PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1845 (3) the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the inteUigence community have unique capabilities and expertise that contribute directly to the ability of the United States to implement United States policy to counter effectively the threats that arise from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including capabilities and expertise reg£u*ding— (A) responses to terrorism, theft, or accidents involving weapons of mass destruction; (B) conduct of intrusive international inspections for verification of arms control treaties; (C) direct and discrete counterproliferation actions that require use of force; and (D) development and deployment of active military countermeasures and protective measures against threats resulting from arms proliferation, including defenses against ballistic missile attacks; and (4) the United States should continue to maintain and improve its capabilities to identify, monitor, and respond to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems for such weapons. SEC. 160S. JOINT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF PROLIFERATION PRO- GRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —(1) There is hereby established a Non- Proliferation Program Review Committee composed of the following members: (A) The Secretary of Defense. (B) The Secretary of State. (C) The Secretary of Energy. (D) The Director of Central Intelligence. (E) The Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (F) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall chair the committee. (3) A member of the committee may designate a representative to periform routinely the duties of the member. A representative shall be in a position of Deputy Assistant Secretary or a position equivalent to or above the level of Deputy Assistant Secretary. A representative of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be a person in a grade equivalent to that of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. (4) The Secretary of Defense may delegate to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology the performance of the duties of the Chairman of the committee. (5) The members of the committee shall first meet not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Upon designation of working level officials and representatives, the members of the committee shall jointly notify the appropriate committees of Congress that the committee has been constituted. The notification shall identify the representatives designated pursuant to paragraph (3) and the working level officials of the committee. (b) PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE. —The purposes of the committee are as follows: (1) To optimize funding for, and ensure the development and deployment of—
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