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 105 STAT. 1210 PUBLIC LAW 102-172—NOV. 26, 1991 study concluded by the National Academy in September, 1991, on the nuclear relationship of the United States and the Soviet Union. (e) To assist it in carrying out its duties with respect to the matters listed in subsection (c)(7)-(9) above, the Commission shall request the President to establish and support a joint working group, to be comprised of experts from governments of the United States and from the former Soviet Union, who shall meet on a regular basis in order to discuss and provide specific recommendations regarding these matters. The joint working group shall be comprised— (1) on the United States side, of such governmental experts as, the President may deem appropriate; and (2) such governmental representatives from the former Soviet Union as the President may arrange. (f) It is the sense of the Congress that the Presidents of both the United States and the former Soviet Union should encour^e their respective defense departments €ind related intelligence agencies to examine what relevant information should be declassified or otherwise shared within the joint working group discussed in subsection (e) above in order to support the fulfillment of its mandate. (g) REPORT. — (1) The Commission shall submit to the President and the relevant Congressional committees a final report on the assessments and recommendations referred to in subsection (c) not later than May 1, 1993. The report shall be submitted in unclassified and classified versions. (2) The Commission shall provide the President and the relevant Congressional committees reports on a quarterly basis which elaborate on the Commission's progress in fulfilling its duties and on the use of the funds available to the Commission. (3) For the purposes of this section, the relevant Congressional committees are the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (h) POWERS. — (1) The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this section, conduct such hearings, sit and act at such times, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the Federal Government such information, relevant to its duties under this section, as may be necessary to carry out such duties. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of the department or agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, furnish such information to the Commission. (3) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. (4) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Commission such reasonable administrative and support services as the Commission may request. The Secretary shall provide similar services to the joint working group referred to in subsection (e) as the working group may request. (i) COMMISSION PROCEDURES. —(1) The Commission shall meet on a regular basis (as determined by the Chairman) and at the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.

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