,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish the ,center 
for ,strategic ,deterrence and ,weapons 
of ,mass ,destruction ,studies in the   
,institute for ,national ,strategic     
,studies of ,national ,defense          
,university4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,the ,center   
for ,strategic ,deterrence and ,weapons 
of ,mass ,destruction ,studies ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,center for ,strategic      
,deterrence and ,weapons of ,mass       
,destruction ,studies  7a7              
,establishment ,section #bafe7;b7 of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting
 7including a ,center for ,strategic    
,deterrence and ,weapons of ,mass       
,destruction ,studies7 after ,the       

,institute for ,national ,strategic     
,studies4  7b7 ,mission ,the mission of 
the ,center for ,strategic ,deterrence  
and ,weapons of ,mass ,destruction      
,studies established under such         
paragraph shall be to-- 7#a7 prepare    
national security leaders to address the
 challenges of strategic deterrence and 
weapons of mass destruction through     
education1 research1 and outreach       
activities throughout the ,federal      
,government2  7#b7 develop leaders with 
an understanding of strategic deterrence
 and the implications of weapons of mass
 destruction2  7#c7 in accordance with  
guidance provided by the ,chairman of   
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 develop   
and provide appropriate curricula1      
learning outcomes1 and educational tools
 relating to strategic deterrence and   
weapons of mass destruction for use at  
institutions that provide joint         
professional military education2  7#d7  
serve as the primary institution within 
the ,department of ,defense for the     

study of strategic deterrence and       
weapons of mass destruction education in
 joint professional military education2 
7#e7 design1 develop1 and implement     
studies and analyses to enhance         
understanding of--  7,a7 strategic      
deterrence2  7,b7 the threat of weapons 
of mass destruction to the security of  
the ,united ,states and globally2 and   
7,c7 responses to prevent1 mitigate1 or 
eliminate the threat in accordance with 
,department and national security       
policies and strategies2 and  7#f7      
provide expert support on strategic     
deterrence and weapons of mass          
destruction issues to the ,secretary of 
,defense and other ,federal ,government 
leaders4