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,r4 #cfid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #g1         
#bjag,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide = an indep5d5t assessm5t (
 ! future ( coop]ative ?reat r$uction4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,future ( ! ,nunn-,lug> ,program ,act 
( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,coop]ative ,?reat     
,r$uction program1 initially e/abli%$ 9 
#aiia by ,s5ators ,ri*>d ,lug> & ,sam   
,nunn1 provid$ fund+ & exp]tise to      
secure & dismantle nucle>1 *emical1 &   
biological weapons & deliv]y sy/ems 9   
=m] ,soviet ,union /ates4  7#b7 ,aft] ! 
,nunn-,lug> ,coop]ative ,?reat ,r$uction
 program 0 sign$ into law1 ,russia1     
,ukra9e1 ,bel>us1 & ,kazakh/an all agre$
 to implem5t ! program4  7#c7 ,russia   
develop$ programs to improve security at
 nucle> weapons facilities & toge!r )   
,ukra9e op5$ sci5ce & te*nology c5t]s to

 help employ =m] ,soviet weapons        
sci5ti/s4  7#d7 ,ukra9e1 ,bel>us1 &     
,kazakh/an agre$ to remove all nucle>   
w>heads f _! t]ritories1 & accompli%$   
?is objective )9 ?ree ye>s4  7#e7 ,9    
#aiif1 ! ,nunn-,lug>-,dom5ici ,dome/ic  
,prep>$ness ,initiative built on !      
initial goals ( ! ,coop]ative ,?reat    
,r$uction program to tra9 civilians to  
assi/ foll[+ an attack by a weapon (    
mass de/ruction4  7#f7 ,9 rec5t ye>s1   
fund+ provid$ ?r\gh ! ,nunn-,lug>       
,coop]ative ,?reat ,r$uction ,program   
has focus$ on export & bord] control    
programs & on ! detection ( radiological
 weapons1 sometimes ref]r$ to z dirty   
bombs4  7#g7 ,9 #bjac1 ! ,nunn-,lug>    
,coop]ative ,?reat ,r$uction program    
provid$ fund+ = ,libya to dispose ( !   
*emical weapons & munitions discov]$    
aft] ! fall ( ! ,gadhafi regime4  7#h7  
,9 #bjad1 "u ! umbrella ( ! ,nunn-,lug> 
,coop]ative ,?reat ,r$uction program1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates play$ a role 9 c>ry+ out !
 removal ( *emical weapons f ,syria4    

7#i7 ,! ,nunn-,lug> ,coop]ative ,?reat  
,r$uction program has be5 a success1 b z
 ! _w cont9ues to *ange1 new p>tn]%ips &
 /rategies w be requir$ to deal ) new   
?reats pos$ by weapons ( mass           
de/ruction4  #c4 ,assessm5t on ! future 
( coop]ative ?reat r$uction  7a7        
,assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all seek to
 ent] into an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$
 rese>* & developm5t c5t] to assess !   
curr5t1 anticipat$1 & pot5tial future   
requirem5ts = coop]ative ?reat r$uction4
  7#b7 ,in=mation & res\rces ,!         
,secret>y %all provide ! f$]ally fund$  
rese>* & developm5t c5t] conduct+ !     
assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) access to  
any in=mation & res\rces necess>y = !   
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
to conduct su* assessm5t4  7b7 ,report  
7#a7 ,int]im report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
conduct+ ! assessm5t "u subsection      

7a77#a7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
int]im report on ! assessm5t4  7#b7     
,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
conduct+ ! assessm5t "u subsection      
7a77#a7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y a    
f9al report on ! assessm5t4  7#c7       
,elem5ts ,ea* report "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &
 7#b7 %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a    
detail$ discussion ( ! requirem5ts &    
capabilities necess>y = r$uc+ ! ?reats (
 nucle>1 *emical1 & biological weapons4 
7,b7 ,an id5tification ( capability gaps
 = curr5t & future coop]ative ?reat     
r$uction ef=ts & requirem5ts4  7,c7     
,recomm5dations ) respect to actions t  
c\ld be tak51 includ+ legislative       
actions1 to mod]nize ! ,coop]ative      
,?reat ,r$uction ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se e/abli%$ "u section #acba ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,coop]ative ,?reat  
,r$uction ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa7 to 
bett] respond to ?reats dur+ ! #aj-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! report4  7,d7

 ,recomm5dations ) respect to actions t 
c\ld be tak5 to mod]nize ! comm& &      
control ent]prise & ! role ( ! ,director
 ( ! ,def5se ,?reat ,r$uction ,ag5cy4   
7,e7 ,su* o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es appropriate4  7#d7 ,submission 
,n lat] ?an sev5 days aft] receiv+ ea*  
report "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 !      
,secret>y %all submit su* report to     
,congress )\t *ange4  7c7 ,coop]ative   
?reat r$uction def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m coop]ative ?reat r$uction means !   
activities specifi$ 9 section #acba7;a7 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,coop]ative     
,?reat ,r$uction ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
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