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 110 STAT. 3470 PUBLIC LAW 104-293—OCT. 11, 1996 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: "If the violation is willful or intentional, the court may assess punitive damages. In the case of a successful action to enforce liability under this section, the court may assess the costs of the action, together with reasonable attorney fees determined by the court."; (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): "(d) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS.— If a court determines that any agency or department of the United States has violated this chapter and the court finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise the question whether or not an officer or employee of the agency or department acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the agency or department concerned shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether or not disciplinary action is warranted against the officer or employee.". Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996. 50 USC 2301 note. TITLE VII—COMBATTING PROLIFERATION SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996". 50 USC 2351 note. Subtitle A—Assessment of Organization and Structure of Government for Combatting Proliferation SEC. 711. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established a commission to be known as the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (in this subtitle referred to as the "Commission"). (b) MEMBERSHIP.— The Commission shall be composed of eight members of whom— (1) four shall be appointed by the President; (2) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (3) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (4) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (5) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (c) QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. —(1) To the maximum extent practicable, the individuals appointed as members of the Commission shall be individuals who are nationally recognized for expertise regarding— (A) the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

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