,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,=t5b]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to e/abli% a /rategy
 to prev5t ! prolif]ation ( weapons (   
mass de/ruction & relat$ mat]ials 9 !   
,middle ,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa region1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,coop]ative ,?reat 
,r$uction ,mod]nization ,act4  #b4      
,/rategy to mod]nize coop]ative ?reat   
r$uction & prev5t ! prolif]ation (      
weapons ( mass de/ruction & relat$      
mat]ials 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,nor?       
,africa region  7a7 ,/rategy requir$ ,! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,en]gy1 %all e/abli% a compreh5sive     
/rategy to mod]nize coop]ative ?reat    
r$uction & advance coop]ative ef=ts )   
int]national p>tn]s to r$uce ! ?reat f !
 prolif]ation ( weapons ( mass          

de/ruction & relat$ mat]ials 9 ! ,middle
 ,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa region4  7b7      
,elem5ts ,! /rategy requir$ by          
subsection 7a7 %all--  7#a7 build ^u !  
curr5t activities ( ! ,dep>tm5ts (      
,def5se1 ,/ate1 & ,en]gy's              
nonprolif]ation programs t aim to       
mitigate ! range ( ?reats 9 ! ,middle   
,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa region pos$ by     
weapons ( mass de/ruction2  7#b7 review 
issues relat+ to ! ?reat f !            
prolif]ation ( weapons ( mass de/ruction
 & relat$ mat]ials 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ &   
,nor? ,africa region on a regional basis
 z well z on a c\ntry-by-c\ntry basis2  
7#c7 review ! activities & a*ievem5ts 9 
! ,middle ,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa region ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,coop]ative ,?reat
 ,r$uction ,program & ! nonprolif]ation 
programs at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate &       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & o!r ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t ag5cies & dep>tm5ts design$ to
 address nucle>1 radiological1 *emical1 
& biological safety & security issues2  
7#d7 ensure ! cont9u$ coord9ation (     

coop]ative nonprolif]ation ef=ts )9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & fur!r mobilize
 & lev]age additional res\rces f p>tn]  
nations1 nongov]nm5tal & multilat]al    
organizations1 & int]national           
in/itutions2  7#e7 include an assessm5t 
( :at c\ntries are f9ancially1          
mat]ially1 or te*nologically support+   
prolif]ation 9 ?is region & h[ ! /rategy
 w prev5t1 /op or int]dict ! support2   
7#f7 include an e/imate ( associat$ co/s
 requir$ to plan & execute ! propos$    
coop]ative ?reat r$uction activities 9  
ord] to execute ! compreh5sive /rategy  
to prev5t ! prolif]ation ( weapons (    
mass de/ruction & relat$ mat]ials2 &    
7#g7 include a discussion ( ! metrics to
 measure ! /rategy's & activities'      
success 9 r$uc+ ! regional ?reat ( !    
prolif]ation ( weapons ( mass           
de/ruction4  7c7 ,integration &         
coord9ation ,! /rategy requir$ by       
subsection 7a7 %all include an assessm5t
 ( gaps 9 curr5t coop]ative             
nonprolif]ation ef=ts1 an articulation (

 ag5cies' ?reat r$uction priorities 9 ! 
,middle ,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa region1 !  
e/abli%m5t ( appropriate metrics =      
det]m9+ success 9 ! region1 & /eps to   
ensure t ! /rategy fits 9 broad] ,unit$ 
,/ates ef=ts to r$uce ! ?reat f weapons 
( mass de/ruction4  7d7 ,consultation ,9
 e/abli%+ ! /rategy requir$ by          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
may consult ) bo? gov]nm5tal &          
nongov]nm5tal exp]ts f a div]se set (   
views4  7e7 ,/rategy & implem5tation    
plan ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ca1 #bjad1 !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
specifi$ congressional committees !     
coop]ative ?reat r$uction mod]nization  
/rategy requir$ by subsection 7a71 z    
well z a plan = ! implem5tation ( !     
/rategy requir$ by subsection 7a74  7f7 
,=m ,! /rategy requir$ by subsection 7a7
 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b   
may include a classifi$ annex4  7g7     
,specifi$ congressional committees ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m specific             
congressional committees means--  7#a7 !

 ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on      
,=eign ,relations1 & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4