. Six members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
SEC. 1254. RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall address— 
(1) the roles, missions, and structure of all rel-
evant government departments, agencies, and other 
actors, including the Office of the United States Co-
ordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism established 
under subtitle D of this title; 
(2) inter-agency coordination; 
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(3) United States commitments to international 
regimes and cooperation with other countries; and 
(4) the threat of weapons of mass destruction 
proliferation and terrorism to the United States and 
its interests and allies, including the threat posed by 
black-market networks, and the effectiveness of the 
responses by the United States and the international 
community to such threats. 
(b) FOLLOW-ON
BAKER-CUTLER
REPORT.—The 
Commission shall also reassess, and where necessary up-
date and expand on, the conclusions and recommendations 
of the report titled ‘‘A Report Card on the Department 
of Energy’s Nonproliferation Programs with Russia’’ of 
January 2001 (also known as the ‘‘Baker-Cutler Report’’) 
and implementation of such recommendations. 
SEC. 1255. POWERS. 
(a) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission or, 
on the authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this 
subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times 
and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, 
and administer such oaths as the Commission or such des-
ignate subcommittee or designated member may deter-
mine advisable. 
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