S.Amdt. 1486

1. Adds SEC. 1205. UPDATE OF UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION at the end of title XII

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   (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October, 1, 2005.

   Inserted: SEC. 1205. UPDATE OF UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) On February 11, 2004, President George W. Bush stated that "the greatest threat before humanity today is the possibility of secret and sudden attack with chemical or biological or radiological or nuclear weapons" and on September 30, 2004, President George W. Bush stated that "the biggest threat facing the country is weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terrorist network."

   Inserted: (2) Protecting against nuclear, radiological, biological, or chemical terrorism requires a layered defense drawing upon a full spectrum of capabilities and tools, beginning with a national strategy for a domestic and international effort to detect, prevent, and respond to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), or, if prevention fails, to manage the consequences of attacks while preserving fundamental liberties and economic activity.

   Inserted: (2) A National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction was published in December 2002.

   Inserted: (3) Since the development of the National Strategy--

   Inserted: (A) the nature of the weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States has changed; and

   Inserted: (B) the understanding of likely future weapons of mass destruction threats has also changed.

   Inserted: (4) Since the development of the National Strategy, United States policies and capabilities for detecting, preventing, and responding to weapons of mass destruction threats have also changed:

   Inserted: (A) President George W. Bush enumerated on February 11, 2004, a number of new actions the United States would call for to address weaknesses in efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Some of the most important of these actions have not yet been implemented or have met international resistance.

   Inserted: (B) A significant intelligence failure has been identified with respect to the assessment of the weapons of mass destruction capabilities of Iraq, which failure has precipitated several efforts to identify systemic deficiencies in intelligence and implement recommended improvements, including implementation of 70 recommendations of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.

   Inserted: (C) As required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), and as recommended by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, President George W. Bush announced in June 2005 the intent to establish a National Counter Proliferation Center (NCPC). The Center will exercise strategic oversight of the work of the intelligence community on threats posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and will play a unique leading role within the United States Government in addressing such threats.

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   Inserted: (D) A number of other significant changes to United States policies and capabilities to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction have been recommended, and in some cases, implemented since December 2002, in the absence of an updated national strategy on combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

   Inserted: (b) Update of National Strategy To Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to Congress an update to the National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction of December 2002.

   Inserted: (2) The update of the National Strategy shall take into account developments since the publication of the National Strategy in December 2002.

   Inserted: (3) The update of the National Strategy shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) Intelligence-based threat assessment.--An assessment of the threat to United States territory, citizens, and interests from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the threat of terrorist acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction, which assessment should draw upon, and be consistent with, the coordinated judgments of the intelligence community.

   Inserted: (B) Objectives.--A statement of the objectives of United States policy, both domestically and internationally, regarding detection, prevention, and responding to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the threat of terrorist acquisition (including through development or theft) and use of weapons of mass destruction.

   Inserted: (C) Capabilities, roles, missions, concepts of operations.--A statement of the full spectrum of currently-available capabilities necessary, both domestically and internationally, to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the threat of terrorist acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction, and a statement of the roles, missions, and concepts of operations for each of the organizations and programs responsible for providing such capabilities.

   Inserted: (D) Policy, program and operational coordination.--A review of the mechanisms for planning, coordinating, and implementing policy, programs, and operations, including government-wide strategic operational planning, across all agencies and entities undertaking work to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to protect the homeland against weapons of mass destruction attacks, and a statement of plans for improving such mechanisms.

   Inserted: (4) The update of the National Strategy shall address specific areas key to a successful national strategy to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including, but not limited to the following:

   Inserted: (A) National counter proliferation center.--A description of the roles, missions, and concepts of operations for the National Counter Proliferation Center, including a plan and schedule for establishing the Center and developing it to full working capacity.

   Inserted: (B) International nonproliferation regimes.--A review of how the United States will seek to strengthen the international nonproliferation regimes, including, but not limited to, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and associated entities (such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group) in the wake of the 2005 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review conference, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Biological Weapons Convention, and the Chemical Weapons Convention and associated entities (such as the Australia Group).

   Inserted: (C) Security of nuclear materials.--A review of how the United States plans to enhance programs to secure weapons-usable nuclear materials and radiological materials suitable for use in a so-called "dirty bomb" that are located around the world, including but not limited to fulfilling commitments made under the G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction.

   Inserted: (D) Detection and characterization capabilities.--A review of how the United States plans to improve the array of technologies and devices for the detection of weapons of mass destruction to help ensure the homeland is protected from any means by which weapons of mass destruction could be used against the United States and to prevent the unauthorized movement of such weapons.

   Inserted: (E) Interdiction capabilities.--An assessment of the ability of the United States and the international community to interdict in transit illicit equipment, technology, materials, and personnel related to weapons of mass destruction, including--

   Inserted: (i) an assessment of the date, type, number, and impact of interdictions under the Proliferation Security Initiative and any other similar initiatives or programs;

   Inserted: (ii) an assessment of whether and how the capabilities under the Initiative, and any other similar initiatives or programs, can be strengthened to achieve more concrete results; and

   Inserted: (iii) an assessment of the amount of funding needed to support such capabilities.

   Inserted: (F) Nuclear inspections and safeguards.--A review of how the United States will seek to strengthen the ability of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to monitor peaceful nuclear energy programs to ensure that such programs are not used as a cover for nuclear weapons development, including, but not limited to--

   Inserted: (i) how the United States will encourage the adoption and ratification by each non-nuclear weapon state of the Model Additional Protocol with the Agency; and

   Inserted: (ii) how the Executive Branch will implement the United States Additional Protocol with the Agency in light of its inability, thus far, to reach agreement on implementing legislation that would permit United States ratification of the Additional Protocol to which the United States Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification on March 31, 2004.

   Inserted: (G) Intelligence capabilities.--A plan for the implementation of intelligence reforms intended to improve intelligence capabilities relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

   Inserted: (H) North korea and iran.--A plan for each of the following:

   Inserted: (i) Preventing further processing of nuclear weapons material in North Korea and ultimately verifiably eliminating the nuclear weapons program of North Korea.

   Inserted: (ii) Preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

   Inserted: (iii) Persuading other nations not to pursue or proliferate their nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons technologies.

   Inserted: (5) The update required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to Congress in unclassified form but may include a classified annex if necessary.

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   At the end of title XII, add the following:

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