[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 61 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 61

  To amend the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 to extend the deadline for the submission of the final 
report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from 
    Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, to provide for the appointment of 
 additional members for the Commission, to ensure the availability of 
           funds for the Commission, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

   Mr. Bartlett of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 to extend the deadline for the submission of the final 
report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from 
    Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, to provide for the appointment of 
 additional members for the Commission, to ensure the availability of 
           funds for the Commission, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 
              ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK.

    (a) Revised Deadline for Submission of Final Report.--Section 
1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 
2301 note), as amended by section 1052(f) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 
3434) and section 1073 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2403), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting 
``June 30, 2009''.
    (b) Authority of Chairman.--Section 1401(e) of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as redesignated 
by section 1052(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3434), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ``The chairman shall be in charge 
of all financial and administrative matters relating to the 
Commission.''.
    (c) Guaranteed Funding for Commission.--Section 1408 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as 
amended by section 1052(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3435), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting:
    ``(a) Funding Source.--Funds'';
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``For fiscal year 2008, the amount provided by the 
        Secretary of Defense shall be equal to $5,300,000 or such 
        lesser amount as the Commission may specify as necessary for 
        the activities of the Commission.''; and
            (3) by striking ``Upon receipt'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(b) Disbursement of Funds.--''.
    (d) Additional Members.--During the 30-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives may jointly appoint up to 
three additional members to serve on the Commission to Assess the 
Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack 
established pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) and reestablished pursuant to 
section 1052(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3434). The appointment of the 
additional members of the Commission shall be made in consultation with 
the ranking minority members of such committees.
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