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 121 STAT. 502

PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic party; and (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republican party. (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—It is the sense of Congress that individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent United States citizens, with significant depth of experience in the nonproliferation or arms control fields. (c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of the Commission shall be appointed within 90 days of the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall meet and begin the operations of the Commission as soon as practicable. (e) QUORUM; VACANCIES.—After its initial meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members. Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. SEC. 1854. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall address— (1) the roles, missions, and structure of all relevant government departments, agencies, and other actors, including the Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism established under subtitle D of this title; (2) inter-agency coordination; (3) United States commitments to international regimes and cooperation with other countries; and (4) the threat of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism to the United States and its interests and allies, including the threat posed by black-market networks, and the effectiveness of the responses by the United States and the international community to such threats. (b) FOLLOW-ON BAKER-CUTLER REPORT.—The Commission shall also reassess, and where necessary update and expand on, the conclusions and recommendations of the report titled ‘‘A Report Card on the Department of Energy’s Nonproliferation Programs with Russia’’ of January 2001 (also known as the ‘‘Baker-Cutler Report’’) and implementation of such recommendations. SEC. 1855. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

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(a) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission or, on the authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated member may determine advisable. (b) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this subtitle. (c) STAFF OF COMMISSION.—

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