PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006
119 STAT. 3433
(3) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT.— (A) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, the Commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and any other United States Government official in providing the Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities. (B) LIAISON WITH DOE & DOD.—The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall each designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, respectively, to serve as a liaison officer between the department and the Commission. (c) REPORTS.— (1) COMMISSION REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2007, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Commission’s findings and conclusions. (2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may submit to the Commission a response to the report of the Commission under paragraph (1). If the Secretary elects to submit to the Commission a response to the report of the Commission, the Secretary shall also submit such response to the committees specified in paragraph (1). (B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The response, if any, of the Secretary to the report of the Commission shall include— (i) comments on the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and (ii) an explanation of what actions, if any, the Secretary intends to take to implement the recommendations of the Commission and, with respect to each such recommendation, the Secretary’s reasons for implementing, or not implementing, the recommendation. (d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, up to three employees of such department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties. (e) FUNDING.—Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense. (f) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commission shall terminate on July 30, 2007. (g) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) FFRDC CONTRACT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into the contract required under subsection (a)(1) not later that 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) FIRST MEETING.—The Commission shall convene its first meeting not later than 30 days after the date as of which all members of the Commission have been appointed.
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